HERBOLOGY

Review Assignement

Lesson 1

Introduction to Herbology

and Basic Equipment

What is Herbology?

Study of both magical and non-magical plants

Purposes:

Medicinal

Protective

Educational

Herbologist is the professional wizard or witch who study

the properties and nature of plants.

Importance of Herbology

Difference between magical and non-magical plants

Specific characteristics of each plant

Right soil

Sunlight and water

Harvesting

Protection

Herbs used in potions

Recognizing the wood of wand

Basic EquipmentsProtective Equipments

Protection for poison plants and dangerous at all

Essential equipments:

Dragon-Hide Gloves Earmuffs Wand

Dittany Closed toe shoes

Apron Mask

Basic Equipments

Caring Equipments

Equipments to take care of plants

Dragon Dung

Fertilizer for soil

Its acid break all materials down to

their most natural state

Scentless

Stronger than mooncalf dung

Mooncalf Dung

Fertilizer for soil

Care of more sensitive plants

Weaker than Dragon Dung

Centaur Tears

Favourite drink for most plants

Vitamin reacher than water

Can revive a dead plant

Toxic to saltwater plants

Centaurs tears are regulated by

law

They only consent if using to

betterment of plants

Lesson 2

Care and Use in Potions

Care

Each plant is unique in requirements and qualities

Important requirements:

Soil

Repotting

food

Sunlight

Water

Habitats

Lifespan

Considerations when plating

Type of soil

Depth of the seed

How much water is necessary

How much sunlight is necessary

Plants enjoy new spot, their confidence arise with larger ones. Their diet may change

Flesh-Eating Plants usually double their intake

Gaviat Roots eat 66% less than before

Plants adapt to a new habitat, but the movement cause disruption to the environment life cycle

Lifespan range vary from 3 to 5000 years after planted cutted

Trees have the biggest lifespan, followed by cacti and guapo.

Use in Potions In potion field, herbs are widely used once they composse potions ingredientes.

Potions only is complete with herbologists work

The use of herbs in potions have several purposes such as:

Add scents

Add freshness

Add beauty

In medicinal proposes taking in consideration the plants’:

Temperament

Toxicity

Properties of identity in general

Dreamless sleep potion is a potion to put a person to sleep

without dreams. It uses moonstone and starpuffs

Moonstone causes drowsiness

Starpuffs is responsible for dreamless once it has hypnotic qualities

Draught of Living Death is a powerful sleeping potion which

combines wormwood with roots of asphodel

Wormwood Asphodel

Other Major Plant Ingredients Mistletoe Berries Aconite Valerian Sprigs

Leaping Toadstool Knotgrass Knotgrass Mead

Peppermint Root of Aconite Poppy Heads

Shrivelfig Rose Thorns Rose Oil

Lesson 3

Basic Herbs and Fungi

Gillyweed

Rare herb native from Mediterranean Sea

Height for 5 to 7 cm

Soil pH range of 7.9 – 8.4 (Alkaline)

Large amount of water

Little sunlight

Gils and webs grow temporarily betweenfingers and toes when consumed

Effects dure 1hour in fresh water and

3 hours in salt water

Valerian Roots Native from Europe and Asia

Possess sedative powers. Sprigs used in

sleeping potions

Roots are anxiolytic and used in calming

potions and by grooms at weddings

Sprigs are used in perfumes (mix of cherry

and vanilla)

Height 5 feet

Requires at least 7 hours of sun

Soil pH range of 4,5-5,0 (Strong acid)

1/8 seed in soil

Harvested in fall and spring

Keep away from cats

Knotgrass Simbolizes tying together of two people

Native from Europe, presente in

Frobidenn Forest

Height 5cm to 4m, irregular growth

Halt animals growth

Soil pH range of 6,1-6,5 to 6,6-7,3

More sunlight, more growth

Lots of water

Used in polyjuice and love potions as well as for treament of urinary infactions and fertility

Flowers in summer: whites, pinks, and greens

DittanyEssential to healers, romancers and potioneers

Aids in curign aliments, preventing scarrings and usedin love potions.

Native only from Crete, Greece

It must be dilluted for use.

