Herbology ReviewHerbology Review

By Sarah Evans.By Sarah Evans.

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Introduction

• Not for the squeamish and faint minded!

• Study with the use of magical and mundane plants alike.

• Plants can be used for:

1. Medicinal Study

2. Protective Study

3. Educational Study

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Dragon-Hide Gloves Earmuffs Closed Toe Shoes

Mask

Wand

Apron

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Dragon Dung

Mooncalf Dung

Centaur Tears

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• Each plant has its own unique requirements and special qualities.

• When planting, consider:

1. Type of soil

2. Depth of seed

3. How much water is needed

4. How much sunlight is needed

• Plant will enjoy freshness of new pot when re-potted.

• Boosts the plants confidence.

• Diet may change, and water intake can either increase or decrease.

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Wolfsbane Knotgrass Root of Aconite

ShrivelfigRose Oil

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• Rare – Native to Mediterranean Sea.

• Grows up to 5cm – 7cm.

• Soil pH of 7.9 – 8.4 (Moderately Alkaline).

• Needs large amount of water and small amount of sunshine.

• Slimy, grows in bushel, grey-green in colour.

• When ingested the user gets gills and webbing between the fingers and toes.

• Effects last about 1 hour in fresh water and 3 hours in salt water.

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• Native to Europe and some of Asia. Recently migrated to North America.

• Possess sedative properties – used in Draught of Death.

• Is an anxiolytic, so can be used in calming droughts and potions.

• Grows to about 5 feet and forms branches of attractive white flowers.

• Needs at least 7 hours of sunlight to remain healthy.

• Plant in soil with pH level of 4.5 – 5.0 (Very Strong Acid).

• Plant about 1/8 of an inch down.

• Keep away from cats – they are attracted to it much like they are to catnip.

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• Used in the Polyjuice Potion. (Turns one persons body into another's).

• Native to European forests, can be found in Hogwarts Forbidden Forest.

• Can grow from 5cm – 4m tall – has an irregular growth pattern.

• Can be used to treat things such as urinary infections and fertility issues.

• Grows in soil that ranges from 6.1 – 6.5 (Slight Acid) to 6.6 – 7.3 (Neutral).

• Needs to have plenty of water.

• The more sunlight this plant gets, the faster it will grow.

• Flowers in the summer time.

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• Only grows naturally on mountainside of Crete, Greece.

• Possesses a romantic quality.

• Can prevent permanent scarring, used in several love potions, and also as a wand core.

• Brown in liquidized form – needs to be diluted for proper use.

• Grows between 20cm – 30cm in height.

• Needs warmth and sunlight to thrive.

• Grows in soil with a pH level of 6.6 – 7.3 (Neutral).

• In order to grow Dittany, you need a greenhouse with a steady temperature of 13 degrees Celsius.

• Seeds need to be lightly covered in soil, and sprinkled with water. You need to wait until the soil is dry before watering it again.

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• Shaped like parsnip with wrinkled roots in shape of a being.

• Grows anywhere between 5cm – 40cm above the ground – resembles tobacco plants.

• Causes hallucinations, comas and dreamlike states.

• Used in sleeping potions, love potions & potions to revive a petrified witch or wizard.

• Scream of a mandrake can cause death.

• To re-pot a mandrake you need: 1. To wear earmuffs and dragon-hide gloves.

2. Use medium to heavy soil.

3. Concentration of water should be equal to 3/4ths of the plants weight.

• First aid: If touched and in a coma, wash spot of contact immediately and send for trained healer to administer tendisu injection.

• No reversal for death from mandrake scream.

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• Grows in damp, dark areas – especially caves and sloughs.

• Swaying plant tendrils and vivid green in colour.

• If caught, it hates light and heat – Incendio or Lumos Maxima are good spells to use. If you relax, plant will think you are dead and release you.

• Used to guard objects, assassinate enemies and as a distraction.

• To grow safely, surround the area with light to avoid it over growing.

• Cannot be grown within 1000 meters of anywhere populated by muggles.

• First Aid: In emergency, treat for strangulation and suffocation.

• Rennervate is a useful reviving spell.

• Anapneo can be used if the victim chokes on their own tongue.

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• Looks like a giant black slug.

• Releases gas-scented yellow pus when squeezed.

• Pus can be used to treat acne, but must be diluted first, using either dittany in liquid form, or gillywater.

• If undiluted, pus can cause rashes and burns on contact with skin.

• Bulb needs to be planted in dark, nutrient rich soil.

• Very little sunlight is needed.

• Can survive in very cold weather.

• Dragon dung, and lots of it, as a fertilizer.

• First aid: Cleanse wound under clean cold water for 5 minutes.

