Herbs For Medical Use

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**Alder bark** - Toothaches. Eat.

**Alfalfa** - used to prevent tooth decay.

**Aloe Vera** - Use the gel inside of leaves to cure skin problems or burns.

**Ash (tree)**  - New shoots are to be eaten, and chewed and applied to the bite of an Adder or Viper to stave off the effects of its poisoned bite.

**Beech Leaves** - used for carrying herbs.

**Bindweed** - used to fasten sticks to broken limbs to keep them in place.

**Blackberry Leaves** - when chewed to a pulp, it helps eases the swelling of bee stings.

**Blessed Thistle**  - increases circulation of blood

**Borage Leaves**  - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk supply. Borage should never be used dried, only green.

**(Broken) Rosemary Blossoms**  - used to heal eye infection or to cover up wounds around the eyes or eyelids.

**Burdock Root** - When the dug up root has been washed, it can be chewed into a pulp which is good for all cuts and scrapes, especially rat bites, even if they're infected.

**Burnet** - Used in traveling herbs. Helps wounds heal faster.

**Catmint** - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a patient

**Celandine**  - used to treat ailments of the eyes. Used to strengthen weak eyes.

**Chamomile**  - used to calm a patient. Leaves and Flowers may be consumed to sooth a patient and add to their physical strength.

**Chervil** - used to treat bellyache. The juices of the leaves are used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots helps with bellyache.

**Chickweed** - used to help treat greencough. If there is no catmint around, it is a good substitute to counter greencough.

**Cob Nuts** - made into ointments.

**Cobwebs**  - used to stop bleeding. Generally only used with wounds that risk bleeding heavily as they can cause increased risk of infection.

**Coltsfoot** - This flowering herb is effective against kittencough, and the leaves can be chewed into a pulp which can be eaten to help shortness of breath

**Comfrey**  - used to treat broken bones

**Daisy Leaves** - If chewed into a paste it can be a useful remedy for aching joints.

**Deadly Nightshade** - small dark purple berries that are just as poisonous as deathberries

**Deathberries** - Deathberries are so poisonous that a single berry can kill a young individual. Extremely deadly

**Dock** - Good for making an individual's coat as slippery as a fish, the leaf can also be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches. (Chew it up and spit it out to make an individual's coat slippery). Also good for treating rat bites.

**Dried Oak Leaf** - Used to stop infections.

**Fennel Stalks** - break the stalks and squeeze the juices into the recipient’s mouth to ease hip pain.

**Ferns** - Used to clean out wounds.

**Feverfew**  - used to cool feverish patients and treat head pain. Leaves can be used to reduce fever, in addition to being consumed to aid against colds and stomach ailments.

**Foxglove** - Seeds are used to help the heart, but they can EASILY cause paralysis and heart failure. The leaves are used on deep wounds to stop bleeding quickly. ALMOST ALWAYS KILLS! USE AS A LAST RESORT (IF EVER)!

**Ginger** - used for asthma and coughs.

**Goldenrod** - A poultice of goldenrod is great for healing wounds, and can also help aching joints and stiffness.

**Hawthorn Berries** - Used for indigestion

**Hawkweed** - useful when treating illnesses.

**Hedgehog Buds** - Used to treat/cure runny noses.

**Heather Nectar** - used to sweeten herbs.

**Holly Berries** - POISONOUS! While not as dangerous as deathberries, they are still a danger to young offspring.

**Honey**  - used to treat sore throats. Particularly good for smoke inhalation.

**Horsetail** - The leaves of this tall plant can be used to treat infected wounds, usually by being chewed up for a poultice. The sap can also be used in combination with cobwebs to stop heavy bleeding.

**Iris** - Used to stimulate breathing during the birthing process; can also be used for a young patient's sore throat. Everything but the petals is poisonous.

**Juniper Berries**  - used to treat bellyache. Berries ease the stomach and can serve as a counter poison. Leaves are used to ease coughs and other respiratory problems. Also used to help treat shock.

**Lamb's Ear** - used to give an individual strength.

**Lavender** - Leaves & flowers are particularly good when eaten for easing pains in head and throat, and curing fever. Inhaling the scent of fresh flowers can also calm the nerves.

**Mallow Leaves** - Used to treat bellyaches.

**Marigold** - The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp for a poultice to wounds, as well as stopping infections. One of the best herbs for cracked paw pads. If eaten can make a patient expel poisons from the body by vomiting.

**Milkweed** - Use to treat sores or burns. Do not use around ears or eyes. Poisonous when eaten.

**Mouse Bile**  - used to remove ticks from an individual's coat. Press on ticks. Soon they'll drop off. Warning! Do NOT eat mouse bile or you'll have that horrible taste in your mouth for days! To carry around, put mouse bile in a big leaf and wrap up the leaf and you can carry. Be sure to wash your paws when done. In a stream of course!!!!

**Nettle (leaves)**  - The leaves are applied to reduce swelling

**Nettle (seeds)**  - used to counter poison. The seeds are swallowed

**Parsley** - Used to stop the flow of a queen's milk; also used to soothe bellyaches.

**Pawpaw** - Used to treat kittencough

**Poppy Seeds** - The best herb there is to numb pain, distress, and shock and ensure a good night's sleep

**Ragwort** - Even though ragwort is used for medicinal uses, it is highly poisonous, as it often gets cows and horses very sick. Use yarrow right away. Juniper also helps afterward. Don't eat!!! Use alongside juniper berries in a poultice to treat aching joints.

**Raspberry** - An herb used in birthing, It could be a painkiller, or to help stop bleeding during the birthing.

**Rosinweed** - Used to clean out the system when poisons have been digested

**Sage Roots** - Use for cracked pads, use with poppy seeds

**Sorrel** - used to soothe scratches

**Stinging Nettle** - The leaves are used to reduce swelling. The seeds are used to counter poison by inducing vomiting.

**Tansy**  - used to treat coughs. Leaves may be chewed to relieve joint aches. Flowers should be consumed to remove coughs. Pregnant females should NEVER be given Tansy, because it causes miscarriages.

**Thyme**  - Should be consumed to calm the anxious patient, or to aid in bringing restful sleep.

**Windflower** - Used to treat stomach cramps, such as when a female becomes pregnant

**Witch Hazel** - Used to give you an extra boost, this will wake you up (energizer)

*Artemis if you see this, you can add more things if you want*