Height 20 to 30 cm

Requires warmth and sunlight

Soil pH range of 6,6-7,3 (Neutral)

Temperature range of 13°C

Seeds needs to be covered by soil and slightly by water, water only dried soil, not putting too much water isimportant

Lesson 4

Dangerous Plants

The Mandrake (Mandragora) Height 5 to 40 centimeters

Causes hallucination, comas and dreamlike status

Used in sleeping, love potions and to unpetrify a person

Causes death with their scream which is their way of defense

It is vital to use earmuffs when handling with it

When a person dies with scream, mandrake dies too

In Middle Ages, wizards let dogs pulling them up and it heard the scream killing both dog and herb

Nowadays, to harvest, put them into an aquatandisupotion until it stop screaming and can be manipulated

To repot, use medium to heavy soil and ¾ water of plants height, besides protection

If one slips into a comma, wash the spot of contact and send to St. Mungo’s immediately

Devil’s Snare

Native from Scotland

Grow in dark and damp places, specially caves and sloughs

It attacks when one is back and aslep

The better reaction is be quiet so that it will think you are

dead and will stop . Then, use Incendio or Lumos Maxima

once they hate heat and light

Used to guard objects, attack enemies and distraction

There is no seed to grow them, only wit and intellect

Surround them with full of light to protect the surroundings

They have to be put at least 1000 meters from Muggles

places, by law

If one is strangulated, rennervate her or use anapneo in

tongue chocking cases

Bubotuber Native from Scotland

When squeezed, releases gas-scented yellow pus

which treats acne

Only use pus diluted, undiluted pus causes rashes

and burn

Requires dark and nutritious soil

Little sunlight

Cold weather

Fertilize with lots of dragon dung

If pus enters in contact, wash the contact spot with

cold water and apply dittany. Also potion for pain

Lesson 5

Rat Roots

Rat Root Native from Canada and alson knowm as Alcorus calamus

Height about 1 meter

Leaves with strong scent and bitter taste

Rhizomes can substitute ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg

Not take in high doses or long periods of time

Wrongly saw as a symbol of love. It is actually used as a tool against women

Water plant, moist soils.

Water once in two or three days

Sunlight extremely necessary

Grows better in shallow water

Seed ripen in august and July, flowers between May and July

Widely applications

Uses in floor coverings, healing, curing tooth aches, burns, eye diseases, clearing cough and relieving stain in voice, helping people after stroke, strengths mind and stomachs, mild tonic, calming nervous

Qualities:

Abortifacient

Anodyne (relives pain)

Anthelmintic

Aphrodisiac (used in some love potions)

Carminative

Counters the side effects of hallucinogens

Diuretic

Hallucinogen

Laxative

Otalgic (cures ear aches)

Sedative

Lesson 6

Advanced Herbology

Bouncing Bulb Also known as Resilio bulbus

They re able to jump around and will jump

through anyone when feeling threatened.

Youngers are easier to handle.

Defense with Flipendo. Higher bulbs, use

Incendio

Requires neutral pH level

Bright area

Fertilize with centaur tears

Grow to size of doorways

Gurdyroot

Posses a foul scent which is used in

potions and to ward off other creatures,

like Gulping Plimpies

Requires nutritious soil

Sunlinght and water in adequate amounts

Height 15cm when lof oof sunlight

Plant in a pot 7,5 times bulb size

Growth will be difficult outside because

bugs will attack them due to the smell

Then, put a protective spell around:

Nonperiurabis.

Aconite Also known as monkshood or Wolfsbane

Native from Greece, found in wild forest of moderate temperature

Aconite is a poisonous sedative. Its leaves are toxicity and were used, in Middle Ages, to kill wild animals and in arrows against enemies

It is vital using dragon-hide gloves and avoiding it to touch anything

Requires dark, fluffy, nutritious soil. Outside, found in tree shadow

In small doses it is used to slow heart rate

In huge dose, it can kill within 2 to 6 hours

Symptoms: diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting first. Later, sensations of burning in the abdomen, mouth, and face. Close to death, sweating, dizziness, headaches, confusion, and breathing problems.

