Kittypets Unite: Herbs
KU: Herbs
Fun fact, most of the herbs used in warriors actually kill cats! So I decided to come up with my own list by researching herbs that are good for kitties
Also, quite a few of these herbs are taken from @bonefall 's herb guide, so thanks man!
Starflower (Fantasy herb)
Uses: The Starflower is used as a strong painkiller and, when chewed up and placed on wounds, helps the healing process. It also helps bring down fevers if mixed with Dill and water, and is a powerful greencough cure if mixed with catnip
Appearance: A five pointed, yellow flower with long sepals. They grow in a clustered bush with minty-green stems
Milk Weed (Fantasy herb)
Uses: Milk Weed leaves are used to help queens produce milk and soothe bleeding
Appearance: A tall, dark green stem with spade-shaped, thick leaves that secrete a white liquid
Chicadia Roots (Fantasy herb)
Uses: Is one of the ingredients used to mask a cat’s scent, usually for trans toms or masc nonbinary cats
Appearance: Reddish brown, flaky bark with a strongly earthy scent. When mixed with Sosper, it causes a cat to smell like a tom
Mollywood (Fantasy herb)
Uses: Is one of the ingredients used to mask a cat’s scent, usually for trans mollies or femme nonbinary cats
Appearance: A tall, woody plant with a sweet yet earthy scent. When mixed with Sosper, it causes a cat to smell like a molly
Sosper (Fantasy herb)
Uses: Is one of the ingredients used to mask a cat’s scent, is used to mask a cat’s original scent and helps the other herb last longer
Appearance: Small, box-like bushes with thin, jagged leaves and large yellow blooms, smells very strongly of mint and dill
Rain Clove (Fantasy Herb)
Uses: Helps prevent hypothermia, also helps with whitecough and running noses
Appearance: Tall green stem with large, cornflower blue flowers with three petals. They grow in tight clusters
Sweet Ribwort (Fantasy Herb)
Uses: Bulbs help treat distemper, leaves can be ground into a rub to soothe aching joints, sores, and irritation
Appearance: Tall, thin green stems with large white bulbs and large jagged leaves
Gutskentch (Fantasy Hern)
Uses: Treats worms, parasites, and diarrhea
Appearances: Tall, serrated leaves with blood red stalks
Thyme
Uses: Helps reduce shock and calm panic attacks
Appearance: Long, thin stems with small, oval shaped, slightly furled pale green leaves
Cat Grass
Uses: Cat Grass is used to help cats cough up hairballs and make cats vomit if they ate something poisonous
Appearance: Thick, green on the top and white on the bottom grass with a rounded point of a tip
Catnip
Uses: Catnip is used to give cats energy to fight off illness. It’s especially useful for greencough when mixed with Starflower. It’s also a good idea to mix it with Valerian to give the cat energy and boost their immune system for greencough
Appearance: Oval, jagged light green leaves that grow in clusters
Feverfew
Uses: Headaches, arthritis, joint pain, eye infections, and inflammation
Appearance: Tightly clustered stems, bright green leaves that look like oak leaves but more serrated, and flowers that look like daises
Eyebright
Uses: Helps treat eye infections and cataracts
Appearance: Tall light brown stems with wide, spiky leaves at the bottom and pinkish white flowers
Fennel
Uses: Oral health, inflammation, eye infections, stomach aches, and bacterial infections
Appearance: Tall green stems attached to a greenish white bulb. Has thin, stem-like leaves and yellow flowers
Witch Hazel
Uses: Witch Hazel flowers are used to cover wounds to keep dirt out of it, and helps dull the pain slightly
Appearance: A short tree with dark brown bark and yellow strap-like flower petals
Valerian
Uses: Valerian is used to help boost a cat’s immune system and give them energy. Valerian root also helps treat epilepsy
Appearance: Tall stems with fern-like leaves, and clustered, tiny pink flowers that grow at the very top in a cluster
Peppermint
Uses: Peppermint is used to repel fleas and ticks and soothe irritated skin
Appearance: Green, textured leaves that grow in layers
Echinacea
Uses: Echinacea is used as a rarer but much more potent version of Valerian, and is a very effective cure for respiratory infections and kittencough
Appearance: Pink, long flower petals with a huge, green and yellow pistil and a tall stem
Mullein
Uses: Mullein is used to treat the nasty yellowcough. It’s especially important because it prevents the severe lung damage that yellowcough leaves
Appearance: Very tall stalks with reedy yellow flower blooms and large, fuzzy pale green leaves
Red Clover
Uses: Can be crushed up and mixed with a bit of water to heal cracked paw pads, burns, and sores. Can also be mixed with Valerian to treat asthma or Wintercough
Appearance: Tall, thin stems with oval shaped leaves that grow close together, on top is a bulbous purple flower
Licorice Root
Uses: Licorice Root is used for colds, allergies, and stomach aches
Appearance: Wide, circular leaves that grow in a bush, with dark reddish-brown roots
Cat’s Claw
Uses: Cat’s Claw is used to boost a cat’s immune system and is especially kit friendly
Appearance: Five bright yellow petals that widen at the ends attached to vines
Calendula
Uses: Calendula is helpful to prevent inflammation in wounds and sores, and is a component of a mixture used to treat wounds
Appearance: Long, oval leaves with bright orange flowers with clustered petals
Goldenseal
Uses: Goldenseal is used to help keep down infection in wounds, and is a component of a mixture used to treat wounds. It
Appearance: Three-pointed leaves with small, white flowers on top
Willow Bark
Uses: Helps with joint pain, arthritis, and chronic pain. The sticks can also be chewed on to keep teeth clean
Appearance: Jagged light grayish brown with deep grooves
Marshmallow
Uses: Helps clear up mucus in chest for those with respiratory issues and clears up urinary blockage. Also helps greatly with gastrointestinal issues
Appearance: Tall stemmed bushes with jagged, three pointed leaves and five-petaled white flowers with a pinkish purple center
Hawthorne Berries
Uses: Helps with heart issues
Appearance: Shortish tree with oak-leaf shaped leaves, small white flowers, and small red berries
Honey
Uses: Anti-bacterial and soothing sore throats. Can also be mixed with herbs to make kits eat them
Appearance: Gooey, thick golden-yellow liquid
Lavender
Uses: Helps soothe anxiety and shock and is used as a funeral herb
Appearance: Low to the ground bush with sage-green stems and leaves with tall, dark purple blooms
Rosemary
Uses: Funeral herb
Appearance: Tall pale green stems with narrow oval leaves and small blue flowers at the top
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