Herbal Healing

World Herbs and Properties
Here is a list of the herbs and flower remedies used in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time:
Herb Name	
Andilay root		Alleviates fatigue, clears the head, and eases tired muscles	
Belladonna	 Concentrated extracts or dried and ground into powder	Poisonous in it’s pure form, calming or healing effects when mixed - see mixed herbs table for healing qualities.
Blue Goatflowers	Boiled in water (1:10), as hot as can be stood. Replaced as soon as steaming stops, and continued for the entire day. Knits the bone twice as fast as boneknit alone, and twice as strong.	
Bluespine	 Brewed into tea	Cures sulkiness or anything else a wisdom finds unfavorable.	Incredibly bitter and foul smelling
Bluewort	 Boiled in Tea - settles the Stomach	
Boneknit		Helps bones mend more quickly.
	
Broomweed	 Mixed with food or tea, dried or whole	Settles stomach, especially the nervous stomach. Sweet
Catfern	 Boiled and added to powdered Mavinsleaf in tea - sures lies. Foul tasting and smelling. Green and scummy
Chainleaf	 Boiled in tea.	Settles stomach	
Corenroot		Thins the blood	
Crimsonthorn		Poison. Paralyzes the one it is administered to. Unsure if the effects are temporary or permanent.	
Dogweed			Tastes horrible 
Dogworth	 Ground as a paste, apply directly to the wound 	Natural Antiseptic 	
Fennel			Different kinds of fennel are explained in this list
Feverbane		Stops fever	
Five finger Ground Ivy / Sunburst root	Boiled into an ointment	Treats heavy bruises, causing them to fade rapidly	Feels both hot and cold in flashes
Flatwort	 Make tea out of fresh leaves	Gives energy, adrenaline & nutrients 	Best for aging people
Forkroot	 Brewed into tea. Chop off the root of the plant, and allow to dry for three days. Grind and keep in a jar where precise amounts can be extracted. 	Puts one to sleep and prevents a channeller from touching the Source. Effective painkiller that numbs the nerve ends	A faint minty taste. Deceivingly sweet
Foxglove	 Extracts from dried petals. (tea) Stops further spreading of a disease. Increases immunity to a disease. Best taken regularly.
Foxtail		 Aids in sleep with no grogginess.	
Gheandin blossom	Powdered and taken by mouth - relief of heartpains and a good poison killer. 	See mixed herbs table
Goatflower	 Hang the blossoms to dry, and prepare into a tea sack within a week. 	Goatflower strengthens the system against damage. It boosts the body’s immunity and provides more adrenaline. Mixed with chopped Willow tree bark, it can be used into most teas since it does not do otherwise effects, and also has no real taste
Goatstongue		Sleep aid, sovereign for stomach cramps.	
Goosemint 		Settles a burning stomach	
Gray Fennel	 It’s sap is deadly when taken in orally or through open wounds	Deadly poison	Evident discoloration of the eyes of the deceased.
Greenroot		makes you sleep, but sovereign for stomach cramps	
Ground ivy	 Chop the fresh leaves finely and work into a paste with warm water or Juniper oil. Massage for quick relief, and take orally for more effeciveness in the long run. The local Ground Ivy is a good remedy for aching and tired muscles. Leaves a strange hot and cold feeling when mixed with finely chopped Sunburst root, and actually repairs slightly torn muscles and flesh.
Healall	Ointment	Used on open wounds to make them heal quickly	Works on almost any illness, is a good alternative when the specific herb is not available
Heartleaf	 Boiled in tea.	Prevents pregnancy when taken before consummation	
Honey	Pure honey, is useable as a sweetener that does not damage the properties of herbs. It can be used in tea or bad tasting potions to soothe the taste	Has properties which clear up the respiratory system and other allergic reactions.	
Juniper	 The juice when warmed over a fire is used to indicate pregnancies as the color change suggests	Juniper Berries are useable as acid indicators.	The juice extracted from the berries is strangely intoxicating, allowing nerves to relax and tensions to soften
Kaf 	 The beans are brewable into a strong, bitter tea. Awakens the body’s senses, causing one to be quite energetic even when tired - Seanchan beanplant
Lionheart		Numbs pain. 
	
Mardroot		Used on bruised; Stings 	
Marisin	 	Sleep aid with no grogginess.	
Marshwhite leaves 	Leaves are boiled in tea. Settles stomach. Keeps very well, and gains potency with time; tastes very bitter
Mavinsleaf	
		
Nightsbane 	 Leaves can be ground, and made into a poultice or paste. Leaves can be ground, and made into a poultice or paste. See mixed table
Peach pit		Poison, like Grey Fennel	
Pokeleaf 	 Ground and used like shampoo. Removes dyes from hair, normally used for toothaches and sore gums	
Rannel 	Tea	 Cures contrariness - very foul tasting
Red daisy		probably tastes awful
Red Fennel 	 Brewed into Tea	Settles the stomach. Mild, and therefore suited for children. Too much use might cause flatulence.
Sheepstongue root 	Swallowed whole	Can be used to induce vomiting, also used to soothe the eyelids. When ground and made into paste it’s the perfect cure against misbehaviour.
Silverleaf 	 Prepared in tea	Alleviates extreme headaches	Taste has been compared to the inside of boots.
Sleepwell	 Grind to a poultice and mix well with food or drink	Clears headaches and makes a person drowsy	
Sorfa 	 Made into a tincture.	Helps welts	
Sunburst	 Thread can be made out of the fibers of the root, which are used to sew up wounds	Also allows blood to clot faster. Poultices, salves and teas made from the root are quite effective with inner bleedings	
Stinging Mardroot	Oil or Liniment	Used on heavy bruises.	
Timsin root	Same as Silverleaf		
Tremalking Black 	Dried leaves in tea.	Dried leaves cause wonderful essences. Vapors cause relaxation and clear the nose and lungs	
White Fennel		Helps ease pains of labor in giving birth.	Only used in very severe cases when labour was very hard.
White Henpepper		Soothes a toothache, but can also dye your hair black.	
Willow	Leaves can be dried and made into a relaxing tea. Relieves mild fevers and sicknesses, as the aromatic vapors from the steaming tea are inhaled while being taken. Willow can clear up children’s fevers from growing or toothing, and can also be used by adults who wish to improve their health and strength.	
Worrynot		Helps end a fever.			
Combinations and their Effects
Combinations	Effect
Flatwort tea and andilay root	clears the head and dims the burn in tired muscles
Foxtail, marisin, and something else	will help sleep but not make you groggy
Ground ivy, five-finger, and sunburst root	Can be used on bruises
Timsin root and Silverleaf	Good for headaches
Boiled catfern and powdered mavinsleaf	Tastes very foul. Does nothing useful other than that.
Nightsbane and sheepstongue	Clears blurring or darkening visions, eye infections, or failure of sight due to sudden bursts of light, or infectious poisons. Futile against the effects of being blinded by the One Power.
Gheandin blossom with dogworth and/or willow bark worked into a paste	The taste is rather perplexing, spicy and bitter at the same time, so a little honey will be of no harm. Use regularly to relieve heart or inner side pains; constant treatment has lead to remarkable healings of malignant tissues and heart problems
Belladonna powder from dried berries with twice the amount of Gheandin powder and a lot of white healall powder. Add hot boiling water and work into a paste.	Simply massage the pink paste gently all over the broken limb after it has been soaked in boiled Goatflower. The effects of these four herbs seem miraculous with boneknitting. One can also dry a precise amount of berries and ground with a few intoxicants, can mixed into something to calm nerves.
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