MEDICINE CAT H E R B S

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Poppy seeds- used to numb pain and make a cat very sleepy

Cobwebs - used to stop bleeding

Feverfew - used to cool feverish cats and treat head pain

Borage leaves - used to treat fevers and helps nursing mothers with their milk supply

Marigold - used to treat infection and heal wounds and sores

Horsetail -used to treat infected wounds

Burdock root - used to treat infections, especially rat bites

Chervil (root) - used to treat infections

Wild garlic - rolling in this can help to keep out infection

Coltsfoot - used to treat kittencough

Catnip (also called catmint) - used to treat whitecough and greencough; can help to relax a cat

Chickweed - used to help treat greencough

Tansy - used to treat coughs

Thyme - used to calm a cat

Chamomile - used to calm a cat

Dandelion (leaves) - used to calm a cat

Juniper berries - used to treat bellyache

Chervil - used to treat bellyache

Watermint - used to treat bellyache

Daisy leaves - used to treat aching joints

Goldenrod - used in a poultice to treat aching joints and
stiffness; can also be used for severe injuries.

Ragwort leaves - used alongside juniper berries in a poultice to
treat aching joints

Comfrey - used to treat broken bones

Nettle (leaves) - used to treat swelling

Celandine - used to treat ailments of the eyes

Snakeroot - used to counter poison

Nettle (seeds) - used to counter poison

Honey - used to treat sore throats

Mouse bile - used to remove ticks from a cat's coat

Yarrow - used to make a cat vomit and expel poisons from the body