Bitter Root

Bitter Root is an herb used to treat the deadly illness nightcough. 
==Description==
Bitter root is distinctive for it's pale color, as well as it's sharp scent and tart taste. It is the root of a bush with flowers as red as deathberries that grows in small patches in forested areas.
It's been classified as geranium, a Twoleg plant that started to spread into the territories of the Clans. 
==Usage==
The herb is used to fight the disease nightcough, a deadly virus that can kill a cat within three days or less. Small dosages of the herb are fed to patients during or before the second stage of the illness (the second day). It is ineffective after the second stage.
The farther along the patient is, the larger the doses they will need to take.
==History==
Bitter root was primarily used by foxes to heal the deadly disease nightcough. When it struck the Clans for the first time, the warrior Foxstrike told the medicine cats of bitter root and its uses. Her knowledge saved many lives.
==Trivia==
*Both Nightcough and Bitter Root were created by Epicdragonqueen (Grey) in 2013.
File:Bitter-root(roots).png|The roots of the bitter root plant.
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