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[h4wkstar]

Imagine running a warriors blog and being burnt out after one post could not be me- oh wait

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WARRIORS CATS MEDICINAL HERBS

This is the list of reference I use for my med cats. It includes the canon plants as well as ones local to the area my cats are in.

Green - No Training

Orange - Apprentice

Blue - Fully Trained Medicine Cat

Pink - Senior Medicine Cat

Purple - Not Primarily Medicinal/Ceremonial

Red - Deadly

Yarrow - Applied to a wound to stop bleeding or chewed to relieve cramps, fever, anxiety and insomnia. It can induce vomiting to get rid of parasites. Typically unsafe for kits.

Wild garlic - An alternative to yarrow that is safer to give to kits for parasites.

Poppy - Seeds are swallowed to relieve pain primarily in teeth and bones; as well as dry up a queens milk after a miscarriage. The milk from broken stems and roots can be applied to burned skin to help with pain and itching.

Black Sage - Leaves are soaked in water that the cat then drinks and/or bathes in. It relieves pain and helps with urinary problems.

Horsetail - Given as a tea for a cat to drink if they are having urinary problems like kidney/bladder stones or a uti. Brew with caution. If administered incorrectly a cat will be unable to meow after drinking.

Goldenrod - For trouble with the liver a cat eats a whole flower root to petals once a day for a moon cycle. If a cat is fainting or suffering from sunstroke they may drink a tea made of the flower to help them rest and regain strength.

Aster - Helps induce heat for queens that would like to start a family when drank after soaking in water. When soaked in water with stems of Yarrow and Garlic it helps mothers with parasites, fever, or some other types of internal illnesses.

Toothwort - The root can be chewed to cure stomach ache and cramping. The roots soaked in water is drank to stop heat, and the entire plant soaked in water is drank to increase lactation in queens.

Mayflower - Chewed and swallowed with poppy seeds it helps with kitting pains for queens. Drinking leaves soaked in water cures indigestion and the whole plant in water helps with the kidneys.

Wild Senna - Cats must swallow the beans three times a day for them to work as a laxative and dewormer that is safe for kits.

Mints/Catnip/Catmint - Leaves and flowers are eaten for aid with indigestion and any number of other stomach or GI problems. Eating the leaves daily and applying a paste to nipples can help relieve nursing pain and hasten the weaning process. A wash of the leaves and flowers can be applied to skin to relieve poison ivy and other rashes. Catnip is the ideal treatment for green cough, leaves must be chewed twice daily for three days. Some cats swear that the herb is also enjoyable recreationally giving a sense of euphoria and energy but others feel no effect from it at all.

Yellow Poppy - The flower and seeds are chewed and swallowed in combination with Yarrow Root and Catnip to relieve a cat having a seizure.

Pitch Pine - Needles are soaked in water for a cat to drink as a laxative and a mild anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Water may also be poured onto wounds to open and relieve infection.

Meadow Buttercup - Whole flower is mashed and chewed for cold and chest pain. Roots are soaked in water and drank to cure diarrhea. Use with caution, this plant is known to be deadly.

Agrimony - Roots are chewed and swallowed with water to cure diarrhea.

Barren Strawberry - Plants are smashed with water and applied to snakebites to draw out venom, the water is also drank to remove it from the blood and body.

Alder Bark - Bark from young trees is chewed to relieve tooth ache, can be used more frequently than poppy seeds and is easier to find in cold season.

Blackberry Leaves - Leaves are mashed and applied to the skin to relieve swelling from beestings.

Borage Leaves - Flowers and leaves are chewed to reduce fever and to help queens produce more milk.

Burdock Root - Roots are chewed to relieve pain and infection from bite wounds.

Burnet - Chewed to help stop bleeding and increase stamina before going on a long journey or before battle.

Celandine - Flowers are soaked in water and then dripped into the eye to treat wounds or irritation.

Chamomile - Flowers are chewed to relieve anxiety and help ground a cat as well as reduce insomnia.

Cherval - Leaves are chewed and swallowed to relieve toothache and bellyache.

Chickweed - An alternative treatment for green cough when catnip is unavailable. Double the amount of leaves must be chewed than catnip.

Coltsfoot - Leaves are chewed to relieve breathing problems and cure kitten cough.

Comfrey Root - Roots are chewed to reduce pain from broken bones and wrenched out claws. It also helps relieve stiff joints that many elders suffer from.

Dandelion - Stem sap is applied to bee stings to reduce irritation and swelling, leaves are chewed to act as a pain killer.

