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MISTYSHARD
she/her | riverclan medicine cat | 38 moons
dreamwalker ⦁ beefed up t2

The silver tabby returned the purr, bobbing her head. As much as she disliked Pebblesplash right now, she did hope the newly learnt herbs would be of use. Even if she didn't... admire the ex-lionheart, it would be good for experimentation purposes. Also, maybe the herbs would be required more urgently in the future. She let herself trail off for a few moments, gazing at the dappled fur of her sister and wishing she was with her in the clan right now before she returned her full attention to the lesson at paw.

Burdock and celandine. Alright, she'd never heard of those before. She glanced at both plants, directing her amber hues towards the one Fawnlight revealed to be burdock. The tall thistle had an odd, spiky look to it with dark leaves sprouting at the top and there being a pungent, distinct smell. Okay, so the root was the part that was used. It was almost black, which was an.. interesting color for sure. Just plucking them from the ground wouldn't succeed, they needed to be dug up. The soil had to be washed from the roots, which the river could be used for. RiverClan was lucky that they always had water available to them. The herbalist nodded along, taking careful note of the fact that the roots needed to be chewed into a paste and used for rat bites. A question came to her mind and she looked curiously at her sister. "Can burdock be used solely for rat bites or also for other animal bites?" Mistyshard inquired.

It could be found in more open areas in the forest, especially ones like Rugged Range or Haven Springs where the woods started to clear. Some grew along the river as well, though. And there was no specific reason.. though newleaf was the one Fawnlight had the most success in. "Alright, that all makes sense." Next was celandine.. which the former medicine cat had been taught by Elmshadow. Misty let out a little chuckle, grinning at her sister. "Yeah, I've found ShadowClan's medicine cat's aren't all that bad. At least their current medicine cat apprentice," she mewed, her tone slightly tinged with humour. Mossfreckle had been very helpful and willing to teach her herbs which was more than she could ask for.

Celandine had yellow petals, four of them, and no other color. The scent coming from it was very sweet and enjoyable. The stem was green and fuzzy. So celandine would be crushed into a juice which could be collected into a leaf, and then the juice was dripped into the patient's eye to help with weak or damaged eyes. However, marigold would also be needed to keep infection away. Mistyshard watched Fawnlight crush the flower, finding it interesting that it created a substance that was almost as thin as water. It could be found anywhere in the territory, but especially in places where the territory was more wet. Like nearby streams and rivers as well as ShadowClan's border.

"When trickling the celandine juice into the patient's eye, will it hurt them a lot? As in, would they need poppy seeds in order for them to not be in a lot of pain and hold still or would it be fine without?" she questioned, inquiry accompanied by a tip of her head.

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