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| Burdock | ||
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Cat Given Name : | Burdock |
| Other Name(s) : | Thorny Burr | |
| Description : | A stout handsome plant, with large, wavy leaves and round heads of purple flowers. It is enclosed in a globular involucre of long stiff scales with hooked tips, the scales being also often interwoven with a white, cottony substance. The whole plant is a dull, pale green, the stem about 3 to 4 feet and branched, rising from a biennial root. The lower leaves are very large, on long, solid foot-stalks, furrowed above, frequently more than a foot long heart-shaped and of a grey colour on their under surfaces from the mass of fine down with which they are covered. The upper leaves are much smaller, more egg-shaped in form and not so densely clothed beneath with the grey down. |
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| Properties : | Burdock is well-known for its ability to purify, both internally and externally. It is also commonly used to cool wounds and aid healing. |
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| Related Knowledge | ||
| Complaints : | Burn, Abrasion, Damaged Tooth, Fleas, Snakebite, Abrasion, | |
| Symptoms : | Infection, Abrasions, Anxiety, Envenomation, Flea Bites, Itch, Poor Circulation, | |
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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 Leaves | ||
| When to Collect | : | Early Greenleaf |
| How to Collect | : | The leaves should be plucked from the plant, taking care to select only those of good green color that have not been eaten by insects. |
| How to Preserve | : | The leaves should be laid in full sun to dry. |
| How to Store | : | Store in loose piles in a cool, dry place. |
| Collecting & Storing Roots | ||
| When to Collect | : | Mid to Late Greenleaf |
| How to Collect | : | The roots should be dug carefully, never taking more than half the roots in a growth area so as not to destroy the plot of the Clans. Take care not to keep any that are overly soft or at all worm-eaten. |
| How to Preserve | : | The roots should be washed, then laid in full sun until fully dried. |
| How to Store | : | Store in neat piles in a cool, dry place. |
| Collecting & Storing Seeds | ||
| When to Collect | : | Late Greenleaf to early Leaf-fall |
| How to Collect | : | The seeds should be shaken from the plant and fall on their own from the buds. |
| How to Preserve | : | The seeds should be dried slowly in the shade to best preserve their healing powers. |
| How to Store | : | store in loose piles in a cool, dry place. |
| Detailed Usage Information | ||
| Leaves | : | Crush and apply externally at the site of a snakebite to ease pain. |
| Leaves | : | Crush and apply externally where sores are ulcers are located to aid in healing. |
| Leaves | : | Crush and apply externally to areas of poor circulation. |
| Roots | : | Chew and apply externally to treat infection. |
| Seeds | : | Consuming seeds of burdock will bring relaxation to a cat. |
| Seeds | : | Crushed seeds may be rubbed on areas of dry skin to relieve the itch and start the healing process. |