S T O N E K E E P's Tussie Mussie Herbal Shoppe |
| Shoppe Inventory | |
Please speak with the herbalist for recommendations of herbal needs and proper amounts, dose usage and instructions. |
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Shoppe Inventory
For prices click on links with each item. Otherwise price is listed.
| Medicinal Herbs: Anti-nausea treatment – ground up Ginger root made into a tea Antiseptic – Cloves ground and mixed with a nut oil for an ointment. More effective, yet expensive, Myrrh resin Birth Control - A pessary is a vaginal suppository used to kill sperm and/or block their passage through the cervix. Ingredients for pessaries included: a base of crocodile dung (dung was frequently a base), a mixture of honey and natural sodium carbonate forming a kind of gum. All are of a consistency which would melt at body temperature and form an impenetrable covering of the cervix Sometimes helpful is marjoram, thyme, parsley and lavender in tea coupled with a douche made of special herbs Burns - aloe plant sap - an aloe leaf 8-12 inches long is 1 SP, an entire plant 1 GP Colds and coughs – Horehound leaves ground up and mixed in hydromel (honey, water) coughs and colds - herbs come in packets Constipation – Flax seeds mixed in food - comes in packets Dog bites - Yarrow leaves mixed with water for a tea Fever - Horehound leaves ground up and mixed in hydromel (honey, water)[comes in packets] or dried Chamomile flowers made into a tea Flatulence – seeds from cumin mixed with food - packets Headaches - tea made from Lemon Balm aka Melissa bush dried leaves; severe headaches benefit from a tea made from Yarrow leaves. Also dried Chamomile flowers made into a tea is very effective Headache cap - a cap with lavender flowers quilted in it kept headaches at bay - Cost: 1 GP Insect bites - salve of Melissa leaves in mixed in dung Nerve soother - dried Chamomile flowers made into a tea Painkillers – Monkshood root ground and mixed with milk(comes in packets) Powder –Douche – ground up root of the Galingale plant mixed with water - packets Sedative – dried cone shaped leaves of the Hops vine for a tea Stomach Ailments - Horehound leaves ground up and mixed in hydromel (honey, water)[comes in packets] Venomous bites – Rue leaves mixed with water for a tea Wounds - Yarrow leaves mixed with water for a tea. More effective, yet expensive, Myrrh resin, Fox’s Clote is also available - ointment |
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Special Purpose Herbs:Aphrodisiac –
Basil leaves liquid, Garlic in coriander and neat
wine
Bath: Steep herbs in bath water or add an infusion or oil of the herbs to the water. Thyme, lavender, and other herbs are used in bath waters and as oil rubdowns from the time of the Greeks - [Packets] Beekeepers aid – fresh leaves of Lemon Balm aka Melissa used to charm bees into a new hive [Bundle of leaves is 1 GP] Body Powders: Essential to prevent chafing as well as achieving that fashionably pale look, body and face powders are concocted by mixing powder bases (rice powder, talc, ground orris root, ground calamus root, starch) with various ground spices and herbs: cloves, dried rose petals, lavender [Packets] Brewing – flowers of soapwort added to brew produces a “head” in beer - Large container is 5 GP Brewing - Marjoram, Origanum majorana – used in spice wine (hypocras), in brewing beer Large container is 10 GP Brewing – cone shaped leaves of the Hops vine used to flavor beer Large container is 15 GP Bridal wreaths - Brides and grooms exchanged Rosemary wreaths instead of rings [5 GP for a pair] Charm for travelers – Mugwort leaves - Prepared charm sachet is 1 GP (not magical) Cleaning Teeth – burned ashes from Rosemary [Packets] Cloves - 1 lb = 15 GPCooking – cinnamon barkFloor covering – rushes from the the Sweet flag leaves to be strewn on the floor as an air freshner - sold by the bundle - 1 bundle is 5 GP Furniture polish – fresh leaves of the bushy herb Lemon Balm aka Melissa. - [Packets] Graves – Rosemary plants or leaves to strew on graves to show respect - Plant is 1 GP or see [Packets] Incense – Rosemary leaves to burn as an incense to kill or prevent infection, including the plague [Packets] Incense – Thyme leaves