Medicinal herb
| Medicinal herb | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Japanese | やくそう |
| Romaji | {{{romaji}}} |
| Old localizations | Herb, Medical herb |
| Found in | Dragon Quest Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age |
| Effect | Restores a small amount of HP to one character |
A medicinal herb (herb, medical herb) is a healing item in the Dragon Quest series. It typically heals a low amount of hit points for a single character. It can be found in all item shops in Dragon Quest. In games with alchemy, it often used to manufacture more powerful healing herbs.
Appearances
Dragon Quest
| Medicinal herb (やくそう yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| 24 gold* 10 gold* |
12 gold* 5 gold* |
Restores between 23 ~ 30 HP to the Hero in the original NES version. In the remakes, this range was widened to 20 ~ 35. Consumed after a single use. |
| Usable outside of battle? | Usable in battle? |
 YES |
YES |
| Shop(s) | Tantegel, Galenholm, Kol, Rimuldar, Cantlin |
| Location(s) |
| In-game description | |
| Mobile | ? |
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
| Medicinal herb (やくそう yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| 15 gold* 10 gold* |
12 gold* 8 gold* |
Restores around 30 HP. Restores 20-35 HP*. Consumed after a single use. |
| Can Be Used Outside Of Battle? | Can Be Used In Battle? |
| YES |
YES |
| Shop(s) | Midenhall, Leftwyne, Cannock, Hamlin, Moonbrooke, Rippleport, Tantegel, Beran, Slewse, Dirkandor, Zahan, Burrowell |
| Location(s) |
| In-Game Description | |
| Cell phone | Restores 20-35 HP. |
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins and sold for 5 (6 in the Game Boy Color version.) It restores around 30 HP.
It can also be used to inflict damage on Zoma after he is weakened.
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins and sold for 6. It restores around 30 HP.
Tessie will sell medicinal herbs at Torneko's shop for 12 gold coins.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Medicinal herbs can be purchased from most item shops for 8 gold and sold for 6 gold. They restore around 35 HP per use.[1]
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins and sold for 4. It restores around 30 HP.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins and sold for 4. They restore around 30 HP.
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
Medicinal herbs will restore around 30 HP to whichever character the player is controlling. Rather than appearing as usable items, medicinal herbs appear as stage powerups that can be dropped by various monsters or found in smashed pots or barrels. Since they do not carry over between levels, they should be used as needed.
Dragon Quest Builders
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Medicinal herbs have be crafted using medicinal leafs that are dropped by various enemies. They restore around 30 HP.
In Animation
Captain N: The Game Master
Trading in his digital watch, Kevin Keene/Captain N purchases some herbs (referred to as magical herb) from a shopkeeper in Brecconary. Duke, Kevin's dog, later removes one from a the pouch to cure Kevin after he is frozen.
Descriptions
| Game | Description |
 | Restores 20-35 HP.[2] |
 | Restores 20-35 HP.[2] |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[3] |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[3] |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[3] |
 | Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally. |
 | Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.[4] |
- A carefully prepared pouch of pain-relieving leaves. Restores 30 HP. (Description when selecting the Medicinal herb in Dragon Quest Builders.)
In Other Languages
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Planta Medicinal | Literally medicinal plant |
 Français | Herbe médicinale | Literally medicinal herb |
Gallery
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest IV
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VIII
See Also
References
- ↑ http://shrines.rpgclassics.com/snes/dq5/items.shtml#regular
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cell phone version
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nintendo DS and Cell phone versions
- ↑ Nintendo Switch version
