Nook grass

Nook grass is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a herb with vivid red leaves that has a strong warming effect when brewed and is also used as an ingredient in Alchemy.

Nook grass
Japanese	ヌーク草
Romaji	Nūku kusa
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest X
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Game	Description
	A very powerful herb that must be diluted with other ingredients before it is used.

Nook grass is a potent herb that can be brewed as a tea that warms the drinker's body and helps protect them against the effects of cold weather.It is brewed by Marta at her cottage for the party after encountering an avalanche during their first visit to the Blizzard Peaks. Marta grows and cultivates the herbs herself in the cave behind her cottage.Afterwards, the party is able to travel in the snow to reach the village of Orkutsk.

Marek breathing out flames after taking undiluted nook grass.

Later, when the party journeys to the Herb Grotto and finds the herb doctor Marek inside collapsed from the cold, they give him the bag from his mother, which contains leaves of nook grass. He is able to recover by taking the nook grass straight from the bag, breathing out fire in the process. According to Marek, the grass must always be diluted before it is used due to its potency.Later, when Marta's Cottage is attacked by the possessed Sir Leopold and his group of hellhounds, Marta is able to temporarily blind the dog by hurling a bag of nook powder at him. This allows Boris to rescue Marek from his clutches while he is distracted.

After acquiring the Godbird's soulstone, but before defeating Evil Sir Leopold at the Lord High Priest's residence, the player can receive four bunches of nook grass from Marek at Orkutsk by lying to him and answering, "Yes" when he asks if the dog has been defeated. Marek can give you four more bunches after Leopold's defeat by visting him in the cave behind Marta's Cottage. One more bunch of nook grass can be found in a bag at the Dragovian Sanctuary in the postgame. Hellspawns can also normally drop nook grass, as well. This is the only other way to acquire more. It can be sold for 600 gold each, but it is not recommended to do so as it is hard to acquire.

Nook grass is used in the following recipes for the Alchemy Pot:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Super spicy cheese	Spicy cheese	Nook grass	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Crimson robe	Sage's robe	Magic water	Nook grass

Dragon Quest X

Nook grass appears as a key item in Quest #194: Searching the Snowy Mountains.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Planta recóndita	Spanish for "hidden herb".
Français	Feuille de cubèbe	French for "leaf of cubeb", a plant also known as tailed pepper that is cultivated for its fruit and essential oils.
Deutsch	Brandkraut	German for "fire weed".
Italiano	Erba nucleare	Italian for "nuclear herb".

Trivia

• In the original Japanese, the nook grass's name is derived from the word nukunuku (ぬくぬく), which means "warm and cosy".