Herbs and diseases

The Island has its own unique herbs and diseases. You can come here to read more about each of them, as well as the roles of the "healer" roles in each group.

→ Treat the sick and wounded with herbs and other healing methods

→ Medicine Cats and their apprentices may not have mates or kits (unless you have purchased a forbidden romance - however keep in mind StarClan may punish cats for being in a forbidden relationship). Healers and their fledglings are looked down upon for having a family due to responsibility to the clan, but there is no rules against it. The Witch and their swabbies may take a mate and have kits if they would like to.

→ Close with their Gods: the Medicine Cats, Healers, Witch can interpret visions, prophecies, omens and dreams

→ Travel to their respective Sacred Grounds once a month

→ Aloe Vera: The sticky liquid from within the leaves can be used to soothe burns, sore paw pads, and to topically heal minor wounds and prevent infections. Swallowing small portions of the liquid can help to ease stomach aches.

→ Borage Leaves: To be chewed and eaten. The plant can be distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. Great for nursing queens as it helps increase their supply of milk. Also brings down fever.

→ Catmint/Catnip: A delicious-smelling, leafy plant that can be a bit hard to find. The best remedy for Greencough.

→ Chamomile: A daisy-like looking plant that is used for calming in the event of a nervous breakdown or severe shock.

→ Chervil: A sweet-smelling plant with large, spreading, fernlike leaves and small white flowers. The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the roots help with bellyache. Can be used during kitting.

→ Cobweb: Spiderwebs can be found all over the forest; be careful not to bring along the spider when you take the web! Healers wrap it around an injury to soak up the blood and keep the wound clean. Stops bleeding.

→ Ginger: Reduces swelling and alleviates pain in joints. It can also help with nausea.

→ Gloriosa superba: Otherwise known as the Flame Lily. Ingesting the tubers causes severe poisoning. The plant contains two alkaloids, including colchicine, which cause severe gastroenteritis, vomiting, and possible unconciousness. Severe hair loss is a consistent symptom of colchicine poisoning.

→ Honey: A sweet, golden liquid created by bees. Difficult to collect without getting stung, but great for soothing infections or the throats of cats who have breathed smoke.

→ Juniper Berries: A bush with spiky dark green leaves and purple berries. The berries soothe bellyaches and help cats who are having trouble breathing.

→ Lemon/Lime: Fights and protects against infection. It can also be used to help treat rashes.

→ Oregano: This herb has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It can help with many things such as skin conditions such as dandruff and repelling insects. It helps with sore throats.

→ Onion: Onions are poisonous to cats, eating too much can result in onion toxicity and can quickly become fatal if ingested in large amounts.

→ Poppy Seed: Small black seeds shaken from a dried poppy flower, these are fed to cats to help them sleep. Soothes cats suffering from shock and distress. Not recommended for nursing cats.

→ Stinging Nettle: The spiny green seeds can be administered to a cat who's swallowed poison, while the leaves can be applied to a wound to bring down swelling.

→ Thyme: This herb can be eaten to calm anxiety and frayed nerves.

→ Wild Garlic: Rolling in a patch of wild garlic can help prevent infection, especially for dangerous wounds like bites.

→ Breakbone Fever: A fever that is transmitted from mosquitos that causes headache, fever, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands and rashes.

→ Greencough: A severe chest infection which can be fatal to any cat. Whitecough is usually a precursor and can develop into Greencough. Symptoms of this deadly disease include irregular breathing, eye and nose mucus, wheezing, sluggishness, phlegm and sometimes vomitting.

→ Greyscratch: Greyscratch is a highly contagious disease that causes fur loss and intense itching. The spots exposed from the itching will often form lesions and crust over. Often, aloe vera is used in order to cure this disease.

→ Sun Sickness: Spending too much time in direct sunlight can result in many different symptoms such as dehydration, weariness, heart palpitations, fatigue, sun burns and can also lead to a more severe heat stroke.

→ Whitecough: A mild chest infection which can Sometimes develop into Greencough. Symptoms include irregular breathing, eye and nose mucus, wheezing, sluggishness, phlegm and sometimes vomitting.