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Foraging
From A Tale in the Desert
Harvesting
There are twelve different ways to harvest the herbs:
- 1 Cut away the outer stem
- 2 Harvest the Root pith
- 3 Trim the Root fibres
- 4 Snip the leaf stems
- 5 Peel back the stem base
- 6 Scrape off the stem pith
- 7 Remove the Tap Root
- 8 Pick out the seeds
- 9 Crush the stems
- 10 Pluck the leaves
- 11 Squeeze out the sap
- 12 Scrape away the leaf hairs
| Herb Name | Method (tried/working) |
|---|---|
| Anansi | NOT 1 |
| Asafoetida | NOT 1 |
| Banto | NOT 1 |
| Bay Tree | NOT 11 |
| Bee Balm | NOT 1, 2 |
| Black Pepper Plant | Cut away outer stem |
| Blue Tarafern | NOT 1 |
| Bluebottle clover | NOT 1,2,3,4 |
| Buckler Leaf | NOT 1,2,3,7,8 |
| Bull's Blood | NOT 1,2 |
| Cardamom | Scrape off the stem pith |
| Caraway | Cut away the outer stem |
| Chive | NOT 1,2,3,4,6,9 |
| Cicada Bean | NOT 1 |
| Cinnamon | Snip the leaf stems |
| Common Basil | NOT 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Common Rosemary | Cut away the outer stem |
| Crampbark | Squeeze out the sap |
| Crimson Lettuce | Pick out the seeds |
| Crimson Pipeweed | NOT 10 |
| Crumpled Leaf Basil | Cut away the outer stem |
| Daggerleaf | NOT 1,2? |
| Dalchini | NOT 1 |
| Dameshood | NOT 1 |
| Dark Ochoa | Remove the Tap Root |
| Dewplant | NOT 1,2 |
| Discorea | Peel Back the Stem Base |
| Drapeau D'or | Not 1,2 |
| Dwarf Hogweed | Cut away the outer stem |
| Dwarf Wild Lettuce | NOT 1 |
| Fleabane | NOT 1,2,3 |
| Fool's Agar | NOT 1,2,3 |
| Ginger Root | NOT 3 |
| Ginseng Root | NOT 1,2 |
| Glechoma | NOT 1,2,3,7 |
| Golden Thyme | Cut away the outer stem |
| Gynura | NOT 1 |
| Hazelwort | Remove the Tap Root |
| Hogweed | Not 1 |
| Houseleek | Snip the leaf stems |
| Hyssop | Squeeze out the sap |
| Ice Mint | NOT 1, 12 |
| Indigo Damia | NOT 1,2,3,4 |
| Ipomoea | NOT 1 |
| Kakato root | NOT 12 |
| Lavender Scented Thyme | NOT 1 |
| Lemondrop | Pluck the leaves |
| Lythrum | NOT 1,2 |
| Maragosa | Cut away the outer stem |
| Mariae | NOT 1 |
| Meadowsweet | NOT 1 |
| Miniature Bamboo | NOT 1 |
| Mirabellis Fern | NOT 1 |
| Morpha | NOT 1,2,3,4 |
| Mountain Mint | NOT 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Myristica | Cut away the outer stem |
| Opal Harebell | NOT 2 |
| Orange Sweetgrass | Remove the Tap Root |
| Pale Dhamasa | Peel back the stem base |
| Primula | NOT 1 |
| Purple Tintiri | NOT 1 |
| Pulmonaria Opal | NOT 2 |
| Quamash | NOT 1 |
| Rubydora | Scrape off the stem pith |
| Saggar Ghota | NOT 12 |
| Satsatchi | NOT 1,2,3 |
| Shyama | NOT 1 |
| Soapwort | NOT 1 |
| Shrub Sage | NOT 1, 2 |
| Silvertongue Damia | Crush the stems |
| Sorrel | Cut away the outer stem (lighter than T3, almost cream colored) |
| Strawberry Tea | NOT 1,2,3,4,8 |
| Stickler Hedge | NOT 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Sweetflower | Scrape away the leaf hairs |
| Sweetgrass | NOT 1,2 |
| Sweetground Maple | NOT 12 |
| Tangerine Dream | not 1,2,3 |
| Thyme | Pluck the Leaves |
| Tiny Clover | Crush the stems |
| Tsangto | NOT 1,2,4 |
| Verdant Squill | Trim the Root Fibres |
| Wild Lettuce | Remove the Tap Root |
| Wild Onion | NOT 1 |
| Yava | NOT 1 |
| Yellow Tristeria | Cut Away the Outer Stem |
| Yigory | NOT 1, 7 |
| Xanosi | NOT 1,2,3 |
| Zanthoxylum | NOT 3,4 |