Dock - Poltice of leaves is applied to scratches but stings when applied. It also soothes sore paw pads after long journies.

Fennel - Another herb for the elders, the juice reduces pain in the joints associated with old age.

Feverfew - Eaten to reduce fever and chills as well as relieving pain, especially those in the head and teeth.

Heather Nectar - Sweet and delicious nectar that makes medicine easier to swallow.

Honey - Makes swallowing medicine easier and soothes sore and burn throats and skin. It also soothes coughing and infection as well as boosting a cats energy.

Juniper Berries - Swallowed to help upset stomachs, breathing, and giving strength. It also has calming effects for anxious cats.

Mallow Leaves - Chewed and swallowed to relieve mild bellyaches.

Marigold - Flowers are chewed to stop bleeding and infection, as well as reduce inflammation and pain from stiff joints.

Mouse Bile - Used to remove ticks, medicine cats must be cautious not to taste it or the taste won't leave their mouth for a week.

Dried Oak Leaves - Used to cover wounds and help prevent infection from setting in to a wound.

Parsley - Chewed to dry up a queens milk when no longer necessary. It also helps reduce stomach aches.

Ragwort Leaves - Mixed with berries and eaten to reduce pain from aching joints and keep up a cats energy.

Raspberry Leaves - Chewed to reduce bleeding and painkiller during kitting.

Stinging nettle - Seeds induce vomiting and leaves bring down swelling. When mixed with comfrey it helps heal broken bones.

Sweet Sedge - The sap from stems must be swallowed three times daily to cure infection.

Tansy - Flowers must be eaten whole and cures coughs and sore throats before they become contagious. It must be consumed in small quantities lest it be fatal.

Willow Bark - Chewed to relieve pain.

Willow Leaves - Eaten to ease vomiting.

Wintergreen Bush - Leaves and berries are eaten to cure poisoning.

Thyme - Chewed to relieve anxiety and to help calm a cats nerves. They are another fragrant plant to help hide death smell.

Lavender - Flowers are soaked in water and drank to cure fevers and chills. Bundles are hung around camp to hide the smell of death when a member passes.

Beech Leaves - Large non medicinal leaves used as satchels to store and carry others.

Bindweed - Long thin weeds that are used to tie splints, bandages, and poltices to wounds.

Cobwebs - Used to soak up and stop bleeding, it also absorbs juice and poltices to hold them onto wounds. Another use is a comfortable padding for splints on a broken bone.

Ivy Leaves - Another non medicinal plant that is used to store other herbs

Rosemary - No medicinal effects, it's mixed with lavender to hide the scent of death in the camp.

Rush - Used to help bind splints and broken bones

Toxic plants

Deathberries - A toxic berry that is commonly used in murders of other cats. Rather than a peaceful death like nightshade cats suffer internal bleeding, bloody vomit, and seizures for a slow painful death.

Foxglove Seeds - When seeds are swallowed cats become paralyzed and have a heart attack.

Holly Berries - Deadly to kits and causes stomach upset in adults.

Deadly Nightshade - Poisonous berries are used to quickly end the suffering of a cat that will not survive their wounds or sickness.

Water Hemlock - Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth, commonly ingested on accident by cats that haven't studied herbs.

[h4wkstar]

I've always thought it was kind of lame that deputies weren't really that much more than a normal warrior + the leaders assistant/secretary. I would like if they actually got more than that, like instead of a full set of nine lives their current lifespan is extended?

They still could die in battle or from illness but naturally their lifespan is that of a fresh young warrior, that way theyre skilled as a warrior and have experience to make the correct decisions but they also arent going to retire or die any time soon either.

I also like the idea of an all around stat boost basically? There could be a separate ceremony either with the medicine cat and leader or at the moon stone/pool/whatever. But after they eat the herbs, do the rituals, etc the deputy feels tired like their energy has been drained but after a good meal and rest they feel stronger, more alert, quicker, and they get tired less easily.

Additionally I like a similar idea for medicine cats where they get smarter and have markedly better memory, as well as have better luck than most cats and when they have hunches they usually end up being true.

A personal role in the clans I have made is called the Storyteller. Their job in the clan is to remember and pass down all the tales from when they were founded up until the present. I think that after the 20 moons ceremony they have better memory, wisdom, and charisma.

I'll make a separate post with more details about them but they all begin storytelling young and will have at least one mentor for most of their life. The elder storyteller mentors all of the others while younger less trained cats only have one apprentice at a time. The apprentices are always learning from their mentors but officially become a storyteller when theyre 20 moons old and at the same time they receive their own first apprentice.

