05-02-2008, 04:27 AM
notes for self: Black Haw for the contractions: "Black Haw Root Bark (Viburnum prunifolium) is regarded as an especially effective miscarriage preventative. Black Haw sedates the uterus and can stop contractions and pain; its astringent, antispasmodic and tonic actions are best extracted in water.
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Hanna had picked up on her niece's scent on the breeze that sliced away the sweet smell of the rain. Her freshly restored med pack flopped at her side, against her belt and trousers. She'd gone topless, as the wind felt so nice running through her fur. The ebony female had decided to track down her niece so she could speak with her since it had been over a year and a half. However, she wasn't prepared for what she found when she entered the house after Mew.Oh, dear Luna... Mew! What happened? Mew's face was swollen, as was her shoulder blade, and the latter seemed to be oozing a yellowish goo. The shoulder was definitely infected, if not the face as well, and Hanna knew it would only be a matter of time before the infection was too bad to heal.
Doing a quick assessment, Hanna found that Mew's ear was also bleeding, and though it wasn't infected, and wasn't bleeding badly, it still needed treatment. The elder wolfess opened her bag and selected three leather pouches, each of a different size and each with different ingredients inside. The first was willow bark, freshly peeled from a tree. Glancing about, Hanna found a cauldron and saw that the fireplace had been left stocked with wood. She pulled out her flint and steel and some tinder, and started a blaze on the wood. The cauldron was filled with water and then set to boil with several strips of bark and part of the second pouch, which contained calendula. A tea would be formed with these and the dregs could be used to make a poultice to be bound against the wounds.
As the tea mixture came to a boil, Hanna opened up the third packet, which was no larger than the palm of her hand. Enclosed was a tight wad of sticky spiderweb. She removed part of it and replaced the rest in its envelope. Stringing the sticky stuff out a bit, Hanna placed one hand gently against her niece's belly and pressed the webbing against the wound on the ear. There. That's taken care of. You'll be fine soon, Mew, love.
Hanna had picked up on her niece's scent on the breeze that sliced away the sweet smell of the rain. Her freshly restored med pack flopped at her side, against her belt and trousers. She'd gone topless, as the wind felt so nice running through her fur. The ebony female had decided to track down her niece so she could speak with her since it had been over a year and a half. However, she wasn't prepared for what she found when she entered the house after Mew.Oh, dear Luna... Mew! What happened? Mew's face was swollen, as was her shoulder blade, and the latter seemed to be oozing a yellowish goo. The shoulder was definitely infected, if not the face as well, and Hanna knew it would only be a matter of time before the infection was too bad to heal.
Doing a quick assessment, Hanna found that Mew's ear was also bleeding, and though it wasn't infected, and wasn't bleeding badly, it still needed treatment. The elder wolfess opened her bag and selected three leather pouches, each of a different size and each with different ingredients inside. The first was willow bark, freshly peeled from a tree. Glancing about, Hanna found a cauldron and saw that the fireplace had been left stocked with wood. She pulled out her flint and steel and some tinder, and started a blaze on the wood. The cauldron was filled with water and then set to boil with several strips of bark and part of the second pouch, which contained calendula. A tea would be formed with these and the dregs could be used to make a poultice to be bound against the wounds.
As the tea mixture came to a boil, Hanna opened up the third packet, which was no larger than the palm of her hand. Enclosed was a tight wad of sticky spiderweb. She removed part of it and replaced the rest in its envelope. Stringing the sticky stuff out a bit, Hanna placed one hand gently against her niece's belly and pressed the webbing against the wound on the ear. There. That's taken care of. You'll be fine soon, Mew, love.
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