If infects a wound, apply an antidote immediately and went to St. Mungo’s

Wormwood Associated to sorrow and bitterness

Widely used in potions

Height from 2 – 8 inches

Prefers salt water

Used in potions to digestive disorders

Induce sweating, stimulate the imagination, increase

hunger, stlle stomach, reduces pain

If bitten by insect, place in it its leaves and flowers

Also used to treat fevers, gall bladder and lover disease.

Lesson 7

Non-Magical Plants

Non-magical Plants

Non-magical plants have some similarities with magical ones. They

have effects of scents, calming, sleeping, some are poisoned, or

have other ways of protection, variety of heights and colors. They

also have unique requirements and qualities. It is necessary to

have the right soil, depth of the seed, amount of water and

sunlight.

What differs them? Non-magical plants are lesser temperamental

which reduces the probability of explosions and all sort of

dangerous that decreases a lot

Lily Plants They vary in shape: bowl, funnel, recurve, star, trumpet

and color: blue, Orange, pink, purple, white, yellow

Not all species produces flowers

Requires nutritious soil

Full access to sun of 5-6 hours

Bulb planted ¼ inch to the ground

Fertilize with water

Height of steam of 1 to 10 feet, always green

Their leaves do a process called photosynthesis. It takes

sunlight, water and sources and produces

carbohydrates to feed themselves and oxygen

Flowers attract bird which helps to spread them

Source of fiber and health benefits

Regulates heart rate, treatment of angina, burns and

prevent scar from forming

Spider bites are treated with them

As tea, it cures coughs, fever, stomach disorders,

wounds and sores

Its essence cures depression once it induce happiness

and security

Muggles use them in aromatherapy

English Rose

It varies in colors: blue, green, orange, pink, red, or white

Heights from 1-5 feet

Soil pH range of 5,5-7,0. Test it with Acidious Revelious

Lot of sunlight and water

Water only with the soil dried, not drawn it !

Fertilizes with dragon dungs

It has thorns, their protection, so that it is important to use dragon-hide gloves

It produces oil which are expensive, due to it, many

corrupt it making lesser quality. Used to medicinal purposes

Some medicinal uses

Eye diseases/ (as a tea) and to treat cataracts (from skin of the roots)

2. Burns

3. influenza

4. Stomach problems / as a digestive stimulant

5. Diarrhea

6. Chronic finger sores

7. Snow blindness (with an eyewash using petals, stem bark, and skin of the roots)

8. Astringent/ for skin lotions

9. Sore throats

10. Treats rabid dog bites

11. To stop nosebleeds

12. To ease muscular pain/ antispasmodic

13. Antidepressant /ease depression and anxiety

14. Used in love potions

15. Can decrease kidney stones

16. Menstrual regulator (may be mixed with motherwort for cases of heavy flow too)

17. Helps with kidneys

18. Cleansing properties

19. Anti-inflammatory

20. Source of vitamin C

21. Seeds are diuretic

22. Seeds are a laxative

23. Potions with dried petals treat headaches

24. Soaking a cloth in cool rose water may be applied to the forehead to help treat headaches

25. Scent in potions may relieve colic (muggles may use Rosehip tincture)

26. Eases a cough

27. May be used to treat dry skin

28. May be used in a potion to relieve itching for women

29. Combining Rose water with witch hazel makes a potion to help clear up skin with pimples/acne

30. Adding rose oil to bath water helps ease grief, and sometimes insomnia as well

31. Rose tea helps relieve stress

32. Has been used to prevent scurvy by consumption

33. Eases colds

34. Eases fevers

35. Decreases swelling of puffy skin by compressing with rose water

36. Scent in some potions may induce sleep

37. Can help regulate blood thickness

38. Rose oil is known to be antiviral

39. Rose oil is known to be antibacterial

40. Rose oil and rose water are known to be Antiseptic

Lesson 8

Challenges in Herbology

The Gardening Effect

Herbologists suffer with devaluation of their

profession once people associate them to

gardeners, don’t knowing the knowlodge and

importance they have

They do not have fundings enough too. Potioneers

and hospitals made their donation but related to

herbs used in potions and healing

Alien Species

Allien species are plants which do not pertence to

that habitat invading it

It enters the new habitat

Adapts to it

Reproduce and take out the sourcers

The sourcers taken become insuficiente to the

native plants that die leading to animals die too