[h4wkstar]

WARRIORS CATS MEDICINAL HERBS

This is the list of reference I use for my med cats. It includes the canon plants as well as ones local to the area my cats are in.

Green - No Training

Orange - Apprentice

Blue - Fully Trained Medicine Cat

Pink - Senior Medicine Cat

Purple - Not Primarily Medicinal/Ceremonial

Red - Deadly

Yarrow - Applied to a wound to stop bleeding or chewed to relieve cramps, fever, anxiety and insomnia. It can induce vomiting to get rid of parasites. Typically unsafe for kits.

Wild garlic - An alternative to yarrow that is safer to give to kits for parasites.

Poppy - Seeds are swallowed to relieve pain primarily in teeth and bones; as well as dry up a queens milk after a miscarriage. The milk from broken stems and roots can be applied to burned skin to help with pain and itching.

Black Sage - Leaves are soaked in water that the cat then drinks and/or bathes in. It relieves pain and helps with urinary problems.

Horsetail - Given as a tea for a cat to drink if they are having urinary problems like kidney/bladder stones or a uti. Brew with caution. If administered incorrectly a cat will be unable to meow after drinking.

Goldenrod - For trouble with the liver a cat eats a whole flower root to petals once a day for a moon cycle. If a cat is fainting or suffering from sunstroke they may drink a tea made of the flower to help them rest and regain strength.

Aster - Helps induce heat for queens that would like to start a family when drank after soaking in water. When soaked in water with stems of Yarrow and Garlic it helps mothers with parasites, fever, or some other types of internal illnesses.

Toothwort - The root can be chewed to cure stomach ache and cramping. The roots soaked in water is drank to stop heat, and the entire plant soaked in water is drank to increase lactation in queens.

Mayflower - Chewed and swallowed with poppy seeds it helps with kitting pains for queens. Drinking leaves soaked in water cures indigestion and the whole plant in water helps with the kidneys.

Wild Senna - Cats must swallow the beans three times a day for them to work as a laxative and dewormer that is safe for kits.

Mints/Catnip/Catmint - Leaves and flowers are eaten for aid with indigestion and any number of other stomach or GI problems. Eating the leaves daily and applying a paste to nipples can help relieve nursing pain and hasten the weaning process. A wash of the leaves and flowers can be applied to skin to relieve poison ivy and other rashes. Catnip is the ideal treatment for green cough, leaves must be chewed twice daily for three days. Some cats swear that the herb is also enjoyable recreationally giving a sense of euphoria and energy but others feel no effect from it at all.

Yellow Poppy - The flower and seeds are chewed and swallowed in combination with Yarrow Root and Catnip to relieve a cat having a seizure.

Pitch Pine - Needles are soaked in water for a cat to drink as a laxative and a mild anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Water may also be poured onto wounds to open and relieve infection.

Meadow Buttercup - Whole flower is mashed and chewed for cold and chest pain. Roots are soaked in water and drank to cure diarrhea. Use with caution, this plant is known to be deadly.

Agrimony - Roots are chewed and swallowed with water to cure diarrhea.

Barren Strawberry - Plants are smashed with water and applied to snakebites to draw out venom, the water is also drank to remove it from the blood and body.

Alder Bark - Bark from young trees is chewed to relieve tooth ache, can be used more frequently than poppy seeds and is easier to find in cold season.

Blackberry Leaves - Leaves are mashed and applied to the skin to relieve swelling from beestings.

Borage Leaves - Flowers and leaves are chewed to reduce fever and to help queens produce more milk.

Burdock Root - Roots are chewed to relieve pain and infection from bite wounds.

Burnet - Chewed to help stop bleeding and increase stamina before going on a long journey or before battle.

Celandine - Flowers are soaked in water and then dripped into the eye to treat wounds or irritation.

Chamomile - Flowers are chewed to relieve anxiety and help ground a cat as well as reduce insomnia.

Cherval - Leaves are chewed and swallowed to relieve toothache and bellyache.

Chickweed - An alternative treatment for green cough when catnip is unavailable. Double the amount of leaves must be chewed than catnip.

Coltsfoot - Leaves are chewed to relieve breathing problems and cure kitten cough.

Comfrey Root - Roots are chewed to reduce pain from broken bones and wrenched out claws. It also helps relieve stiff joints that many elders suffer from.

Dandelion - Stem sap is applied to bee stings to reduce irritation and swelling, leaves are chewed to act as a pain killer.

