Various flora (plants) are used as food, medicine, and poisons in the Known World.
General Information[]
Foods[]
Many plant-based foods are mentioned, especially fruits. Characters eat apples[1], oranges[1], pears[1], and grapes[2], as well as strawberry jam[3]. Colors referencing foods include apricots[4], carrots[4], and cherries[5]. The chocolate cake[6] implies that the cacao tree is present in the Known World.
Medicines[]
Healers use traditional tinctures, tonics, and potions to heal the sick and injured. Leigheas Serum is a bitter, amber liquid that dulls the pain of an injury and may inhibit the patient's ability to speak coherently[7]. Arnica is used for healing injuries[8].
Poisons[]
Violet uses a variety of flora as poisons on her sparring challenge opponents: fonilee berries, leighorrel mushrooms, zihna root, tarsilla leaves, carmine tree bark, and walwyn fruit peels.[9] She uses ardyce powder and ground lillybelle on Sloane’s sparring challenge opponent.[10]
Other[]
Oak trees,[11] ivy,[11] and violets[12][13] grow near Basgiath. Pine trees[14] and other evergreens[15] as well as wild clover bushes[16] grow near Athebyne.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fourth Wing, Chapter 17
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 50
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 23
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fourth Wing, Chapter 10
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 64
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 28
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 6
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 36
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 8
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 16
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Fourth Wing, Chapter 7
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 9
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 30
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 35
- ↑ Iron Flame, Chapter 57
- ↑ Fourth Wing, Chapter 36