Post by Pup on Feb 20, 2011 7:42:53 GMT
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Alder: smooth bark with white or gray bumpy lines; Fresh bark induces vomiting, so always use dried bark. A decoction of dried bark is used for swellings and inflammations. Leaves promote flow of milk, and kills internal parasites. An infusion of the bark helps toothache. Harvest leaves in summer and use fresh. Harvest bark in spring and dry for later use.
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Borage: fuzzy purple or blue star-shaped flowers, and frilly wide leaves; Leaves and flowers induce coughing to clear the chest, lower fevers, and gently calms. And infusion of the leaves and/or flowers can be used for fevers and chest problems. Used in a poultice for inflamed swellings. Harvest leaves in late spring and early summer, as soon as it comes into flower. Flowers should be used fresh and so harvested only when needed. Do not store more that 12 moons.
Burdock: green, purple, or brown burrs, wide oval leaves, cord-like roots; The roots can be made into an infusion or poultice to eliminate blood toxins and purify the blood. The seeds reduce inflammation and in a poultice is used on bruises. The leaves in a poultice help sores and burns. The roots should be harvested in mid-summer and dried. The seed are harvested in summer and dried.
Broom: small yellow flowers, small oval leaves, grows in a bush; Eat to prevent blood lose after birthing. Harvest in spring, can be used fresh or dried.
Balsam Fir: smallish tree with many flat needles for leaves; Make leaves into a poultice for burns, bruises, wounds and sores. Infusion for a sore throat, coughs, colds and fevers. Leaves reduce pain when applied to a wound in poultice, ointment or salve. Harvest in spring and dry.
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Catmint(Catnip): small purple flowers, triangular frilly leaves; Best treatment for greencough, blackcough, whitecough and kittencough. Treats colds, flus, and fevers. Eat leaves to relax muscle spasms, relieve coughing, and gently calms the mind. and infusion can help bruises. Best harvested in autumn and dried, best used fresh as possible treating the coughs.
Chervil: triangular frilly leaves; Leaves made into a poultice can be used on wounds and burns. Eat leaves to induce coughing to clear the chest. Poultice of the leaves is best used for a slow-healing wound. A Poultice of the leaves is also good for painfully stiff joints. An infusion is used to treat sore or inflamed eyes. Most leaves are best used fresh.
Cobwebs: sticky white threads made by spiders; Cover wounds to stop bleeding, can be used to keep herbs, poultices, salves, ointments ect. in place. Be sure not to take along anything in the web.
Coltsfoot: yellow flowers with small petals, rounded leaves; Eat leaves to treat chest complaints, coughing, and respiratory problems. A poultice of the flowers can be used to treat sores, bites, and inflammations. Leaves harvested in summer, flowers harvested when fully open. Do not eat flowers, do not use leaves for more that one and a half moons.
Chamomile: white flowers with yellow middle, lacy leaves; Flowers and leaves are eaten to reduce fevers.
Celandine: small yellow flowers and glossy heart-shaped leaves; The leaves relieve pain, and infusion of them treats and clears eyesight. Harvested in spring and best used fresh but can also be used dried.
Chickweed: vines, rounded heart shaped leaves, tiny white flowers; Promotes the healing of wounds, helps itchiness. In a poultice removes any kind of roseola. An infusion reduces inflammation. A decoction can be used to treat wounds. Harvested in late spring and summer, can be used fresh or dried.
Catsfoot: small blue or pink flowers, frilly heart shaped leaves; Eat to relieve coughing and chest complaints. Harvested in spring and can be used dried.
Clovers: small heart shaped leaves, short stems; Chew roots to help toothache. Juice of the leaves helps treat snakebite and reduce fevers. Poultice treats wounds.
Comfrey: white or pink bell flowers, long pointed leaves; Best used in a poultice for cuts, bruises, sprains and broken bones. Eaten it helps internal bleeding. Harvested in early summer, dried for later use.
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Dock: long pointed flowers; Used as a poultice or salve it treats sores and wounds. Eat to treat bleeding in the lungs. Best harvested in early spring and dried.
