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| Juniper | ||
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Cat Given Name : | Juniper |
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| Description : | The juniper is an evergreen bush with thick-set branches, narrow bluish-green leaves, small yellow flowers, and purplish berries each containing three-cornered seeds. |
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| Properties : | Juniper can be used to ease coughs, other respiratory problems and stomach pain; it can also serve as a counter poison. It can also induce miscarriages, and so should not be used on a pregnant queen. |
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| Related Knowledge | ||
| Complaints : | Chronic Cough, Greencough, Kitcough, Snakebite, Whitecough, | |
| Symptoms : | Abdominal Pain, Cough, Envenomation, Nausea, | |
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| Seasonal Availabilities by Territory * | |||
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* To find a plant that is not available in an area, it must first be approved by the Game Admins. Please PM one of the Admin Team for that permission. ^ The listed seasons are those in which the herb is ready in some way for harvest. Consult the collection methods below for details. |
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| Collecting & Storing Berries | ||
| When to Collect | : | Early Leaf-fall |
| How to Collect | : | Pluck the berry from its calyx. |
| How to Preserve | : | Leave in full sun to dry. |
| How to Store | : | Store in neat piles. |
| Collecting & Storing Leaves | ||
| When to Collect | : | Newleaf |
| How to Collect | : | Pluck leaves of healthy green color from the plant. |
| How to Preserve | : | Lay the leaves in the sun to that they may dry quickly. |
| How to Store | : | Store in loose piles in a dry, cool place. |
| Detailed Usage Information | ||
| Berries | : | May be consumed to ease stomach pains. |
| Berries | : | Consume juniper berries to help flush adder poison from a cat's system. |
| Berries | : | May be consumed to aid in the relief of nausea. |
| Leaves | : | May be consumed to ease coughs. |