Herbology First Year

Herbology Review

Introduction to Herbology & Basic Equipment

LESSON ONE

“Herbology is the study and use of magical and mundane plants.”

Herbology is the study of magical & mundane plants – however it involves more than just gardening.

It is important to know the properties of plants – for either their medicinal or practical purposes.

Plants have aesthetic (Figure A), medicinal (Figure B) and practical (Figure C) uses.

Lesson I – Intro to Herbology

Figure A.Figure C.

Figure B.

There are several protective items important for use in the study of Herbology.

These include: Dragon-hide gloves, earmuffs, a wand, dittany, enclosed shoes, an apron, and sometimes a mask.

Lesson I – Protective Equipment

Dragon Dung is used as a fertilizer for

plants.

Lesson 1 – Plant Care & Fertilizers

Mooncalf Dung is also a

fertilizer, but it’s a much

gentler option (for sensitive

plants).Centaur Tears are richer in vitamins than normal water and therefore

help plants grow in

abundance.

Care & Use in Potions“The Morphanus Cacti will not grow next to the ocean, just as the

Aquaigus Root would not grow in a dry desert!”

LESSON TWO

Each plant has different requirements for growth, including soil, temperature and pH etc.

Each plant is an individual and as such, one plant’s necessities could be another plants demise. Therefore you have to be careful how you treat a plant.

Plants range in size and lifespan, from the size of a coin, to taller than a house and from three years to five thousand years!

Plants are used as potion ingredients, either for practical/medicinal uses or aesthetically (for smell and taste).

Lesson II – Care & Use in Potions

Basic Herbs & Fungi“This week we will be looking at four of the basic herbs used in

Herbology.”

LESSON THREE

Lesson III: Gillyweed• Quite rare and native to the

Mediterranean Sea• When consumed, causes

people to grow gills and webbed feet in order to breathe and successfully

swim under water.• pH: 7.9 – 8.4 (moderately

alkaline)• Requires little sunlight• Grows to between 5 and

7cm.

Lesson III: Valerian Root

• Valeriana officinalis – native to Europe & Asia• Possesses sedative powers and is used in sleeping potions.

• Often worn by grooms at weddings for its smell.• pH: 4.5-5.0 (very acidic)

• Requires a lot of sunshine to remain healthy.

Lesson III: Knotgrass

• Symbolic at weddings – symbolises tying two people together.• 5cm – 4m tall.• pH: 6.1 – 7.3• Flowers range between white, pink & green.

Lesson III: Dittany

• Grows 20-30cm and requires sunlight to thrive.• Found natively in the

mountains of Crete, but now cultivated worldwide.

• Useful in healing potions• pH: 6.6 – 7.3 (neutral)

• It is possible to overwater dittany, so be careful and

always keep it at 13 degrees Celsius in the greenhouse.