Daisy: medium white flower, long rounded leaves; Ointments, decoctions and poultices of the leaves are one of the best treatments for fresh wounds. Harvested when in flower.
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Feverfew: small white flowers, frilly green leaves; Eating the leaves is best for fevers, can also help with colds and headaches. And infusion of it helps swollen feet and inflamed joints. The leaves and flowers also help bruises, stings and bites, and calms the mind. Harvested when it comes into flower and dried.
Foxglove: purple, pink or white bell-like flowers, small oval leaves; The leaves help the heart, letting beat more slowly. It is highly poisonous, so do not eat, an ointment is best smeared under the nose as for the patient to smell it.
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Goldenrod: tiny yellow flowers in large clumps, slim long pointed leaves; Leaves are very good in treatments of wounds and bleeding, the leaves and top both have some use in reducing fevers. Harvested in summer and can be dried.
Ginger: wide pointed leaves, red, blue, yellow or white cone flowers; An infusion made of the roots is good for colds. The whole plant is used to relieve pain and increase appetite. A decoction is used externally to treat headaches, joint pains and sores. A poultice of the leaves treats infections and toothaches. Harvested in autumn and dried.
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Honey: thick sweet sticky golden liquid made from bees; Is used to soothe sore throats and sometimes mixes in with herbs to make them stick to wounds.
Horsetail: long stemmed with long needles for leaves; A decoction of the whole plant is used externally to stop bleeding and promote healing. Best used fresh but can be dried.
Heather: purple or pink bell flowers with small knobby leaves; Flowering stems are used in an infusion to treat colds and coughs. Harvested in autumn and dried.
Holly: glossy spiny leaves, round red berries; The leaves are used to reduce fevers and in a powder to stop bleeding. Berries are very toxic, never to be used. Can be used fresh in every season and can be harvested in late spring and dried.
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Juniper: round blue berries, on a bush with needles for leaves; Made into an ointment is reduces irritation by flies on a wound. Helpful on stiff and sore joints. The berries give some strength.
Juneberry: purple, red or blue berries, round leaves; Most kinds of concoctions of the inner bark can be used as a disinfectant wash, and an infusion of the roots can be used to prevent a miscarriage after an injury.
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Lavender: clusters of small purple flowers with long needle leaves; An oil can help heal wounds and burns. Calms nerves. Rubbed on the head it helps headaches. Helps remove snake venom.
Lead Plant: long flat leaves with flat purple flower clusters; Powdered leaves in a salve help cuts and open wounds. A decoction of the root helps a stomachache.
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Marigold: red, orange, yellow, or mixed flowers, ruffled petals, long spiky leaves; Used externally helps bites, stings, sprains and wounds. Promotes healing. Reduces inflammation. Harvested when fully open, best on a sunny day, can use fresh or dried.
Mallow: white or pink flowers, cupped oval leaves; Makes a good poultice for bruises and inflammations. Helps a stomachache. Good for coughs.
Mouse Bile: smelly liquid taken from a mouse; when dabbed on ticks and fleas they drop right off.
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Okra: cupped yellow or white flower, star shaped leaves; The juice of the roots is used to treat cuts and wounds. A poultice of the leaves softens skin.
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Poppy: dried up black seeds, cupped red or orange flower; The seeds make you sleepy and relaxed, the flowers are used to treat coughing.
Peppermint: small purple flowered plant with triangular pointed leaves; An infusion of the leaves helps fevers and headaches. Used externally to relieve pain and reduce sensitivity. Can be used fresh or dried, harvested in autumn.
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Ragwort: small yellow flowers and lacy leaves; The juice of the plant is used for washing burns and sores. A decoction of the root is used on internal bruises and wounds.
Red Buckeye: long red tube flowers, long pointed leaves; Powdered bark is used to induce almost immediate sleep.
Red Alder: vine with filly edged leaves; An infusion of the bark is used to relieve pain, the sap is used on cuts.
Rush: long narrow leaves and lavender coloured head stalks; is used to bind broken bones.
