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| Basil | ||
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Cat Given Name : | Basil |
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| Description : | A green plant with a strait, upright stalk that branches into many pairs of leaves with broad leaves. The small budded flowers are white in color, with a slightly blue cast. |
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| Properties : | In addition to being useful for improving the flavor of the fouler tasting foodstuffs, it is also excellent for aiding to draw the poison from a snakebite. It can also aid in bringing a queen to expel the afterbirth in cases where it is lodged. It can also be used in cases in which a kitten is not budging during birth. |
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| Related Knowledge | ||
| Complaints : | Pregnancy, Pregnancy (Unwanted), Snakebite, | |
| Symptoms : | Envenomation, | |
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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 Flowers | ||
| When to Collect | : | Late New-leaf |
| How to Collect | : | Bite off the healthiest of the buds, working to leave as little stem as possible. |
| How to Preserve | : | Lay in full sun until completely dry. |
| How to Store | : | Store in loose piles in a cool, dry place. |
| Collecting & Storing Leaves | ||
| When to Collect | : | Late Green-leaf |
| How to Collect | : | Bite off the healthiest of the leaves, working to leave as little stem as possible. |
| How to Preserve | : | Lay in full sun until completely dry. |
| How to Store | : | Store in loose piles in a cool, dry place. |
| Detailed Usage Information | ||
| Flowers | : | Consume to aid a queen in expelling a stuck kit. |
| Flowers | : | Chew and apply as a poultice to draw poison from a snakebite. |
| Flowers | : | Consume to expel afterbirth from a Queen. |
| Leaves | : | Consume to aid a queen in expelling a stuck kit. |
| Leaves | : | Chew and apply as a poultice to draw poison from a snakebite. |
| Leaves | : | Consume to expel afterbirth from a Queen. |
| Leaves | : | Consume with prey of lower taste quality to improve it. |