Ever wonder what plants are like under the ground? Some fun things for your PCs to discover while foraging.
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Magical Roots and Tubers
Some are known by the name of the food-stuff made from their roots, others by the flower, shrub or tree they support. These seemingly common roots and tubers can be used in potions and elixirs.
- Ebon Potatoes – protection from blood afflictions
- Crimson Potatoes – protection from bone afflictions
- Golden Beets – curative for brain injuries
- Manioc – protects and stregthens the kidneys
- Waxpod vine – prevent connective tissue disease
- Indigo Fern – cures hearing loss
- Spinefruit – cures eye/vision-related afflictions
- Samphire – reduces swelling and pain in the joints
- Kaelenn – a leafy, green shrub-like plant with a thick, bulbous yellow root ball
- Celeriac – Cure for mucous-membrane dryness
- Sunflower – the shaggy root ball is a cure for chronic nose-throat illnesses
- Dandelion – the long, fibrous root, when boiled into a tea, eliminates respiratory disorders
- Palmetto – the creamy flesh of the thick-skinned root of this plant can be pulped and mixed with wine to stanch bleeding
- Salsify – white-fleshed root with a black covering, used to cure snakebites
- Kohlrabi – wild cabbage – the roots and stems are boiled to make a syrup that cures urinary infections
- Oca – a cream-colored root with reddish grooves, dry and powder as a stimulant
- Sedge-nuts – walnut-sized brown nodules – dry and powder for another reduction, that cures skin ailments and acne
- Sonchi – disk-shaped root ball of another sunflower-like plant – eaten raw causes restful sleep
- Tropa – long-finger-like cream-colored root with purple grooves – boiled and mashed with salt and blood, prevents drunkenness
- Uyucco – root of an orchid-like flowering plant – aids in improving vision
- Radix – a bifurcated radish-like root, with a long stem and a ball of tiny leaves on top – makes a spicy tea that eliminates body-odor
- Ochre Carrot – enhances sense of smell
- Turnip – aids vision in darkness or low light
- Parsnip – boiled and mashed with goat’s milk to make a salve for rashes
- Dogwood sapling – the root is boiled for hours until soft, eating produces sweat on the skin that repels flying insects
- Charcoal Iris – the long, worm-like reddish brown root of this plant is soaked in containers of alcohol to create a weak poison that causes minor auditory hallucinations
- Nettle – a paste made of nettle roots and lye removes bloodstains from clothing
- Scrub Oak – the dirt washed from the roots of this plant makes a poultice that is proof against infection (of an open wound)
- Wild Onion – the tiny, hair-like roots of a multitude of these tiny onions make a tea that overcomes hunger for 6-8 hours
- Truffle – shaved into very thin strips and served on food, truffle prevents infertility in males and females
NOTE: All of this information is made up. None of these effects are even Folk Remedies. DO NOT eat some of these things IRL.