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Stinging Nettle: long spiny leaves; An infusion of the plant stops internal bleeding, and helps stings and burns.
Sage: long slightly fuzzy leaves; Used to treat insect bites, skin and mouth infections and helps sore throats.
Sunflowers: big yellow flowers with spreading heart leaves; Leaves are used in a poultice for sores, swelling, snakebites and spiderbites.
Sugar Maple: cracked grayish bark with pointed leaves; An infusion of the inner bark is used for coughing and treating blindness.
Sand Hickory: tree with long slim pointed leaves; Inner bark is used to clean wounds.
Spearmint: plant with slim pointed leaves; bush with small pointy leavesAn infusion of the leaves is used to treat fevers and headaches, and prevent vomiting. Leaves should be harvested when the plant comes into flower and dried for later use.
Snakeroot: white fuzzy flowers with large pointed leaves; Is very good for healing wounds. Harvested in late spring and dried.
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Tansy: yellow bulb flowers, lacey leaves; An infusion treats hysteria and fevers.
Thyme: small triangular leaves, sometimes-small purple flowers; Eat it to calm you, and sometimes can be put on a wound to clean it out.
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Watermint: rounded oval leaves fuzzy purple or white flowers; An infusion of the leaves helps headaches, fevers and stomachache.
Wild Garlic: Strong smelling plant; when rolled in, it can prevent infection. Especially good for rat bites.
Woad: small yellow flowers, pointy leaves; Very good in treating high fevers and convulsions.
White Baneberry(Doll’s Eyes): red stemmed, white berries, pointed leaves; Decoction of the roots helps coughs and colds. In small doses it eases the pain after giving birth. It can help revive patients near the point of death.
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Yarrow: white lacey flowers, slim leaves; Treats wounds, stops the flow of blood, treats colds and fevers. Eat to expel poison.
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Poisons
Deathberries: an extremely poisonous red berry, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries. Three will kill the strongest warrior.
Holly berries: while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.
Foxglove Seeds: bear an unknown amount of poison. Can be mistaken for poppy seeds.
Alder: smooth bark with white or gray bumpy lines; Fresh bark induces vomiting, so always use dried bark. A decoction of dried bark is used for swellings and inflammations. Leaves promote flow of milk, and kills internal parasites. An infusion of the bark helps toothache. Harvest leaves in summer and use fresh. Harvest bark in spring and dry for later use.
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Borage: fuzzy purple or blue star-shaped flowers, and frilly wide leaves; Leaves and flowers induce coughing to clear the chest, lower fevers, and gently calms. And infusion of the leaves and/or flowers can be used for fevers and chest problems. Used in a poultice for inflamed swellings. Harvest leaves in late spring and early summer, as soon as it comes into flower. Flowers should be used fresh and so harvested only when needed. Do not store more that 12 moons.
Burdock: green, purple, or brown burrs, wide oval leaves, cord-like roots; The roots can be made into an infusion or poultice to eliminate blood toxins and purify the blood. The seeds reduce inflammation and in a poultice is used on bruises. The leaves in a poultice help sores and burns. The roots should be harvested in mid-summer and dried. The seed are harvested in summer and dried.
Broom: small yellow flowers, small oval leaves, grows in a bush; Eat to prevent blood lose after birthing. Harvest in spring, can be used fresh or dried.
Balsam Fir: smallish tree with many flat needles for leaves; Make leaves into a poultice for burns, bruises, wounds and sores. Infusion for a sore throat, coughs, colds and fevers. Leaves reduce pain when applied to a wound in poultice, ointment or salve. Harvest in spring and dry.
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Catmint(Catnip): small purple flowers, triangular frilly leaves; Best treatment for greencough, blackcough, whitecough and kittencough. Treats colds, flus, and fevers. Eat leaves to relax muscle spasms, relieve coughing, and gently calms the mind. and infusion can help bruises. Best harvested in autumn and dried, best used fresh as possible treating the coughs.
