Herbalism is a huge field that requires a lot of time, care and memorization. Growing these plants requires, above all, a few simple tools. It is best to use dragon skin gloves when planting as they provide optimal protection. A witch or wizard must have either dragon dung or regular fertilizer to make plants grow and keep them healthy. Watering plants is also essential, you can water a plant with plain water or centaur tear water which is healthier. However, there is much controversy over the ethics of obtaining these tears. There are many different plants in the world, which is clear. Many of them are not magical, but many more are magical. They are used in potions for different things and non-magical plants are just as important as magical plants, however. Some examples of important plants used in potions are rose thorns, knotweed, wolfsbane, and peppermint. There are four of the most fundamental plants used in any potion, namely Dittany, Gillyweed, Valareian Root, and Knotweed. Dittany is the most essential plant for healers and portioners. It is the best way to revive and extract poisons, but it is very difficult to obtain naturally. Stock is the most interesting of the basic herbs. It is a slimy weed that grows underwater, but when taken, the wizard or witch grows gills and webbed feet for up to an hour! Valarian Root is best used for calming potions and can be placed in teas or potions to calm the taker. It is also worn by brides and grooms at weddings with eager elves! Finally, knotweed is a symbolic root that unites people. Knotweed is best known for being used in polyjuice potions, but it is also used in the production of love potions. There are...... middle of paper ...... uses, there are remedies for diarrhea, eye sores, flu, burns, kidney help and even antidepressants, so name just a few. Finally, the last thing we learned this year is about the effect of gardening, exotic species and their dangers. Gardening was a vision of herbalism in which the perception of herbalists was discussed. Many people don't take herbalists seriously and therefore have difficulty finding employment in the everyday wizarding world. They are paid less than people in the same profession and are often pressured by family members to take more "reliable" jobs, such as potions, to make ends meet. Exotic species are plants that take root in a place where they are not native. This can cause problems for the environment as it can absorb too much water or even poison areas by cutting off the supply of other plants and becoming extremely overexploited..