HERBS

• Blaeberry - fruit is used to treat digestive illnesses; leaf can be used to treat diarrhea, infections, and burns

• Bog myrtle - can be applied to reduce bleeding; when ingested, can expel or kill parasites (should NOT be eaten by pregnant cats); the smell is also soporific, especially when combined with lavender 

• Broom - stimulates the heart 

• Burdock/Burr-head - can help with arthritis and infections

• Centaury/Hundred leaves - useful for digestive ailments; stimulates the appetite and digestion

• Cloudberry - can help protect against coughing ailments

• Cranberry/Frog berry - bark can ease muscle cramping; berries can be toxic if too many are eaten

• Crow's foot - a remedy for toothaches and nosebleeds; helpful for wound healing 

• Dock - a poultice of dock root can treat nettle and bee stings

• Feverfew - treats fever, headaches, arthritis, and digestive problems

• Ground ivy - can be used to treat coughs, indigestion, snake bites, bruises, asthma, and headaches; very helpful for lung conditions

• Hazel - hazelnuts are extremely nutritious and eating them is thought to help the power of prophecy 

• Heal-all - can be used to heal wounds and treat bruises

• Heather - the flowers can be used to create a poultice to help headaches and insomnia; can also be used to treat coughs

• Heath Pea - suppresses thirst and hunger

• Ivy - can be applied to treat burns or sore/watering eyes; can be ingested to treat coughs

• Lavender - calming; prevents wounds from becoming infected 

• Meadowsweet - eases pain, inflammation, and fever; also used to treat an acidic stomach 

• Mistletoe - the berries are poisonous, but there are several beneficial uses; mixing the stems and leaves with ivy can help break fevers; mixing with skullcap and valerian can be useful for nervous conditions; mistletoe slows the pulse and helps to stop internal bleeding

• Potato - a poultice of mashed potatoes and ginger can be used to help treat fever or chest ailments

• Rowan - berries can be eaten to help protect against coughing illnesses 

• Septfoil - can be used to stop or reduce blood flow from cuts; treats inflammations and digestive ailments

• Sundew - a remedy for coughs

• Thyme - prevents wounds from becoming infected

• Valerian - relieves anxiety and helps cats sleep 

• Yarrow - helps treat wounds and stem blood flow

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BEDDING 

• Bog myrtle - can be used as bedding, as it repels biting insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and fleas

• Bracken - used for bedding

• Heather - used for bedding

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HARMFUL PLANTS

• Foxglove - poisonous when ingested; symptoms include nausea, drooling, vomiting, dilated pupils, tremors, seizures, and abnormal heart rhythm/rate 

• Hemlock water dropwort

• Mistletoe - berries are poisonous

• Ragwort - bitter tasting; significant ingestion causes weight loss, weakness, sleepiness, yawning, lack of coordination, and yellowish mucous membranes

• Yew - all parts of the plant are extremely poisonous; ingestion can cause drooling, vomiting, weakness, difficulty breathing, abormal heart rate, dilated pupils, tremors, seizures, coma and death

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