Name: Ivykit/paw/song
Clan: LeafClan
Site activeness: I will be very very very very very active
Why you would like this rank: Because I want to serve my Clan & use my knowledge of herbs to heal my Clan.
What would you do as this rank: I would serve my Clan until the day I join StarClan, healing those in need & knowing all the herbs that are within my Clan's territory. I would be careful not to confuse Foxglove seeds for Poppy seeds so that my Clan would not lose cats because of a foolish Medicine Cat.
What you know about this rank: Several herbs:
Alder Bark
Used to treat toothaches
Blackberry Leaves
These leaves are chewed into a pulp to treat bee stings.
Borage Leaves
It is easily distinguished by its small blue or pink star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves. When it is chewed and eaten by nursing queens, it produces better milk. It also brings down fevers.
Burdock Root
Tall stemmed thistle with a sharp smell and dark leaves. When the root is dug up and washed off of dirt, 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. They are rarely found in the wild, and are mostly found in Twoleg gardens. Best remedy for the deadly greencough, which kits and elders usually catch in the season of leaf-bare.
Celandine
This herb can be used to soothe the eyes if ever damaged.
Chamomile
This herb can be used to strengthen the heart and soothe the mind.
Chervil
A sweet smelling plant with large, spreading, leafy, fern like leaves and small white flowers.[2] The juice of the leaves can be used for infected wounds, and chewing the root also helps with bellyache.[2] One of the best places to find Chervil in the forest territory was Snakerocks.[3]
Chickweed
Like catmint/catnip, it can be used to treat greencough. In the old forest, it grew near Sunningrocks[4].
Cobwebs
Very common in the forest, just be careful not to bring the spider along with you! Put it on a wound to soak up and stop (or slow) the bleeding. It may also be used to bind broken bones.
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 or a cough. It also can be used to treat kitten-cough, as well as cracked or sore pads.
I also know several poisons:
Nightshade
Nightshade is extremely toxic to cats and Twolegs, being capable of killing a full-grown human in under forty-five minutes.
Deathberries/Yew berries/Night Seeds
Deathberries are an extremely poisonous species of red berries, and are known to Twolegs as yew berries.
Holly Berries
Holly berries, while not as dangerous as deathberries, are still a danger to kits.
Foxglove seeds
Foxglove seeds are known to be a dangerous medicine. While they can help the heart, they can easily cause paralysis and heart failure. They are often mistaken for poppy seeds.
Favourite medicine from warriors,if one: Cinderpelt, Leafpool, Mothwing, Jayfeather
Subject: Ivykit's MCA Application 
Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:22 pm
