Herbology is a vast field that requires a lot of time, care, and memorization. Growing these plants first requires some simple tools. Dragonhide gloves are best to use when planting as they provide optimal protection. A witch or wizard must have dragon dung or regular fertilizer to grow plants and keep them healthy. Watering plants is also essential, you can water a plant with regular water or centaury water which is healthier. However, there is much controversy about the ethics of obtaining such tears. There are many different plants in the world, that's clear. Many of them are not magical but many others are magical. They are used in potions for different things, and the non-magical is just as important as the magical plants anyway. Some examples of important plants used in potions are rosethorn, knotweed, antelope, and peppermint. There are four of the most basic plants used in any potion: Dittany, Gillyweed, Valareia root, and Knotgrass. Dittany is the most essential plant for both healers and portioners. It is ideal for awakening and extracting poisons, but is very difficult to obtain naturally. Gillyweed is the most interesting of the basic herbs. It is a slimy weed that grows underwater but when caught causes the wizard or witch to grow 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 those who take it. It is also worn by grooms at weddings to protect envy-filled elves! Finally, the knotweed is a symbolic root that binds people together. Knotgrass is most famous for being used in polyjuice potions, but is also used in the production of love potions. There are...... middle of paper...... uses there are cures for diarrhea, eye sores, flu, burns, helps with the kidneys and even antidepressant, to name a few. Finally, the last thing we learned this year is about the gardening effect, alien species and their dangers. Gardening was a vision of herbology in which the perception of herbalists was discussed. Many people do not take herbalists seriously and therefore have difficulty finding work in the everyday magical world. They are paid less than people in the same occupation and are often pressured by family members to take on more "reliable" jobs such as potions to make ends meet. Alien species are plants that take root in a place where they are not native. This can cause problems for the environment because it can absorb too much water or even poison areas by cutting off the supply to other plants and becoming extremely overgrown..