• Apply dittany to the wound.

• Take a potion to help with the pain.

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• Also known as:

• Sea Sledge

• Flag Root

• Myrtle Grass

• Sweet Myrtle

• Gladdon

• Beewort

• Pregnant women cannot use rat root.

• Grows to about 1 meter in height.

• Leaves have a strong scent and a bitter taste.

• Can cure symptoms such as toothaches, burns and eye disease.

• It is a water plant, so grows in moist soil.

• Water once or twice every two to three days.

• Sunlight is a must!

• Grows best in shallow water, marshes and by the edge of rivers or ponds.

• Qualities include: • Anodyne (relieves pain)• Carminative• Diuretic• Hallucinogen• Laxative• Sedative

• Flowers between May and July.

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• Able to jump around when not restrained.

• Bulb shaped, several leaves sprout from the top, purple in colour.

• Need bathtub of dirt (neutral pH level) in a bright area.

• Centaur tears are best when watering.

• Can grow to the size of a door, so know when they are showing signs of aggression and how to subdue.

• If bouncing bulb comes towards you, you can safely assume it is showing signs of aggression.

• How to subdue:

• Small bulbs can be subdued with a knockback jinx Flipendo – the wand movement is a check mark, hill then a valley.

• Larger bulbs require fire to stop them – use a spell like Incendio, wand movement is the shape of a flame.

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• Resembles green onions, though they have a foul smell.

• Used to ward off evil.

• Can grow in a diverse number of environments.

• Sunlight and water in adequate amounts keep it alive for several months, along with nutritious soil.

• Grow to be up to 15cm in diameter.

• Plant in a pot that is 7 ½ times the size of the bulb.

• Place a protective shield around the plant to ward off insects.

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• Known also as monkshood or wolfsbane.

• Aconite leaves are toxic and were used to kill wild animals in middle ages.

• Poisonous sedatives – used to slow heart rate down – can also treat prickly pain in the skin.

• Always wear dragon-hide gloves when caring for aconite.

• Use nutritious soil – the darker and fluffier the better.

• Thrives in shady areas.

• Don’t attend to aconite with open wounds.

• If your wound is infected by the poison, apply the antidote, antropine, and go straight to St Mungos, death can occur if not treated correctly!

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• Commonly associated with sorrow and bitterness.

• Grows between 1 & 2 meters, usually closer to 2.

• Has wood-like roots and leaves between 2-8 inches.

• Prefers salty water.

• Often used in potions to help with digestive disorders.

• Leaves and flowers can be placed on skin to dull pain of wounds such as insect bites.

• Used in potions for fevers, gall bladder and lover disease.

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• Flower consists of 3 petals surrounded by 3 sepals.

• Comes in several different colours.

• Bulb should be planted ¼ inch into the ground in nutrient rich soil.

• Needs 5-6 hours of sunlight a day.

• Regular water is fine as it is non-magical.

• Stem grows from 1 foot to 10 feet tall.

• Stem is thick and sturdy.

• Comes in a variety of shapes such as:• Bowl• Funnel• Re-curved• Star• Trumpet

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• High source of fibre when dried.

• Flower of the Lily regulates heart rate.

• Used for the treatment of angina.

• Interact well with magic.

• Can be used for people with depression – Lily’s essential oils.

Non-Magical Plants – English Non-Magical Plants – English RoseRose

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• Needs partial to full sunlight.

• Grows from 1 – 20 feet tall.

• Can be 2 – 4 feet wide.

• Comes in many different colours.

• Needs soil with a pH level of 5.5 – 7.0

• Dragon dung should be used for growth to help the rose interact with magic later.

• Wear dragon-hide gloves to protect yourself from rose thorns.

• Needs lots of water - let it sink in before adding more.

• Pure rose oil can be used for medicinal purposes.

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• Medicinal uses of the English Rose include:

• Burns

• Diarrhoea

• Sore Throats

• Treats Rabid Dog Bites

• Ease Muscular Pain

• Anti-Depressants

• Decrease Kidney Stones

• Source of Vitamin C

• Treats Dry Skin

• Eases Fevers

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• Herbologists were well respected in Aboriginal circles in North America – where did it go wrong?

• Witches and Wizards decided everything that is a part of the natural world is muggle therefore inferior.

• The physical, natural world is part of our reality as much as the invisible, mystical reality.

• All plants are a complex part of everything.

• Wizarding population as hesitant to fund herbologists, short of potion makers, who fund for plant research that will benefit them.

• Alien species are a type of plant outside of its natural habitat, ecosystem or geological range.

• First the seed/plant moves to a new environment, then it adapts to this environment, then it “takes over” sometimes becoming too much for the ecosystem it has moved to.