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Burdock
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Cat Given Name:
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Burdock
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Common Name:
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Burdock
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Other Name(s):
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Thorny Burr
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Description:
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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:
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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
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Complaints:
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Fleas, Snakebite, Burn, Abrasion, Damaged Tooth
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Symptoms:
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Fever, Itch, Infection, Anxiety, Envenomation, Poor Circulation, Flea Bites, Abrasions
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Local Availabilities *
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Seasons ^
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Details
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The areas near the various Thunderpaths and along the River.
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The areas near the farm's small Thunderpath and along the River.
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Near the Gorge and along the section of Thunderpath they border.
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Near the Thunderpaths.
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Near Thunderpaths, ditches, and watersides.
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Near the roadsides.
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Near Thunderpaths, ditches, and watersides.
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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 a Plant Part
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: #5e5a5a; text-align: center; color: #f9f9f9; font-size: smaller;" | Collecting & Storing Leaves
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| width="75%" | Early Greenleaf
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| style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | How to Collect
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|| 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.
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|| The leaves should be laid in full sun to dry.
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| style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | How to Store
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|| Store in loose piles in a cool, dry place.
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: #5e5a5a; text-align: center; color: #f9f9f9; font-size: smaller;" | Collecting & Storing Root
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| width="24%" style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | When to Collect
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| width="75%" | Mid to Late Greenleaf
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| style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | How to Collect
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|| 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.
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|| The roots should be washed, then laid in full sun until fully dried.
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| style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | How to Store
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|| Store in neat piles in a cool, dry place.
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| colspan="3" style="background-color: #5e5a5a; text-align: center; color: #f9f9f9; font-size: smaller;" | Collecting & Storing Seeds
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| width="24%" style="text-align: right;" valign="top" | When to Collect
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| width="75%" | Late Greenleaf to early Leaf-fall
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|| The seeds should be shaken from the plant and fall on their own from the buds.
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|| The seeds should be dried slowly in the shade to best preserve their healing powers.
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|| store in loose piles in a cool, dry place.
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