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A medicine cat's main job is to heal their fellow Clanmates. They have many ways of doing so, mostly through herbs and berries.

The Medicines

Borage Leaves

Small plant with pink or blue flowers and hairy leaves. Chewed and eaten by nursing queens for producing better milk. Also treats fevers. Can be easily identifed by it's star shaped flowers.

Burdock Root

Tall stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves. When dug up and washed off, it is chewed into a pulp, and put on wounds inflicted by rats to keep them from becoming infected. Can also be used on infected rat bites to lessen and heal the pain.

Catmint/Catnip

A leafy and delicious-smelling plant which is rarely found in the wild. Mostly found in Twoleg gardens. Best cure for Greencough.

Chervil

Sweet smelling plant, which has large spreading leaves, which are almost fern-like. When the leaves are chewed, the juice can be placed on wounds to prevent or heal infection. The roots can be chewed to cure bellyache.

Cobwebs

Put on a wound to soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding.Helps to stop infection.

Coltsfoot

A flowering, dandelion-like plant with yellow or white flowers. The leaves are chewed into a pulp, and given to cats with difficulty breathing.

Comfrey

Large leaves and small, bell-shaped flowers, which range in color from pink, to white, and also purple. Its fat, black-colored roots, when chewed into a poultice, can be used to repair broken bones, or to soothe wounds.

Dock

Similar to sorrel, the leaves can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.

Dried Oak Leaf

Most readily available in autumn, the leaves are stored in a dry place, and can stop infection when applied.

Feverfew

Small bush with flowers like a daisy. The leaves can be eaten to reduce body temperature, especially cats with fever or chills.

Goldenrod

A tall, plant with bright, yellow flowers. When chewed into a poultice, it is good for healing wounds.

Honey

A sweet, golden-colored liquid that is made by bees. While difficult to obtain without being stung, it is great for soothing infections or sore throats.

Horsetail

A tall, bristly-stemmed plant that grows in marshy areas, like ShadowClan territory. The leaves can be chewed into a poultice, and applied to infected wounds to help treat them.

Juniper Berries

Juniper berries grow on a bush with dark green, spiky leaves. The berries are purple in color, and can soothe bellyaches and help troubled breathing.

Lavender

A small, purple, flowering plant that cures fever.

Marigold

A low-growing flower that is bright orange or yellow in color. The petals or leaves can be chewed into a pulp and applied to wounds as a poultice to stop infection.

Mouse Bile

The only remedy for ticks, mouse bile is foul smelling, and is stored in moss. When dabbed on a tick, the tick falls off. Smell can be masked by wild garlic, or by washing paws in running water.

Poppy Seeds

Small black seeds that are shaken out of a dried poppy flower head. They can put a cat to sleep, or soothe shock and distress, but is not reccomended to nursing queens.

Stinging Nettle

The leaves, when applied to a wound, can bring down swelling. The spiny green seeds can be given to a cat who has been poisoned by crowfood, Twoleg waste, or other toxic objects.

Tansy

The tansy plant has round, yellow leaves, and a very strong smell. It is good for curing coughs, but must be given in small doses.

Thyme

This herb can be eaten to calm nervousness and anxiety.

Watermint

A green, leafy plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and fed to cats with bellyache.

Wild Garlic

When rolled in, it can help prevent infection. Especially good for rat bites.

Yarrow

A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice, and applied to wounds to extract poison. Also will make a cat retch. (Used on Sorrelkit when Darkstripe fed her deathberries)

Poison

Deathberries

Deathberries are an extremly poisonous red berries, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries. There have been sevral appearances of the deathberry, most of the time resulting in sickness, and once, death.

Holly Berries

Holly berries, while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.