to burn to fumigate against infection and to scent sacrifices[Packets] Itch Powder [Packets] Longevity – tea made from Lemon Balm aka Melissa Bush dried leaves Medieval Stridex: "boil the leaves [of rosemary] in white wine and wash thy face therewith, thy beard and thy brows, and there shall no corns grow out, but thou shall have a fair face[Packets] Melancholy preventative - tea made from Lemon Balm aka Melissa Bush dried leaves Moth repellent – dried lavender flowers[Packets] Mouthwash - Mint vinegar is recommended as a mouthwash [comes in packets to be mixed with vinegar] Nightmares – Rosemary leaves to put under your pillow prevents nightmares[Packets] Pain in childbirth – laurel berries - if in season 5 GP, out of Season, dried, 10 GP Perfumes – mixed sweet smelling herbs with alcohol and distilling the product. Pest control – sew lavender, tansy, and lady's bedstraw into your bed mattress to keep fleas and other bugs away. Small cloth packets - 1 SP each or 10 packets for 1 GP Pomander: Mixed herbs and spice bits with resin, wax, and/or clay: formed into a ball for an air freshner - 5 Silver Pieces each Saffron - 1 lb = 15 GP Scented soap – scented with lavender Soap – soapwort is a robust perennial with upright stems, pale pink sweetly scented flowers – grows up to 24” high.The root - boiled in water produces a soapy liquid highly valued by museums for cleaning and revitalizing old fabrics, tapestries, and rare, delicate lace. Small Root is 50 CP, Medium Root is 2 SP and Large root is 2 GP Strewing Herbs: Herbs sold to be mixed in with floor rushes or on flags to combat odor, fleas, and germs (pestilence) in the air. [Packets] Tussie-Mussie: bouquet of herbs and flowers, used to avoid breathing noxious odors and pestilent humors - 5 SP |
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Dyes:
Black Walnut-yields blacks to dark-medium browns Blackberry yields dark to light purple Brazilwood yields reds/burgundies** Dyer's Alkanet yields purples Elderberries yields different colors depending what part you use. Heather yields golds/browns Henna yields reds/golds Indigo yields blues of many shades** Lady's Bedstraw yields yellowish greens/dark greens Madder yields oranges/deep reds/burgundies Nettle yields greens/browns Onions yield gold/orange/browns Persian
berries (Buckthorn family) yields bright
yellows/golds/oranges/browns Safflower yields yellows/golds Saffron yields greens/golds** Silver Birch yields oranges/red/browns Tumeric yields yellows/oranges/golds/greens** Weld yields yellows/golds/browns Woad yields blues THOUGH NOT A PLANT: Cochineal yields reds/purples. It is the female "Dactylopius coccus", a plant bug that eats on cacti, "Opunita" known as "prickly pear.*** |
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PRICES
| Teas Small packets of tea (1-5) treatments is 3 SP Medium packets of tea (6-12) treatments is 6 SP Large packets of tea (30 servings) is 1 GP |
Salves
or ointments [SorO]
- solid base Small mixture of [SorO] is 5 SP Med mixture of [SorO] is 1 GP Large mixture of [Sor O] is 3 GP |
Aphrodisiac Light effectiveness is 5 GP Medium effectiveness is 15 GP Very Effective is 50 GP |
| Ointments - liquid Small vial of ointment (1-5) treatments is 5 SP Medium vial of ointment (6-12) treatments is 1 GP Large vial of ointment (up to a months supply usually) is 3 GP |
Cinnamon bark iprice
varies on size of cinnamon bark piece per pound Small bundle of 1 lb. of Cinnamon is 1 GP Medium bundle 3 lbs. of Cinnamon is 3 GP Large bundle 5 lbs. of Cinnamon is 5 GP |
Perfumes Common perfume small container 2 GP A perfume blended to suit the wearer - 5 GP Rare, exotic perfumes - 25 GP |
| Pessary - supply of
10 is 3 GP
Small packet of herbs is 1 SP Medium packet of herbs is 5 SP Large packet of herbs is 1 GP |
Myrrh Resin Small mixture is 25 GP Medium mixture is 75 GP Large mixture is 250 GP |
Scented soap 1 bar is 1 SP 3 bars is 1 GP 6 bars is 3 GP 1 dozen bars is 5 GP Special scents upon request and pricing will vary. |
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Full of herbs, salves, bandages and other useful healer's materials |
50 GP |
1 lb |
+2 circumstance bonus to Heal checks |
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