3. 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.
4. 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
5. Basic Equipments
Protective Equipments
Protection for poison plants and dangerous at all
Essential equipments:
Dragon-Hide Gloves Earmuffs Wand
7. 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
9. 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
11. Care
Each plant is unique in requirements and qualities
Important requirements:
Soil
Repotting
food
Sunlight
Water
Habitats
Lifespan
12. 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.
13. 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
14. 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
15. Draught of Living Death is a powerful sleeping potion which
combines wormwood with roots of asphodel
Wormwood Asphodel
16. Other Major Plant Ingredients
Mistletoe Berries Aconite Valerian Sprigs
Leaping Toadstool Knotgrass Knotgrass Mead
17. Peppermint Root of Aconite Poppy Heads
Shrivelfig Rose Thorns Rose Oil
19. 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 between
fingers and toes when consumed
Effects dure 1hour in fresh water and
3 hours in salt water
20. 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
21. 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
22. Dittany
Essential to healers, romancers and potioneers
Aids in curign aliments, preventing scarrings and used
in 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 is
important
24. 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 aquatandisu
potion 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
25. 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
26. 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
28. 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
29. 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
31. 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
32. 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.
33. 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
34. 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.
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
42. 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
43. 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