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+<big>'''A [[:Category:Medicine Cats|medicine cat's]] main job is to heal their fellow Clanmates. They have many ways of doing so, mostly through herbs and berries.'''</big>
-Apprearance
-Swallowtail is a RiverClan warrior.  Her pelt is dark brown tabby and her eyes are green.
+==The Medicines==
-Life
+===Borage Leaves===
-She first appears in the Clan listings in Dawn as a warrior with an apprentice named Splashpaw.  In Starlight, she has one or two lines, and you find out that she was friends with Dustpelt during the journey.  She remains a warrior through the other books, but her fate is unknown.
+:Small plant with pink or blue flowers and hairy leaves. Chewed and eaten by nursing queens for producing better milk. Also treats fevers. Can be easily identifed by it's star shaped flowers.
+===Burdock Root===
+:Tall stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves. When dug up and washed off, it is chewed into a pulp, and put on wounds inflicted by [[Prey|rats]] to keep them from becoming infected. Can also be used on infected rat bites to lessen and heal the pain.
+===Catmint/Catnip===
+:A leafy and delicious-smelling plant which is rarely found in the wild. Mostly found in [[Twoleg]] gardens. Best cure for Greencough.
+===Chervil===
+:Sweet smelling plant, which has large spreading leaves, which are almost fern-like. When the leaves are chewed, the juice can be placed on wounds to prevent or heal infection. The roots can be chewed to cure bellyache.
+===Cobwebs===
+:Put on a wound to soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding.Helps to stop infection.
+===Coltsfoot===
+:A flowering, dandelion-like plant with yellow or white flowers. The leaves are chewed into a pulp, and given to cats with difficulty breathing.
+===Comfrey===
+:Large leaves and small, bell-shaped flowers, which range in color from pink, to white, and also purple. Its fat, black-colored roots, when chewed into a poultice, can be used to repair broken bones, or to soothe wounds.
+===Dock===
+:Similar to sorrel, the leaves can be chewed up and applied to soothe scratches.
+===Dried Oak Leaf===
+:Most readily available in autumn, the leaves are stored in a dry place, and can stop infection when applied.
+===Feverfew===
+:Small bush with flowers like a daisy. The leaves can be eaten to reduce body temperature, especially cats with fever or chills.
+===Goldenrod===
+:A tall, plant with bright, yellow flowers. When chewed into a poultice, it is good for healing wounds.
+===Honey===
+:A sweet, golden-colored liquid that is made by bees. While difficult to obtain without being stung, it is great for soothing infections or sore throats.
+===Horsetail===
+:A tall, bristly-stemmed plant that grows in marshy areas, like [[ShadowClan]] territory. The leaves can be chewed into a poultice, and applied to infected wounds to help treat them.
+===Juniper Berries===
+Juniper berries grow on a bush with dark green, spiky leaves. The berries are purple in color, and can soothe bellyaches and help troubled breathing.
+===Lavender===
+:A small, purple, flowering plant that cures fever.
+===Marigold===
+A low-growing flower that is bright orange or yellow in color. The petals or leaves  can be chewed into a pulp and applied to wounds as a poultice to stop infection.
+===Mouse Bile===
+:The only remedy for ticks, mouse bile is foul smelling, and is stored in moss. When dabbed on a tick, the tick falls off. Smell can be masked by wild garlic, or by washing paws in running water.
+===Poppy Seeds===
+:Small black seeds that are shaken out of a dried poppy flower head. They can put a cat to sleep, or soothe shock and distress, but is not reccomended to nursing queens.
+===Stinging Nettle===
+:The leaves, when applied to a wound, can bring down swelling. The spiny green seeds can be given to a cat who has been poisoned by crowfood, Twoleg waste, or other toxic objects.
+===Tansy===
+:The tansy plant has round, yellow leaves, and a very strong smell. It is good for curing coughs, but must be given in small doses.
+===Thyme===
+:This herb can be eaten to calm nervousness and anxiety.
+===Watermint===
+:A green, leafy plant found in streams or damp earth. Usually chewed into a pulp and fed to cats with bellyache.
+===Wild Garlic===
+:When rolled in, it can help prevent infection. Especially good for rat bites.
+===Yarrow===
+:A flowering plant whose leaves can be made into a poultice, and applied to wounds to extract poison. Also will make a cat retch. (Used on [[Sorreltail|Sorrelkit]]  when [[Darkstripe]] fed her deathberries)
+==Poison==
+===Deathberries===
+:Deathberries are an extremly poisonous red berries, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries. There have been sevral appearances of the deathberry, most of the time resulting in sickness, and once, death.
+===Holly Berries===
+:Holly berries, while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.
+[[Category:Medicine Cats]]

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