Dock - Poltice of leaves is applied to scratches but stings when applied. It also soothes sore paw pads after long journies.

Fennel - Another herb for the elders, the juice reduces pain in the joints associated with old age.

Feverfew - Eaten to reduce fever and chills as well as relieving pain, especially those in the head and teeth.

Heather Nectar - Sweet and delicious nectar that makes medicine easier to swallow.

Honey - Makes swallowing medicine easier and soothes sore and burn throats and skin. It also soothes coughing and infection as well as boosting a cats energy.

Juniper Berries - Swallowed to help upset stomachs, breathing, and giving strength. It also has calming effects for anxious cats.

Mallow Leaves - Chewed and swallowed to relieve mild bellyaches.

Marigold - Flowers are chewed to stop bleeding and infection, as well as reduce inflammation and pain from stiff joints.

Mouse Bile - Used to remove ticks, medicine cats must be cautious not to taste it or the taste won't leave their mouth for a week.

Dried Oak Leaves - Used to cover wounds and help prevent infection from setting in to a wound.

Parsley - Chewed to dry up a queens milk when no longer necessary. It also helps reduce stomach aches.

Ragwort Leaves - Mixed with berries and eaten to reduce pain from aching joints and keep up a cats energy.

Raspberry Leaves - Chewed to reduce bleeding and painkiller during kitting.

Stinging nettle - Seeds induce vomiting and leaves bring down swelling. When mixed with comfrey it helps heal broken bones.

Sweet Sedge - The sap from stems must be swallowed three times daily to cure infection.

Tansy - Flowers must be eaten whole and cures coughs and sore throats before they become contagious. It must be consumed in small quantities lest it be fatal.

Willow Bark - Chewed to relieve pain.

Willow Leaves - Eaten to ease vomiting.

Wintergreen Bush - Leaves and berries are eaten to cure poisoning.

Thyme - Chewed to relieve anxiety and to help calm a cats nerves. They are another fragrant plant to help hide death smell.

Lavender - Flowers are soaked in water and drank to cure fevers and chills. Bundles are hung around camp to hide the smell of death when a member passes.

Beech Leaves - Large non medicinal leaves used as satchels to store and carry others.

Bindweed - Long thin weeds that are used to tie splints, bandages, and poltices to wounds.

Cobwebs - Used to soak up and stop bleeding, it also absorbs juice and poltices to hold them onto wounds. Another use is a comfortable padding for splints on a broken bone.

Ivy Leaves - Another non medicinal plant that is used to store other herbs

Rosemary - No medicinal effects, it's mixed with lavender to hide the scent of death in the camp.

Rush - Used to help bind splints and broken bones

Toxic plants

Deathberries - A toxic berry that is commonly used in murders of other cats. Rather than a peaceful death like nightshade cats suffer internal bleeding, bloody vomit, and seizures for a slow painful death.

Foxglove Seeds - When seeds are swallowed cats become paralyzed and have a heart attack.

Holly Berries - Deadly to kits and causes stomach upset in adults.

Deadly Nightshade - Poisonous berries are used to quickly end the suffering of a cat that will not survive their wounds or sickness.

Water Hemlock - Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth, commonly ingested on accident by cats that haven't studied herbs.

[h4wkstar]

Yeah! The upper back could be used to give context that she's saying something positive and the lower back could mean it's negative! Or it could refer to certain cats with the bristle prefix or to a certain part of the territories with a spiky bush or the northern/southern end.

Does anyone have ideas about how warriors would non verbally communicate? Like beyond just emotions and body language? How would they converse with other clan mates? Would there be separate languages for each clan or just different dialects and turns of phrase? I’m asking in reference for my OC Goldenbriar; as a kit she suffered from an intense kidney infection and had to drink lots of a horsetail infusion which irritated her throat and she lost her meow. I was thinking maybe she could point her ears and tail in different directions and that combined with how she curls it and what she does with her facial expression and dragging shapes with her paws. IDK if it makes sense or how to make it make sense so I’d really like help if anyone knows or has ideas!

[h4wkstar]

I've always thought it was kind of lame that deputies weren't really that much more than a normal warrior + the leaders assistant/secretary. I would like if they actually got more than that, like instead of a full set of nine lives their current lifespan is extended?

They still could die in battle or from illness but naturally their lifespan is that of a fresh young warrior, that way theyre skilled as a warrior and have experience to make the correct decisions but they also arent going to retire or die any time soon either.

