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Re: Helping & Healing Paws [ Healing/Herb Lessons ]
Mallowpaw 60/100 Springlight answered Mudhound's question, but before she could continue teaching them an apprentice was at her side with a question. The innocence that radiated off her made a spark of jealousy light up in Mallowpaw's chest. She looked only slightly younger than her, so how had she kept her innocence? Mallowpaw's was long gone. It had been shattered when Mapleface sank her fangs into Violetfreckle's throat; it had been shattered when Sunglow lay dead at Bumblestar's paws; it had been shattered when everyone she loved disappeared. Had the she-cat not gone to those meetings? Had she not been there during the scene in the clearing? Had she lost no-one close to her? Swallowing, Mallowpaw looked back to Springlight as she began explaining the next herbs. First was elder, which's leaves were used to wrap around sprains or fractures and flowers, combined with another herb called boneset, were eaten to ease congestion, fever and aches as well as stimulate appetite. On its own boneset was used to treat lung infections. Elder bushes were found in newleaf and greenleaf while boneset was found in every season except leaf-bare. Next was sunfuzzies, which had a funny name, but Mallowpaw was more focused on the information about it. It was tall with yellow flowers, found all year round in the Thundergales and was used for the same purpose as marigold and yellow bells. Mallowpaw filed that information in her brain before looking at Springlight for the next herb she would teach them. She tried not to look at the cat next to her, at the innocence on her face as she asked Springlight a variety of questions. She was here to learn, not to mourn her kithood. |
Re: Helping & Healing Paws [ Healing/Herb Lessons ]
[ @iliri - Springlight ] |
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https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums...ictureid=52464 SPRINGLIGHT long-furred, scarred, oriental-shaped, gray-and-orange calico molly with blue eyes; torn right ear active purrks: herbal knowledge - tier 2 | the collector | mind reader | skip the steps she/her | thunderclan medicine cat | 20 moons As if she had almost expected it, Mudhound was the first to always ask the questions. Thankfully, after the tripod, everyone else seemed to pipe in and ask a question or so as well. It was more than enough to fill in the medicine cat’s staggering disappointment with the last few herbs she had explained. Driving into more complex and complicated herbology wouldn't be easy for everyone to understand so simply. However, before deciding to answer their questions, she was quick to note about the fact that nearly everyone was confused by her mentioning of the herb, comfrey. Her pelt immediately flushed up in embarrassment, and the calico flashed her clan-mates a quick grin. “Right… I should’ve… left comfrey… out of… the mention… before then… but I… will explain it… here in a minute… I promise you.” Springlight made sure to assure the tripod before moving towards the next furry of questions that they threw at her, one of them being relatively easy to explain, while the others were more complex and a little harder to explain. “The only… thing… elder leaves… are used… to… aid… sprains… and fractures… or a broken… bone… to be… explained… more simply… they don't… bear any… another sort… of medical… purpose… as far… as I am… aware.” It would be decent if they did, though. |
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Mallowpaw 66/100 There were quite a few questions, and Springlight answered them before moving on to the next set of herbs. First was comfrey, which Springlight had mentioned before as being like elder leaves. It was a tall green plant with purple flowers which grew in every season except leaf-bare. When chewed the roots soothed burns, itchiness and wounds, and the leaves had the same use as elder leaves. Different herbs with the same purpose, like sunfuzzies, marigold and yellow bells. Next was honey, which was found in beehives. It had a lot of uses; keeping wounds from drying out, soothing sore throats, reducing coughing, boosting energy and making herbs better tasting. Then Springlight pointed her nose upwards, and Mallowpaw's eyes followed. Surprise flickered in her chest when she saw the beehive above them that she'd never noticed. Springlight started talking about how honey was created and how to retrieve it, and Mallowpaw's eyes lingered on the beehive for a moment longer before refocusing on the medicine cat. They were supposed to collect honey with another cat; one waiting at the bottom of the tree while the other retrieved it. Listening to the process required to attain the honey, it seemed like a lot of work for a herb, but then she remembered how many uses it had. It didn't go off either, so it did seem like it was worth it, Mallowpaw mused as she inspected the piece of honeycomb that had fallen from the hive. The next herb was burnet, which was tall with purple blooms and looked like grass. Unlike a lot of the other herbs Springlight had taught them, it grew all year round, and worked as a travelling herb and to help queens during kittings as it boosted strength. Then Springlight was talking about sunset roses, and Mallowpaw tilted her head at the first thing she said about it. The next herb is one that I'm not as familiar with as you are. Why? She was the medicine cat, she should know more about it than anyone. Still confused, she listened to Springlight as she told them it was a beautiful red and orange and it was used for chills, nausea, fever and to cure a mysterious illness known as snow fever. Snow fever? The medicine cat told them about it, that it started with a chill and spread quickly, and that the herb only worked in the illness's early stages. Any later and it was fatal. Mallowpaw swallowed as Springlight moved on to the next herb, borage. It was found in sunny places from late newleaf to early leaf-fall, and it was tall and fuzzy with large leaves and pointed blue blooms. The leaves and flowers treated and reduced fevers, but it was bitter and best taken with honey. Mallowpaw wondered if a lot of the golden substance was used up making herbs taste better. Questions. Mallowpaw had one, and she hesitated to see if anyone else would bring it up before speaking. "Has there been an outbreak of snow fever before in ThunderClan?" |
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《 Alpinepaw 》 45/100 she/her | Thunderclan apprentice | 6 moons Alpinepaw listened and spoke, "Do the bees eat the honey? Collecting honey seems dangerous...What are the treatments for getting stung? How painful is a beesting?" |
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https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums...ictureid=51027 Mudhound Thunderclan Hornet | They/them | 35 Moons Bilingual T2 | Flock Together T3 | Rapid Recovery | Beefed up T3 The hornets head was spinning and they were quickly loosing the plot and struggling to keep up. It was just so much and there was so many words the tripod didnt know, how in the world did Springlight know all of this? She must have superpowers or something! Right questions again, Mudhound was gonna ask what inflammation was but Poppypaw had snagged that, so instead they had other questions. Mainly: "Is there a herb for a headache?" Because the tripod needed that, and "Also is there a herb for bee stings for when you try and get honey and fail?" because they'd need that later after the assault on the beehive Mudhound was inspired to try out. |
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[ @iliri - Springlight | This isn't late shhhhh /silly ] |
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