3. What is Herbology?
“Herbology is the study, along with the use, of both mundane
and magical plants. These may be for medicinal purposes,
protective purposes, or purely educational purposes.”
4. Some of the basic equipment of Herbology for your own
protection: Dragon-Hide Gloves, Earmuffs, and a Wand.
Dragon-Hide Gloves
Wands
Earmuffs
5. Other equipment needed for the class is for the caring for
plants, Dragon Dung, Mooncalf Dung and Centaur Tears.
Dragon Dung:
The stool of any fire-
breathing dragon. Used to
break down materials relates
to the acids found in dragon
stomachs.
Mooncalf Dung:
A fertilizer used for more
sensitive plants. Centaur Tears:
More vitamin rich than regular
water.
7. Important Factors in
Taking Care of Plants:
Water, sunlight and soil type are
three things that determine
plant growth. Repotting ,
habitats, the depth the seed
should be planted and lifespan
also play a big factor in having
a healthy plant.
8. Repotting:
Replanting a plant into a
larger pot, giving it more
room to grow. Note that
by doing this, the plant
will than need more food
and water to help boost
the growing process.
Habitat:
Things to consider when moving a plant is sunlight, water
(drainage as well) and temperature. Moving a plant can effects
its growth cycles no matter what the environment. Keep in mind
each plant has its own special needs.
9. Plants in Potions:
Plants are used in potions for a
wide variety of reasons;
o Smell
o Taste
o Color
o Freshness
o Medical Purposes
o Toxicity
o Psychedelic Properties
11. GILLYWEED:
o Native to the Mediterranean Sea
o Soil pH range of 7.9–8.4 (Moderately
alkaline)
o Little sunlight
o Requires a large amount of water
o Consumption by a human results in
a temporary growth of gills and
webbed toes and fingers
VALERIAN ROOT:
o Native to Europe and some of Asia
o Soil pH level of 4.5–5.0 (very strong
acid)
o Harvested in the fall or spring
o Used in a few sleeping potions
o Sprigs are used for perfumes and
smell like a mix of cherry and vanilla
Valerian Root
Gillyweed
12. Knotgrass
Dittany
KNOTGRASS:
o Native to European forests
o Soil pH level (Slight acid) 6.1–6.5
to (Neutral) 6.6–7.3
o Lots of water and sunlight
o Used in polyjuice potions and
love potions
o Grows to a height of 5cm to 4m
tall
DITTANY:
o Native to mountainside of
Crete, Greece
o Soil pH level of (Neutral) 6.6–7.3
o Careful not to over water.
o Best to grow inside
a greenhouses to be able to
control temperature.
o Popular herb for Healers.
14. The Mandrake (mandragora)
o Native to European
countries.
o Leaves look like a tobacco
plants and root look like
a parsnip with wrinkled roots
o Used for sleeping potions,
love potions and to revive a
petrified person
o The scream of a Mandrake
root can kill someone or a
coma from touching it.
o Person in coma from the
plant needs a tandisu
injection
o Wear ear muffs and dragon-
hide gloves when re-potting
the plant.
15. Devil’s Snare
Bubotuber
Devil's Snare:
o Native Scottish highlands and
lowlands
o Grow in all dark and damp
places.
o There are laws governing where
it may be located around
muggles.
o The more a person struggles
when tanged up in the vines,
the quicker it kills you.
o A reviving spell for strangulation
and suffocation can be used.
Bubotuber:
o Native to Scotland
o Little sunlight and cold climates
o It releases gas-scented yellow
pus when squeezed.
o Pus will cause rashes and burns
on your body if touched.
o Apply dittany to wounds if
made contact with the plant.
16. Rat Root
Rat Root
o Used for many different Healing
o Abortifacient – Pregnant woman do not
use.
o Tooth aches
o Burns
o Eye diseases
o Moist soil
o Full sunlight
o Seeds are ready in mid to late
summer (July and August)
o Flower bloom between May and July
o Used for floor coverings because of
its sweet smell.
18. Bouncing Bulb:
o Also called Resilio Bulbus
o Can grow to be 8feet tall.
o Soil must be neutral PH level
o Water with Centaur tears
o Use the knockback jinx – Flipendo if
one is jumping towards you.
o Larger Bouncing Bulb requires the fire
charm, Incendio
Gurdyroot:
o Used in protection potions
o Grows in a wide range of habitats.
o Lots of light and water.
o Grows to be 6ins tall.
o Known to attract magical bugs
o When planting, make sure pot is 7-8
times larger than the bulb.
Bouncing Bulb
Gurdyroot
19. Aconite (Aconitum):
o Name means 'without struggle’
o Its leaves are poisonous
and death occurs within two and
six hours of exposure.
o If infected, go to St Mungo's.
o Native to forests and mountain
ranges
o Grows in shady places like under a
tree.
Wormwood (Absinthe):
o Native throughout Europe
o Healers use in sleeping potions
and digestive disorders.
o Flowers used to help with insect
bites.
o Use salty water
Wormwood
Aconite
21. Stargazer Lily
English Rose
Lily plants (Lilium):
o Come in many colors such as
blue, orange, pink, purple, white
and yellow.
o Grow from a foot to ten feet tall
o Attract birds.
o Work well with magic.
o Can be used to treat heart
issues and stomach problems as
well as burns.
English Rose (Rosa):
o Grows in full sunlight.
o Soil pH range of 5.5–7.0
o Water often.
o Comes in many colors
o Pure rose oil has many
medicinal purposes.
23. The Gardening Effect
Herbologists have always been
an important role in muggle
and wizarding cultures.
Unfortunately in later years they
have a negative perception
which has caused a decline in
the profession. This decline has
a huge effect on funding since
the wizarding population is
hesitant about funding
endeavors of Herbologists.
Herbologists make less money
than others with the same
amount of education so people
end up choosing other fields to
work in. Help this extremely
important field by spreading
the word on its role in our
sociality.
24. Alien Species
“A definition of alien species
would be a type of plant or
animal living outside of its
original habitat, ecosystem, or
geological range.” These alien
species sometimes have very
bad and lasting effects on local
ecosystems. Drinking too much
water, blocking native plants
from sunlight and messing with
the pH balance of the soil are
three ways of how alien species
are hurting out local plants.
Invasive species have been
known to cause mass extinction
of plants and sometimes
animals.
