herbology review
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Herbology review for first year herbology students.TRANSCRIPT
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Herbology ReviewBy Maddie Garrett
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What is Herbology?
• Herbology is the study and use of magical and mundane (non-magical) plants.
• A Herbologist is any witch or wizard who understands the nature and properties of a plant.
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Basic Equipment Used
• A wand
• Earmuffs
• Dragon-Hide Gloves
• A supply of Dittany
• Closed toe shoes
• An apron
• A mask
• Dragon Dung
• Mooncalf Dung
• Centaur Tears
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What to Consider When Planting
• What type of soil does your plant need?
• How deep does the seed need to be planted?
• How much water does the plant need?
• How much sunlight does the plant need?
• What is the climate of the plant?
• How much sunlight and water will the plant need once it is replanted in a larger pot?
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Potions and Plants
• Plants add fragrance to potions
• Some potions require plants as an ingredient
• Used in potions like Dreamless Sleep Potion, Draught of Death, and Forgetfulness Potion
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Gillyweed
• Native to the Mediterranean Sea
• Needs a lot of water, little sunlight, and soil with a pH value of 7.9-8.4
• When consumed, it will give you temporary gills and webs between your toes and fingers
• Has a greyish green color and is very slimy
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Valerian Root
• Native to Europe and Asia but migrated to North America
• Known to be sedative and calming
• Known to ward off elves
• Needs seven hours of sun and soil with a pH level of 4.5-5.0
• Cats tend to like it
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Knotgrass
• Native to forests in Europe
• Used in Polyjuice Potion
• Symbolizes the tying together of two people
• Needs a lot of water and sunlight and soil with a pH of 6.1-7.3
• Grows best in the summer
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Dittany
• Found in the mountainsides of Crete and Greece
• Is used for romance and healing
• When liquidized, it turns brown
• Needs sunlight and soil with a pH of 6.6-7.3
• Needs temperatures around 13 degrees Celcius
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Mandrake
• Found in Europe
• Grows well around where people have been hung
• Causes hallucinations, dream like states, and comas
• They stop screaming after they make their first kill
• If soaked in Aquatandisu Potion they stop screaming
• Can cause death
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Devil’s Snare
• Found in the highlands and lowlands of Scotland
• Found in dark, damp areas
• Attacks you when you aren’t looking
• Often used to guard things
• The more you struggle to escape, the tighter the plant gets
• Once you relax, it will release you
• Doesn’t have any seeds
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Bubotuber
• Found in Scotland
• Looks like a giant black slug and releases yellow pus
• Can cause rashes and burns
• Doesn’t need much light, but needs Dragon Dung to grow
• If you touch it, rinse the area it touched and use dittany
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Rat Root
• Also called Acorus Calamus, sea sludge, flag root, Gladdon, and Beewort
• Doe not use if you are pregnant and don’t use in high doses
• Symbolic for love
• Can be sedative, anthelmintic, carminative, and cause hallucinations among many other things
• Has a sweet smell
• Is a water plant and needs water every two to three days
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Bouncing Bulb
• Can be very aggressive
• Needs a lot of sun and a bathtub of soil with a neutral pH
• Water it with Centaur Tears
• If it escapes from you, it will jump up and try to hit your face
• To subdue a small plant, use Flipendo
• To subdue a large plant, use Incendio
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Gurdyroot
• Looks like green onions and has a foul smell
• Is known to ward off Gulping Plimpies
• Needs a lot of water, sunlight, and nutritious soil
• Needs to be in a pot that is seven and a half times larger than the size of the plant’s bulb
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Aconite
• Also called Monkshood and Wolfsbane
• In the old days, it’s leaves were used to kill wild animals
• Known to be very poisonous and sedative
• Needs nutritious soul and lots of shade
• If a large dosage is used, you could die within two to six hours
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Wormwood
• Found in Europe
• It is associated with sorrow and bitterness
• Prefers to have salty water
• Is known to help with digestive disorders
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Lily Plants
• Has flowers that can be blue, orange, pink, purple, white, and yellow
• Needs nutritious soil, water, and about five to six hours of access to the sun
• Has carbohydrates stored in the bulb
• Can treat coughs, fevers, irregular heart rate, spider bites, stomach disorders, and angina.
• A non-magical plant
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English Rose
• Needs partial to full sunlight, Dragon Dung, and soil with a pH of 5.5-7.0
• Has thorns, so you need dragon-hide gloves to handle it
• Needs lots of water
• Can treat burns, influenza, rabid dog bites, nosebleeds, and digestive disorders
• A non-magical plant
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Challenges in Herbology
• Herbologists are no longer respected
• Herbology isn’t funded as much as other courses
• Herbologists make less money than other fields so many switch to Potions
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Alien Plants
• Alien plants are plants that are living outside of their original habitat
• Usually takes over the new habitat
• Can drain the ecosystem of it’s recourses
• Can kill other plants and cause them to go extinct
• Can compromise a herbologist’s research