Herbs Flashcards
What are Beech Leaves used for?
Used for leaf pouches to carry other herbs
What is Alder Bark used for?
Toothache
What is Bindweed used for?
Keeping sticks into place to help keep broken bones straight
What are Blackberry Leaves used for?
Eases the swelling of a bee sting
What are Borage Leaves used for?
Helps produce more and better milk with queens; brings down fevers
What is Broom used for?
Used to make poultices for broken legs and wounds
What is Burdock Root used for?
Lessens and heals the pain of infected rat bites; used to prevent infection from rat bites
What is Burnet used for?
Traveling herb/keeps a cats’ strength up.
What is Catchweed used for?
Stops poultices from being rubbed off without hurting the skin.
What is Catnip used for?
Helps fend off both greencough and whitecough
What is Celandine used for?
Soothes damaged eyes
What is Chamomile used for?
Traveling Herb/ Calms the body and mind; gives strength to traveling cats
What is Chervil used for?
Infected wounds; bellyache; can also be used during kitting
What is Chickweed used for?
Treats greencough although Catnip/Catmint is usually preferred.
What are Cob Nuts used for?
Making various ointments
What are cobwebs used for?
Stopping/slowing bleeding; used to help bind broken bones
What is Coltsfoot used for?
Helps ease pain of cracked pads; eases breathing or kitten-cough
What is Comfrey Root used for?
Repairs broken bones; soothes wounds; soothes wrenched claws; soothes itching; helps calm inflammation of stiff joints
What are Daisy Leaves used for?
Traveling Herb; eases joint pain of traveling cats
What are Dandelions used for?
Thought to soothe bee stings; leaves can be chewed to act as a painkiller
What is Dock used for?
Soothes scratches; soothes sore pads
What is Fennel used for?
Helps sooth aching hips
What is Feverfew used for?
Reduces body temperature for cats with fever and chills; heals aches and pains; excellent for headaches
What is Goldenrod used for?
Good for healing wounds
What is Heather Nectar used for?
Makes swallowing easier; sweetens mixtures
What is Honey used for?
Soothes infections, sore throats, smoke-damaged throats, coughing; gives energy
What is Horsetail used for?
Treats infection; stops bleeding
What are Juniper Berries used for?
Soothes bellyache; gives strength; helps troubled breathing; calms cats.
What are Lamb Ears used for?
Gives strength
What is Lavender used for?
Cures fever and chills; hides the scent of death (DEATH SCENT COVERING HERB)
What are Mallow Leaves used for?
Soothes bellyache
What is Marigold used for?
Stops infection and bleeding; calms inflammation of stiff joints
What is Mint used for?
Hides the scent of death (DEATH SCENT COVERING HERB)
What is Mouse Bile used for?
The only known remedy for ticks (must wash paws in a stream)
What are Oak Leaves used for?
Stops infection from setting in
What is Parsley used for?
Stops the milk flow from queens; cures bellyache
What are Poppy Seeds used for?
Helps a cat sleep; soothes shock or distress; eases pain ( Not recommended for nursing queens )
What are Ragwort Leaves used for?
Treats aching joints; keeps strength up
What is Ragweed used for?
Gives a cat strength and energy (alike to Lambs’ ear)
What are Raspberry Leaves used for?
Could possibly ease pain or stop bleeding
What is Rosemary used for?
Hides the scent of death ( DEATH SCENT COVERING HERB )
What is Rush used for?
Helps hold a broken limb in place (alike to casts for twolegs)
What is Snakeroot used for?
Thought to heal poison
What is Sorrel used for?
Traveling herb; keeps strength up
What are Stinging Nettles used for?
Helps heal wounds; mixed with comfrey to heal wounds
What is Sweet-Sedge used for?
Eases infection
What is Tansy used for?
Cures coughs, wounds, poisons; stops cats from getting greencough; soothes throats
What is Tormentil used for?
Good for treating most wounds and extracting poison
What is Thyme used for?
Calms nervousness, shock, and anxiety
What is Watermint used for?
Eases the suffering that originates from bellyache
What is Wild Garlic used for?
Prevents infection, especially rat bites
What is Willow Bark used for?
Eases pain
What are Willow Leaves used for?
Stops vomiting
What is Wintergreen used for?
Treats wounds and some poisons
What is Yarrow used for?
Extracts poison from wounds (cats will vomit toxins); ointment helps soften and heal cracked pads