Chervil: triangular frilly leaves; Leaves made into a poultice can be used on wounds and burns. Eat leaves to induce coughing to clear the chest. Poultice of the leaves is best used for a slow-healing wound. A Poultice of the leaves is also good for painfully stiff joints. An infusion is used to treat sore or inflamed eyes. Most leaves are best used fresh.
Cobwebs: sticky white threads made by spiders; Cover wounds to stop bleeding, can be used to keep herbs, poultices, salves, ointments ect. in place. Be sure not to take along anything in the web.
Coltsfoot: yellow flowers with small petals, rounded leaves; Eat leaves to treat chest complaints, coughing, and respiratory problems. A poultice of the flowers can be used to treat sores, bites, and inflammations. Leaves harvested in summer, flowers harvested when fully open. Do not eat flowers, do not use leaves for more that one and a half moons.
Chamomile: white flowers with yellow middle, lacy leaves; Flowers and leaves are eaten to reduce fevers.
Celandine: small yellow flowers and glossy heart-shaped leaves; The leaves relieve pain, and infusion of them treats and clears eyesight. Harvested in spring and best used fresh but can also be used dried.
Chickweed: vines, rounded heart shaped leaves, tiny white flowers; Promotes the healing of wounds, helps itchiness. In a poultice removes any kind of roseola. An infusion reduces inflammation. A decoction can be used to treat wounds. Harvested in late spring and summer, can be used fresh or dried.
Catsfoot: small blue or pink flowers, frilly heart shaped leaves; Eat to relieve coughing and chest complaints. Harvested in spring and can be used dried.
Clovers: small heart shaped leaves, short stems; Chew roots to help toothache. Juice of the leaves helps treat snakebite and reduce fevers. Poultice treats wounds.
Comfrey: white or pink bell flowers, long pointed leaves; Best used in a poultice for cuts, bruises, sprains and broken bones. Eaten it helps internal bleeding. Harvested in early summer, dried for later use.
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Dock: long pointed flowers; Used as a poultice or salve it treats sores and wounds. Eat to treat bleeding in the lungs. Best harvested in early spring and dried.
Daisy: medium white flower, long rounded leaves; Ointments, decoctions and poultices of the leaves are one of the best treatments for fresh wounds. Harvested when in flower.
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Feverfew: small white flowers, frilly green leaves; Eating the leaves is best for fevers, can also help with colds and headaches. And infusion of it helps swollen feet and inflamed joints. The leaves and flowers also help bruises, stings and bites, and calms the mind. Harvested when it comes into flower and dried.
Foxglove: purple, pink or white bell-like flowers, small oval leaves; The leaves help the heart, letting beat more slowly. It is highly poisonous, so do not eat, an ointment is best smeared under the nose as for the patient to smell it.
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Goldenrod: tiny yellow flowers in large clumps, slim long pointed leaves; Leaves are very good in treatments of wounds and bleeding, the leaves and top both have some use in reducing fevers. Harvested in summer and can be dried.
Ginger: wide pointed leaves, red, blue, yellow or white cone flowers; An infusion made of the roots is good for colds. The whole plant is used to relieve pain and increase appetite. A decoction is used externally to treat headaches, joint pains and sores. A poultice of the leaves treats infections and toothaches. Harvested in autumn and dried.
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Honey: thick sweet sticky golden liquid made from bees; Is used to soothe sore throats and sometimes mixes in with herbs to make them stick to wounds.
Horsetail: long stemmed with long needles for leaves; A decoction of the whole plant is used externally to stop bleeding and promote healing. Best used fresh but can be dried.
Heather: purple or pink bell flowers with small knobby leaves; Flowering stems are used in an infusion to treat colds and coughs. Harvested in autumn and dried.
Holly: glossy spiny leaves, round red berries; The leaves are used to reduce fevers and in a powder to stop bleeding. Berries are very toxic, never to be used. Can be used fresh in every season and can be harvested in late spring and dried.
I
J
Juniper: round blue berries, on a bush with needles for leaves; Made into an ointment is reduces irritation by flies on a wound. Helpful on stiff and sore joints. The berries give some strength.