I also like the idea of an all around stat boost basically? There could be a separate ceremony either with the medicine cat and leader or at the moon stone/pool/whatever. But after they eat the herbs, do the rituals, etc the deputy feels tired like their energy has been drained but after a good meal and rest they feel stronger, more alert, quicker, and they get tired less easily.

Additionally I like a similar idea for medicine cats where they get smarter and have markedly better memory, as well as have better luck than most cats and when they have hunches they usually end up being true.

A personal role in the clans I have made is called the Storyteller. Their job in the clan is to remember and pass down all the tales from when they were founded up until the present. I think that after the 20 moons ceremony they have better memory, wisdom, and charisma.

I'll make a separate post with more details about them but they all begin storytelling young and will have at least one mentor for most of their life. The elder storyteller mentors all of the others while younger less trained cats only have one apprentice at a time. The apprentices are always learning from their mentors but officially become a storyteller when theyre 20 moons old and at the same time they receive their own first apprentice.

[h4wkstar]

WARRIOR CATS MEDICINAL HERBS

This is the list of reference I use for my med cats. It includes the canon plants as well as ones local to the area my cats are in.

Green - No Training

Orange - Apprentice

Blue - Fully Trained Medicine Cat

Pink - Senior Medicine Cat

Purple - Not Primarily Medicinal/Ceremonial

Red - Deadly

Yarrow - Applied to a wound to stop bleeding or chewed to relieve cramps, fever, anxiety and insomnia. It can induce vomiting to get rid of parasites. Typically unsafe for kits.

Wild garlic - An alternative to yarrow that is safer to give to kits for parasites.

Poppy - Seeds are swallowed to relieve pain primarily in teeth and bones; as well as dry up a queens milk after a miscarriage. The milk from broken stems and roots can be applied to burned skin to help with pain and itching.

Black Sage - Leaves are soaked in water that the cat then drinks and/or bathes in. It relieves pain and helps with urinary problems.

Horsetail - Given as a tea for a cat to drink if they are having urinary problems like kidney/bladder stones or a uti. Brew with caution. If administered incorrectly a cat will be unable to meow after drinking.

Goldenrod - For trouble with the liver a cat eats a whole flower root to petals once a day for a moon cycle. If a cat is fainting or suffering from sunstroke they may drink a tea made of the flower to help them rest and regain strength.

Aster - Helps induce heat for queens that would like to start a family when drank after soaking in water. When soaked in water with stems of Yarrow and Garlic it helps mothers with parasites, fever, or some other types of internal illnesses.

Toothwort - The root can be chewed to cure stomach ache and cramping. The roots soaked in water is drank to stop heat, and the entire plant soaked in water is drank to increase lactation in queens.

Mayflower - Chewed and swallowed with poppy seeds it helps with kitting pains for queens. Drinking leaves soaked in water cures indigestion and the whole plant in water helps with the kidneys.

Wild Senna - Cats must swallow the beans three times a day for them to work as a laxative and dewormer that is safe for kits.

Mints/Catnip/Catmint - Leaves and flowers are eaten for aid with indigestion and any number of other stomach or GI problems. Eating the leaves daily and applying a paste to nipples can help relieve nursing pain and hasten the weaning process. A wash of the leaves and flowers can be applied to skin to relieve poison ivy and other rashes. Catnip is the ideal treatment for green cough, leaves must be chewed twice daily for three days. Some cats swear that the herb is also enjoyable recreationally giving a sense of euphoria and energy but others feel no effect from it at all.

Yellow Poppy - The flower and seeds are chewed and swallowed in combination with Yarrow Root and Catnip to relieve a cat having a seizure.

Pitch Pine - Needles are soaked in water for a cat to drink as a laxative and a mild anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Water may also be poured onto wounds to open and relieve infection.

Meadow Buttercup - Whole flower is mashed and chewed for cold and chest pain. Roots are soaked in water and drank to cure diarrhea. Use with caution, this plant is known to be deadly.

Agrimony - Roots are chewed and swallowed with water to cure diarrhea.

Barren Strawberry - Plants are smashed with water and applied to snakebites to draw out venom, the water is also drank to remove it from the blood and body.

Alder Bark - Bark from young trees is chewed to relieve tooth ache, can be used more frequently than poppy seeds and is easier to find in cold season.

Blackberry Leaves - Leaves are mashed and applied to the skin to relieve swelling from beestings.

Borage Leaves - Flowers and leaves are chewed to reduce fever and to help queens produce more milk.

Burdock Root - Roots are chewed to relieve pain and infection from bite wounds.

Burnet - Chewed to help stop bleeding and increase stamina before going on a long journey or before battle.

