Warrior Cat Medicine Guide!

Herbs A-C

A list of some of the herbs used A, b, and c.

Beech Leaves
Description:Large, broad leaves that can be serrated, entire or sparsely toothed.
Location:Grows in almost any soil that is not waterlogged.
Usage:By thunderclanmedicine cats for carrying other herbs.
Effect:None

Alder Bark
Description:Bark of the alder tree.
Location:Grows mainly in boggy, wet terrain.
Usage:For tooth pain.
Effect:Eases toothaches.

Borage Leaves
Description:It is easily distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves.
Location:Grows best in forests.
Usage:It is chewed and eaten by nursing queens.
Effect:It produces more and fattier milk. It also brings down fevers.

Blackberry Leaves
Description:Prickly leaves from the blackberry bush.
Location:Almost anywhere; they are very handy plants.
Usage:These leaves are chewed into a pulp.
Effect:Eases the swelling of bee stings.

Bindweed
Description:Arrow-head shaped leaves with pale white or pink trumpet shaped flowers.
Location:Grows almost anywhere.
Usage:Fastens sticks to broken legs to keep them in place.
Effect:helps bones straighten as they heal

Chervil
Description:A sweet-smelling plant with large, leafy, fern-like leaves and small white flowers.The roots are described as being knobby and brown.
Location:In the Forest Territories, it was found at snakerocks.
Usage:Chewed to extract the juice of the leaves or the root.
Effect:For infected wounds and bellyache, respectively. Can also be used during kitting.

Coltsfoot
Description:A flowering plant with yellow or white flowers resembling dandelions. Grows best in newleaf.
Location:Grows by a waterfall in RiverClan's forest territory. It also grows well in ShadowClan's lake territory.
Usage:Leaves chewed into a pulp.
Effect:Eases breathing or kitten-cough, as well as cracked or sore pad

Cobwebs
Description:Long, thin, shiny strands spun into a web by spiders. Very common.
Location:All around the forest.
Usage:Press over wound.
Effect:To soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding. It may also be used to bind broken bones. Most commonly used 'herb'

Cob Nuts
Description:A smooth brown nut with a hard outside shell. A type of hazelnut.
Location:In, under or near hazel trees that grow in sunny spots.
Usage:Made into ointments.
Effect:Unknown, but may be for slipping a thorn out easier

Burdock Root
Description:Tall-stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves.
Location:Best in dry areas.
Usage:The root is dug up, the soil is washed off, and then it is chewed into a pulp.
Effect:Lessens and heals the pain of infected rat bites; used to prevent infection of rat bites.

Broom
Description:Shrubs with small leaves and small yellow flowers.
Location:Grows in ThunderClan's forest territory.
Usage:It is used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds.
Effect:Unknown

Chamomile
Description:A small, white flower with a large, yellow center.
Location:Can be found in Twoleg gardens.
Usage:Eaten.
Effect:Strengthens the heart and soothes the mind. Also given to traveling cats for strength.

Catchweed
Description:A plant with fuzzy green balls on long stems.
Location:It is common in hedges and other low, shrubby vegetation.
Usage:The burrs are put on the pelt where poultices are.
Effect:Stops poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin.

Burnet
Description:Has oval-shaped leaves with serrated edges. Stems grow 50-200cm tall, with large clusters of small flower buds on top.
Location:Usually found in dry, grassy meadows.
Usage:A traveling herb.
Effect:Is said to help stop minor bleeding on Twolegs. Keeps a cat's strength up.

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