Crimsonthorn

Crimsonthorn is a plant in The Wheel of Time television series. Crimsonthorn roots are used as a herb and can be deadly, but when it's diluted it can ease pain.
== Overview ==
Crimsonthorn is a plant with bright red roots. The roots are kept as a herb used by healers such as Wisdoms. When diluted, crimsonthorn can ease pain. Undiluted, it causes a painless death.
== History ==
=== Season 2 ===
When Liandrin Guirale takes Nynaeve al'Meara to the Yellow Ajah healing house, Nynaeve identifies the crimsonthorn herb on sight. Nynaeve initially thinks it's going to be used to kill a young girl patient, but an Accepted tells her that they dilute it to help ease pain since the healing is so uncomfortable. Liandrin discreetly takes the bottle of crimsonthorn while Nynaeve and the Accepted are focused on the healing. Scene 11. Liandrin later visits Aludran and she uses the crimsonthorn to make a tea for him. Nynaeve, who had discreetly followed her, tells her that the crimsonthorn won't help with his pain. Liandrin yells at her to get out, and then apologizes to Aludran because she didn't know it would hurt him.
When Nynaeve has a vision of her family in the first of the three arches, she is holding crimsonthorn roots in her hand. Nynaeve's father sees her and is alarmed because it is deadly. He helps Nynaeve thoroughly wash her hands in the river and reminds her of how deadly it is. In Nynaeve's vision in the second arch, a plague has hit the Two Rivers and Natti Cauthon is giving crimsonthorn to those infected, including Tam al'Thor. Natti defends this by saying, "It's a painless death."
== Appearances ==
Crimsonthorn appears in the following episodes:
== Quotes ==
== Gallery ==
Crimsonthorn vial ep202.jpg|A vial of crimsonthorn at the Yellow Ajah healing house (episode 202)
Crimsonthorn diluted ep202.jpg|The crimsonthorn diluted in water at the Yellow Ajah healing house (episode 202)
Crimsonthorn Nynaeve's hand ep203.jpg|Nynaeve drops crimsonthorn in her vision (episode 203)
Crimsonthorn Tam's bedside ep203.jpg|Crimsonthorn sits on Tam's bedside table in Nynaeve's vision (episode 203)
== Changes from the book series ==
Crimsonthorn is an adaptation of the from the book series.
* Color - In the books, the shavings of crimsonthorn root are white.
* Type of death - In the books, crimsonthorn causes a terrible death: it paralyzes the individual's muscles, causing them to slowly asphyxiate, and they remain awake during it. It can take hours.
== References ==