Celandine - Flowers are soaked in water and then dripped into the eye to treat wounds or irritation.

Chamomile - Flowers are chewed to relieve anxiety and help ground a cat as well as reduce insomnia.

Cherval - Leaves are chewed and swallowed to relieve toothache and bellyache.

Chickweed - An alternative treatment for green cough when catnip is unavailable. Double the amount of leaves must be chewed than catnip.

Coltsfoot - Leaves are chewed to relieve breathing problems and cure kitten cough.

Comfrey Root - Roots are chewed to reduce pain from broken bones and wrenched out claws. It also helps relieve stiff joints that many elders suffer from.

Dandelion - Stem sap is applied to bee stings to reduce irritation and swelling, leaves are chewed to act as a pain killer.

Dock - Poltice of leaves is applied to scratches but stings when applied. It also soothes sore paw pads after long journies.

Fennel - Another herb for the elders, the juice reduces pain in the joints associated with old age.

Feverfew - Eaten to reduce fever and chills as well as relieving pain, especially those in the head and teeth.

Heather Nectar - Sweet and delicious nectar that makes medicine easier to swallow.

Honey - Makes swallowing medicine easier and soothes sore and burn throats and skin. It also soothes coughing and infection as well as boosting a cats energy.

Juniper Berries - Swallowed to help upset stomachs, breathing, and giving strength. It also has calming effects for anxious cats.

Mallow Leaves - Chewed and swallowed to relieve mild bellyaches.

Marigold - Flowers are chewed to stop bleeding and infection, as well as reduce inflammation and pain from stiff joints.

Mouse Bile - Used to remove ticks, medicine cats must be cautious not to taste it or the taste won't leave their mouth for a week.

Dried Oak Leaves - Used to cover wounds and help prevent infection from setting in to a wound.

Parsley - Chewed to dry up a queens milk when no longer necessary. It also helps reduce stomach aches.

Ragwort Leaves - Mixed with berries and eaten to reduce pain from aching joints and keep up a cats energy.

Raspberry Leaves - Chewed to reduce bleeding and painkiller during kitting.

Stinging nettle - Seeds induce vomiting and leaves bring down swelling. When mixed with comfrey it helps heal broken bones.

Sweet Sedge - The sap from stems must be swallowed three times daily to cure infection.

Tansy - Flowers must be eaten whole and cures coughs and sore throats before they become contagious. It must be consumed in small quantities lest it be fatal.

Willow Bark - Chewed to relieve pain.

Willow Leaves - Eaten to ease vomiting.

Wintergreen Bush - Leaves and berries are eaten to cure poisoning.

Thyme - Chewed to relieve anxiety and to help calm a cats nerves. They are another fragrant plant to help hide death smell.

Lavender - Flowers are soaked in water and drank to cure fevers and chills. Bundles are hung around camp to hide the smell of death when a member passes.

Beech Leaves - Large non medicinal leaves used as satchels to store and carry others.

Bindweed - Long thin weeds that are used to tie splints, bandages, and poltices to wounds.

Cobwebs - Used to soak up and stop bleeding, it also absorbs juice and poltices to hold them onto wounds. Another use is a comfortable padding for splints on a broken bone.

Ivy Leaves - Another non medicinal plant that is used to store other herbs

Rosemary - No medicinal effects, it's mixed with lavender to hide the scent of death in the camp.

Rush - Used to help bind splints and broken bones

Toxic plants

Deathberries - A toxic berry that is commonly used in murders of other cats. Rather than a peaceful death like nightshade cats suffer internal bleeding, bloody vomit, and seizures for a slow painful death.

Foxglove Seeds - When seeds are swallowed cats become paralyzed and have a heart attack.

Holly Berries - Deadly to kits and causes stomach upset in adults.

Deadly Nightshade - Poisonous berries are used to quickly end the suffering of a cat that will not survive their wounds or sickness.

Water Hemlock - Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth, commonly ingested on accident by cats that haven't studied herbs.

[h4wkstar]

My first map part in… a while… featuring characters from my RP server @starlightwarriors​ which is accepting new members btw ;P

watch on youtube |   MAP

Characters from left to right: Marigoldfall, Nightivy, Sagepaw/tongue, and Foxstar!

Marigoldfall is a friend’s oc and is not designed by me (idk her socials rip), Nightivy and Foxstar aren’t mine either but designed by me, Sagepaw/tongue is completely mine!!

[h4wkstar]

Has anyone made an au where tigerstar is a european wild cat? I think that would be very cool if it hasnt been done already.