Juneberry: purple, red or blue berries, round leaves; Most kinds of concoctions of the inner bark can be used as a disinfectant wash, and an infusion of the roots can be used to prevent a miscarriage after an injury.
K
L
Lavender: clusters of small purple flowers with long needle leaves; An oil can help heal wounds and burns. Calms nerves. Rubbed on the head it helps headaches. Helps remove snake venom.
Lead Plant: long flat leaves with flat purple flower clusters; Powdered leaves in a salve help cuts and open wounds. A decoction of the root helps a stomachache.
M
Marigold: red, orange, yellow, or mixed flowers, ruffled petals, long spiky leaves; Used externally helps bites, stings, sprains and wounds. Promotes healing. Reduces inflammation. Harvested when fully open, best on a sunny day, can use fresh or dried.
Mallow: white or pink flowers, cupped oval leaves; Makes a good poultice for bruises and inflammations. Helps a stomachache. Good for coughs.
Mouse Bile: smelly liquid taken from a mouse; when dabbed on ticks and fleas they drop right off.
N
O
Okra: cupped yellow or white flower, star shaped leaves; The juice of the roots is used to treat cuts and wounds. A poultice of the leaves softens skin.
P
Poppy: dried up black seeds, cupped red or orange flower; The seeds make you sleepy and relaxed, the flowers are used to treat coughing.
Peppermint: small purple flowered plant with triangular pointed leaves; An infusion of the leaves helps fevers and headaches. Used externally to relieve pain and reduce sensitivity. Can be used fresh or dried, harvested in autumn.
Q
R
Ragwort: small yellow flowers and lacy leaves; The juice of the plant is used for washing burns and sores. A decoction of the root is used on internal bruises and wounds.
Red Buckeye: long red tube flowers, long pointed leaves; Powdered bark is used to induce almost immediate sleep.
Red Alder: vine with filly edged leaves; An infusion of the bark is used to relieve pain, the sap is used on cuts.
Rush: long narrow leaves and lavender coloured head stalks; is used to bind broken bones.
S
Stinging Nettle: long spiny leaves; An infusion of the plant stops internal bleeding, and helps stings and burns.
Sage: long slightly fuzzy leaves; Used to treat insect bites, skin and mouth infections and helps sore throats.
Sunflowers: big yellow flowers with spreading heart leaves; Leaves are used in a poultice for sores, swelling, snakebites and spiderbites.
Sugar Maple: cracked grayish bark with pointed leaves; An infusion of the inner bark is used for coughing and treating blindness.
Sand Hickory: tree with long slim pointed leaves; Inner bark is used to clean wounds.
Spearmint: plant with slim pointed leaves; bush with small pointy leavesAn infusion of the leaves is used to treat fevers and headaches, and prevent vomiting. Leaves should be harvested when the plant comes into flower and dried for later use.
Snakeroot: white fuzzy flowers with large pointed leaves; Is very good for healing wounds. Harvested in late spring and dried.
T
Tansy: yellow bulb flowers, lacey leaves; An infusion treats hysteria and fevers.
Thyme: small triangular leaves, sometimes-small purple flowers; Eat it to calm you, and sometimes can be put on a wound to clean it out.
U
V
W
Watermint: rounded oval leaves fuzzy purple or white flowers; An infusion of the leaves helps headaches, fevers and stomachache.
Wild Garlic: Strong smelling plant; when rolled in, it can prevent infection. Especially good for rat bites.
Woad: small yellow flowers, pointy leaves; Very good in treating high fevers and convulsions.
White Baneberry(Doll’s Eyes): red stemmed, white berries, pointed leaves; Decoction of the roots helps coughs and colds. In small doses it eases the pain after giving birth. It can help revive patients near the point of death.
X
Y
Yarrow: white lacey flowers, slim leaves; Treats wounds, stops the flow of blood, treats colds and fevers. Eat to expel poison.
Z
Poisons
Deathberries: an extremely poisonous red berry, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries. Three will kill the strongest warrior.
Holly berries: while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.
Foxglove Seeds: bear an unknown amount of poison. Can be mistaken for poppy seeds.