Medicinal herb
The medicinal herb is a healing item in the Dragon Quest series.
The medicinal herb typically restores a low amount of hit points for one character, which is useful earlier in their adventure but not later on. It is sold at every item shop. In games with alchemy, the Medicinal herb is often used to manufacture more powerful healing herbs.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon QuestEdit
| 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) | Pot in Tantegel Castle, treasure chest in Dragonlord's Castle. |
| In-game description | |
| Mobile | Restores 20-35 HP. |
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary LineEdit
| 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) | Midenhall Castle, Wellspring of the Hero, Pillar of Winds 1F |
| In-Game Description | |
| Cell phone | Restores 20-35 HP. |
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit
| Medicinal herb (やくそう Yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| 8 | 6* | Restores 30~40 HP* to a single character. Inflicts damage on Zoma after he is weakened. |
| Usable outside of battle? | Usable in battle? |
| YES |
YES |
| Shop(s) | Aliahan, Reeve, Romaria, Khoryv, Asham, Isis, Portoga, Baharata, Mur, Immigrant Town*, Persistence, Manoza, Tantegel, Damdara, Kol |
| Location(s) | Barrel at Hero's house in Aliahan, treasure chest in Promontory Passage. Dropped by slimes, stark ravens, bunicorns, toadies, antgobblers, killerpillars, and she-slimes. |
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit
 Medicinal herb (やくそう) |  |
| Description | |||
| Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use. | |||
| Effect | |||
| Restores 30~40 HP | |||
| Price | Location | ||
| 8/6 | Sold in: Virtually all shops |
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Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit
| Medicinal herb (やくそう Yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| 8 gold | 6 gold | Restores around 30~40 HP to a single character. Consumed after a single use. |
| Can Be Used Outside Of Battle? | Can Be Used In Battle? |
| YES |
YES |
| Shop(s) | Sold in most item shops starting from Burland. |
| Location(s) | Found in pots, barrels, and treasure chests throughout the world. Dropped by several monsters. |
| In-Game Description | |
| Nintendo DS/Mobile | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP. |
For the first time in the series, medicinal herbs restore the same amount of HP as the Heal spell. On the enemy side, stump chumps are the first monsters in the series that can heal their fellow monsters with medicinal herbs.
Tessie will sell medicinal herbs at Torneko's shop for 12 gold coins.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideEdit
| Game | Description |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[1] |
Medicinal herbs can be purchased from most item shops for 8 gold and sold for 6 gold. They restore around 35 HP per use.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of RevelationEdit
| Game | Description |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[1] |
Medicinal herbs restore around 30~40 HP to a single character. They can be purchased for 8 gold and sold for 6 gold. Due to the first appearance of the bag in the series, it became possible to stock up to 99 medicinal herbs for ease of use. On the enemy side, they can be used by ornery onions and budding sorcerers to heal their fellow monsters, as well as Liddle during his boss battle.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
| Game | Description |
 | Heal HP of one.[2] This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[3] |
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold from most item shops and sold for 4 gold. Up to 50 can be held at a single time in the bag (99 in the Nintendo 3DS version). Early in the game, they are invaluable in certain sections where the characters' magic has been sealed away such as Alltrades Abbey. Medicinal herbs can also be won as prizes from the Lucky Panel at the Casino in sets of 1 or 3.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
| Game | Description |
 | Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally.[4] |
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins and sold for 4. It restores around 30 HP. Enemy treefaces can also use them to heal themselves or their allies.
Herbs can be mixed with various other items with the usage of the Alchemy Pot:
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Strong medicine |
 Medicinal herb |
Medicinal herb |
- |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Rose-root |
Strong medicine |
Medicinal herb |
- |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Strong antidote |
Medicinal herb |
 Antidotal herb |
- |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Special antidote |
Medicinal herb |
Antidotal herb |
Antidotal herb |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Rose-wort |
Medicinal herb |
Medicinal herb |
 Moonwort bulb |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Mystifying mixture |
Medicinal herb |
Antidotal herb |
Moonwort bulb |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
| Game | Description |
 | Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.[5] |
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins from most item shops and roving emporiums early in the first act and sold for 4. They restore around 30 HP to a single character. Gemma will use medicinal herbs on the Hero at Cobblestone Tor if his HP gets low. It can also be picked up from sparkly spots at Cobblestone Tor, Cobblestone, the Heliodor Sewers, and the Heliodorian Foothills. Herbs can be dropped by slimes, needlers, drackies, hammerhoods, fright bulbs, great sabrecubs, stump chumps, lips, she-slimes, muddy hands, and orcs.
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no DungeonEdit
In the Torneko series, the amount of HP restored by medicinal herbs is fixed at 25. Herbs will also restore Torneko's Hunger by 5%. They have the additional effect of increasing Torneko's max HP by 1 if he uses once when he is at full HP.
Dragon Quest MonstersEdit
Herbs can be purchased from shops and can be found randomly on the ground while exploring Travelers' Gates. Terry will also be given one whenever he returns from exploring a gate unless his inventory is already full. They restore 30~40 HP to a single monster.
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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight BelowEdit
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 BuildersEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A carefully prepared pouch of pain-relieving leaves. Restores 30 HP.[6] |
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Dragon Quest Builders 2Edit
Medicinal herbs have be crafted using medicinal leaves that are dropped by various enemies. They restore around 30 HP.
Dragon Quest TreasuresEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A herb that owes its healing properties to an ancient and arcane process of preparation.[7] |
A replica herb appears as treasure No. 283 in the Items category, with a base value of 16,000. An emerald variant is also present as treasure No. 751, with a base value of 1,280,000.
Dragon Quest TactEdit
Medicinal Herb appears as a skill and is known naturally by Mottle slime and Stump chump at level 1, costing 7 MP to use. It has a range of 1-2 squares away from the user, can be used on themselves, and restores some HP to the target.
| Medicinal Herb (やくそう Yakusō) |  |
| Medicinal Herb | |||
| Role * | Type * | Element | MP cost |
| Support | Martial |  |
7 |
| Range | Additional effects | ||
 1 |
None | ||
| Description | |||
| Heals HP for 1 ally | |||
| Naturally learnt by | |||
| Mottle slime, Stump chump | |||
In AnimationEdit
Captain N: The Game MasterEdit
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.
In Other LanguagesEdit
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Planta Medicinal | Spanish for "medicinal plant" |
 Français | Herbe médicinale | French for "medicinal herb". |
 Deutsch | Heilkraut | German for "healing herb". |
 Italiano | Erba medicinale | Italian for "medicinal herb". |
See alsoEdit
GalleryEdit
Dragon Quest IV
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon.
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VIII
Rivals card.
Treasures
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nintendo DS and Cell phone Version.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation Version.
- ↑ Nintendo 3DS Version.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch versions.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch version.