They look A Lot like domestic tabbys so who's to say in an alternative timeline the clans find one as a kit or leopardfoot has an affair with the "strong, scary, handsome rogue" and then *boom* tigerstar is born.

I'm going to look if anyone else has done it before but this is definitely something I would like to make into a thing.

[h4wkstar]

WARRIOR CATS MEDICINAL HERBS

This is the list of reference I use for my med cats. It includes the canon plants as well as ones local to the area my cats are in.

Green - No Training

Orange - Apprentice

Blue - Fully Trained Medicine Cat

Pink - Senior Medicine Cat

Purple - Not Primarily Medicinal/Ceremonial

Red - Deadly

Yarrow - Applied to a wound to stop bleeding or chewed to relieve cramps, fever, anxiety and insomnia. It can induce vomiting to get rid of parasites. Typically unsafe for kits.

Wild garlic - An alternative to yarrow that is safer to give to kits for parasites.

Poppy - Seeds are swallowed to relieve pain primarily in teeth and bones; as well as dry up a queens milk after a miscarriage. The milk from broken stems and roots can be applied to burned skin to help with pain and itching.

Black Sage - Leaves are soaked in water that the cat then drinks and/or bathes in. It relieves pain and helps with urinary problems.

Horsetail - Given as a tea for a cat to drink if they are having urinary problems like kidney/bladder stones or a uti. Brew with caution. If administered incorrectly a cat will be unable to meow after drinking.

Goldenrod - For trouble with the liver a cat eats a whole flower root to petals once a day for a moon cycle. If a cat is fainting or suffering from sunstroke they may drink a tea made of the flower to help them rest and regain strength.

Aster - Helps induce heat for queens that would like to start a family when drank after soaking in water. When soaked in water with stems of Yarrow and Garlic it helps mothers with parasites, fever, or some other types of internal illnesses.

Toothwort - The root can be chewed to cure stomach ache and cramping. The roots soaked in water is drank to stop heat, and the entire plant soaked in water is drank to increase lactation in queens.

Mayflower - Chewed and swallowed with poppy seeds it helps with kitting pains for queens. Drinking leaves soaked in water cures indigestion and the whole plant in water helps with the kidneys.

Wild Senna - Cats must swallow the beans three times a day for them to work as a laxative and dewormer that is safe for kits.

Mints/Catnip/Catmint - Leaves and flowers are eaten for aid with indigestion and any number of other stomach or GI problems. Eating the leaves daily and applying a paste to nipples can help relieve nursing pain and hasten the weaning process. A wash of the leaves and flowers can be applied to skin to relieve poison ivy and other rashes. Catnip is the ideal treatment for green cough, leaves must be chewed twice daily for three days. Some cats swear that the herb is also enjoyable recreationally giving a sense of euphoria and energy but others feel no effect from it at all.

Yellow Poppy - The flower and seeds are chewed and swallowed in combination with Yarrow Root and Catnip to relieve a cat having a seizure.

Pitch Pine - Needles are soaked in water for a cat to drink as a laxative and a mild anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Water may also be poured onto wounds to open and relieve infection.

Meadow Buttercup - Whole flower is mashed and chewed for cold and chest pain. Roots are soaked in water and drank to cure diarrhea. Use with caution, this plant is known to be deadly.

Agrimony - Roots are chewed and swallowed with water to cure diarrhea.

Barren Strawberry - Plants are smashed with water and applied to snakebites to draw out venom, the water is also drank to remove it from the blood and body.

Alder Bark - Bark from young trees is chewed to relieve tooth ache, can be used more frequently than poppy seeds and is easier to find in cold season.

Blackberry Leaves - Leaves are mashed and applied to the skin to relieve swelling from beestings.

Borage Leaves - Flowers and leaves are chewed to reduce fever and to help queens produce more milk.

Burdock Root - Roots are chewed to relieve pain and infection from bite wounds.

Burnet - Chewed to help stop bleeding and increase stamina before going on a long journey or before battle.

Celandine - Flowers are soaked in water and then dripped into the eye to treat wounds or irritation.

Chamomile - Flowers are chewed to relieve anxiety and help ground a cat as well as reduce insomnia.

Cherval - Leaves are chewed and swallowed to relieve toothache and bellyache.

Chickweed - An alternative treatment for green cough when catnip is unavailable. Double the amount of leaves must be chewed than catnip.

Coltsfoot - Leaves are chewed to relieve breathing problems and cure kitten cough.

