Post by TRICK on Jan 23, 2012 13:10:30 GMT -5
Herbs
Herbs
Under no circumstance should you treat your cat with these herbs. Always take your cat to a veternarian.
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Poppy seeds- used to numb pain and make a cat very sleepy
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Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding
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Feverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain
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Borage leaves - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk supply
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Marigold - leaves used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores.
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Horsetail - used to treat infected wounds
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Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites
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Chervil (root) - used to treat infections
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Wild garlic - rolling in this can help to keep out infection
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Coltsfoot - used to treat kittencough
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Catnip (also called catmint) - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat
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Chickweed - used to help treat greencough
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Tansy - used to treat coughs
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Thyme - used to calm a cat
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Chamomile - used to calm a cat
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Dandelion (leaves) - used to calm a cat
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Juniper berries - used to treat bellyache, and give strengh to recovering
cats
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Chervil - used to treat bellyache
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Watermint - used to treat bellyache
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Daisy leaves - used to treat aching joints
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Goldenrod - used in a poultice to treat aching joints and stiffness; can also be used for severe injuries.
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Ragwort leaves - used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints
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Comfrey - used to treat broken bones
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Nettle (leaves) - used to treat swelling
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Celandine - used to treat ailments of the eyes
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Snakeroot - used to counter poison
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Nettle (seeds) - used to counter poison
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Honey - used to treat sore throats
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Mouse bile - used to remove ticks from a cat's coat
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Yarrow - used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body
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Other Plants
Dock leaves - used to make a cat's coat slippery; also can be used as a surface for vomiting.
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Deathberries (yew) - of no medicinal value; bright scarlet berries that can kill a cat if they are not expelled quickly enough; use yarrow (called night-seeds by the Tribe)
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Nightshade - of no medicinal value; is poisonous
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Holly (berries) - of no medicinal value; poisonous like deathberries
