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Used as a tea for an upset stomach ({{tdr|48}})
 
Used as a tea for an upset stomach ({{tdr|48}})
 
;Corenroot
 
;Corenroot
Helps make blood
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Helps make blood ({{tdr|38}})
 
;Dogweed
 
;Dogweed
 
;Dogwort
 
;Dogwort
For knitting flesh
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For knitting flesh ({{tdr|38}})
 
;Feverbane
 
;Feverbane
 
Used for fever ({{tdr|10}})
 
Used for fever ({{tdr|10}})
 
;Five-finger
 
;Five-finger
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Used with ivy and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising ({{teotw|38}})
 
;Flatwort tea
 
;Flatwort tea
 
Used for fatigue ({{tdr|48}})
 
Used for fatigue ({{tdr|48}})
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;Foxtail
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Used with marasin in a tea to help sleep but not leave the person groggy ({{teotw|19}})
 
;Gheandin Blossom
 
;Gheandin Blossom
 
Used powdered to treat otherwise fatal heart pains ({{tdr|48}})
 
Used powdered to treat otherwise fatal heart pains ({{tdr|48}})
 
;Healall
 
;Healall
;Hearleaf:
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Unknown use ({{tdr|38}})
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;Heartleaf
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Used as a tea to prevent conception ({wh|12}}
 
;Ivy
 
;Ivy
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Used ground with five-finger and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising ({{teotw|38}})
 
;Marisin
 
;Marisin
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Used with foxtail in a tea to help sleep but not leave the person groggy ({{teotw|19}})
 
;Marshwhite
 
;Marshwhite
 
Used as a tea for an upset stomach ({{tdr|48}})
 
Used as a tea for an upset stomach ({{tdr|48}})
 
;Rannel
 
;Rannel
;Red Daisy tea
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Given along with sheepstongue root to people acting the fool or faking illness. It tastes unpleasant but does no harm ({{tgh|8}})
;Sheepstongue root
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;Red Daisy
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Given as a tea with sheepstongue root. It may cure headaches, or may just be used on people who complain when nothing is wrong with them ({{tfoh|13}})
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;Sheepstongue Root
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Given along with rannel to people acting the fool or faking illness. It tastes unpleasant but does no harm ({{tgh|8}})
 
;Silverleaf
 
;Silverleaf
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Used as a tea with timsin root to cure headaches ({{tsr|34}})
 
;Sleepwell
 
;Sleepwell
;Sunburst root
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;Sunburst Root
;Timsin root
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Used with ivy and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising ({{teotw|38}})
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;Timsin Root
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Used as a tea with silverleaf to cure headaches ({{tsr|34}})
 
;Whitefennel
 
;Whitefennel
 
Used to ease birthing pains in a hard birth ({{tdr|48}})
 
Used to ease birthing pains in a hard birth ({{tdr|48}})

Revision as of 10:51, 21 July 2012

This article is a stub. A longer, more in depth article will be added at a later time.


Treatment

The One Power

Main article: Healing

Other forms

For those that cannot use the One Power to Heal, there are still a wide range of herbs and other treatments. In most villages, this is the role of one woman, such as the Wisdom

Herbs

Medicinal Herbs

Acem

Used as a tea for head pain (TSR, Ch. 52)

Andilay root

Used for fatigue (TDR, Ch. 48)

Boneknit

Used to aid mending bones (TDR, Ch. 48)

Blue Goatflower

Used to aid mending bones along with boneknit (TDR, Ch. 48)

Bluespine

An unpleasant tasting tea, used mostly as a punishment (TFoH, Ch. 5)

Bluewort

Used as a tea for an upset stomach (TDR, Ch. 48)

Chainleaf

Used as a tea for an upset stomach (TDR, Ch. 48)

Corenroot

Helps make blood (TDR, Ch. 38)

Dogweed
Dogwort

For knitting flesh (TDR, Ch. 38)

Feverbane

Used for fever (TDR, Ch. 10)

Five-finger

Used with ivy and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising (TEotW, Ch. 38)

Flatwort tea

Used for fatigue (TDR, Ch. 48)

Foxtail

Used with marasin in a tea to help sleep but not leave the person groggy (TEotW, Ch. 19)

Gheandin Blossom

Used powdered to treat otherwise fatal heart pains (TDR, Ch. 48)

Healall

Unknown use (TDR, Ch. 38)

Heartleaf

Used as a tea to prevent conception ({wh|12}}

Ivy

Used ground with five-finger and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising (TEotW, Ch. 38)

Marisin

Used with foxtail in a tea to help sleep but not leave the person groggy (TEotW, Ch. 19)

Marshwhite

Used as a tea for an upset stomach (TDR, Ch. 48)

Rannel

Given along with sheepstongue root to people acting the fool or faking illness. It tastes unpleasant but does no harm (TGH, Ch. 8)

Red Daisy

Given as a tea with sheepstongue root. It may cure headaches, or may just be used on people who complain when nothing is wrong with them (TFoH, Ch. 13)

Sheepstongue Root

Given along with rannel to people acting the fool or faking illness. It tastes unpleasant but does no harm (TGH, Ch. 8)

Silverleaf

Used as a tea with timsin root to cure headaches (TSR, Ch. 34)

Sleepwell
Sunburst Root

Used with ivy and sunburst root as an ointment of bruising (TEotW, Ch. 38)

Timsin Root

Used as a tea with silverleaf to cure headaches (TSR, Ch. 34)

Whitefennel

Used to ease birthing pains in a hard birth (TDR, Ch. 48)

Willowbark

Used as a tea for headpain (TSR, Ch. 52) and general fever (TGH, Ch. 14)

Worrynot Root

Used for fever (TDR, Ch. 10)

Poisonous Herbs

Crimsonthorn root
Tarchrot Leaf

Illness

Black Fever
A disease that killed Artur Hawkwing's parents
Blackbile Fever
Breakbone Fever
Spotted Fever
Yelloweye Fever