Comfrey Root - Roots are chewed to reduce pain from broken bones and wrenched out claws. It also helps relieve stiff joints that many elders suffer from.

Dandelion - Stem sap is applied to bee stings to reduce irritation and swelling, leaves are chewed to act as a pain killer.

Dock - Poltice of leaves is applied to scratches but stings when applied. It also soothes sore paw pads after long journies.

Fennel - Another herb for the elders, the juice reduces pain in the joints associated with old age.

Feverfew - Eaten to reduce fever and chills as well as relieving pain, especially those in the head and teeth.

Heather Nectar - Sweet and delicious nectar that makes medicine easier to swallow.

Honey - Makes swallowing medicine easier and soothes sore and burn throats and skin. It also soothes coughing and infection as well as boosting a cats energy.

Juniper Berries - Swallowed to help upset stomachs, breathing, and giving strength. It also has calming effects for anxious cats.

Mallow Leaves - Chewed and swallowed to relieve mild bellyaches.

Marigold - Flowers are chewed to stop bleeding and infection, as well as reduce inflammation and pain from stiff joints.

Mouse Bile - Used to remove ticks, medicine cats must be cautious not to taste it or the taste won't leave their mouth for a week.

Dried Oak Leaves - Used to cover wounds and help prevent infection from setting in to a wound.

Parsley - Chewed to dry up a queens milk when no longer necessary. It also helps reduce stomach aches.

Ragwort Leaves - Mixed with berries and eaten to reduce pain from aching joints and keep up a cats energy.

Raspberry Leaves - Chewed to reduce bleeding and painkiller during kitting.

Stinging nettle - Seeds induce vomiting and leaves bring down swelling. When mixed with comfrey it helps heal broken bones.

Sweet Sedge - The sap from stems must be swallowed three times daily to cure infection.

Tansy - Flowers must be eaten whole and cures coughs and sore throats before they become contagious. It must be consumed in small quantities lest it be fatal.

Willow Bark - Chewed to relieve pain.

Willow Leaves - Eaten to ease vomiting.

Wintergreen Bush - Leaves and berries are eaten to cure poisoning.

Thyme - Chewed to relieve anxiety and to help calm a cats nerves. They are another fragrant plant to help hide death smell.

Lavender - Flowers are soaked in water and drank to cure fevers and chills. Bundles are hung around camp to hide the smell of death when a member passes.

Beech Leaves - Large non medicinal leaves used as satchels to store and carry others.

Bindweed - Long thin weeds that are used to tie splints, bandages, and poltices to wounds.

Cobwebs - Used to soak up and stop bleeding, it also absorbs juice and poltices to hold them onto wounds. Another use is a comfortable padding for splints on a broken bone.

Ivy Leaves - Another non medicinal plant that is used to store other herbs

Rosemary - No medicinal effects, it's mixed with lavender to hide the scent of death in the camp.

Rush - Used to help bind splints and broken bones

Toxic plants

Deathberries - A toxic berry that is commonly used in murders of other cats. Rather than a peaceful death like nightshade cats suffer internal bleeding, bloody vomit, and seizures for a slow painful death.

Foxglove Seeds - When seeds are swallowed cats become paralyzed and have a heart attack.

Holly Berries - Deadly to kits and causes stomach upset in adults.

Deadly Nightshade - Poisonous berries are used to quickly end the suffering of a cat that will not survive their wounds or sickness.

Water Hemlock - Causes writhing and foaming at the mouth, commonly ingested on accident by cats that haven't studied herbs.

[h4wkstar]

people aren’t petty or stupid for calling out ableism in the warriors series. yes, it’s a children’s book series. no, that doesn’t mean it’s immune to criticism. if anything, children’s media should be held to a higher standard because kids are impressionable, and if they’re being sent an ableist message, they lack the critical thinking skills to pick that apart and understand why it’s wrong on their own.

nobody is mad that disabled cats are being shown as having it hard. it’s warrior cats, so everybody struggles and suffers. and obviously being disabled isn’t a cakewalk. however, when these characters are consistently shown as being unhappy and downright miserable with who they are and their lot in life, to the point where their lives are devalued as being less fulfilling than abled characters, that’s an issue we really should address.

disabled people can love themselves. disabled people can be satisfied with their lives. but so much of what we are told by the media we consume tells us that they can’t be happy the way they are. they need to be “cured”. their quality of life is inherently “worse” than an abled person. it has less value. but quite plainly, that’s not true! call me an sjw but i think disabled children deserve to read books where characters like them don’t hate themselves