Moonwort bulb

Moonwort bulb
Japanese	まんげつそう
Romaji	Mangetsu sō
Old localizations	Full Moon Herb; MoonHerb
Found in	Dragon Quest III; Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake; Dragon Quest IV; Dragon Quest V; Dragon Quest VI; Dragon Quest VII; Dragon Quest VIII; Dragon Quest IX; Dragon Quest X; Dragon Quest XI; Dragon Quest Monsters; Dragon Quest Monsters 2; Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker; Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2; Dragon Quest of the Stars; Dragon Quest Walk
Effect	Cures paralysed party members; Awakens sleeping party members (VII & VIII only)

Moonwort bulb are a recurring curative item in the Dragon Quest series. They is used to alleviate the paralysis status effect and, in Dragon Quest VII and Dragon Quest VIII, Sleep.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit

Moonwort bulbs are very vital in their first appearance, as the paralysis status does not remedy itself during battle and if the whole party is paralysed, it counts as a wipe out. It can be purchased from many shops for 30 gold coins each starting from Romaria and sold for 22 gold coins. Some bulbs can be found in Romaria, Norvik, and the Ghost Ship, as well as being dropped by scornets, dread admirals, and man o' wars.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit

Moonwort bulb (まんげつそう)

Description
Cures a single ally of paralysis. Consumed upon use.
Effect
Cures paralysis
Price	Location
30/21	Sold in: Virtually all shops

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit

Moonwort bulbs can be purchased from many shops for 30 gold coins each starting from the Desert Bazaar and sold for 22 gold. The spell Tingle has been modified to affect all party members, diminishing the importance of the plant slightly. However, as only Meena Mahabala will learn the spell, most players keep a few in stock for when she is incapacitated or not in the party. Moonwort bulbs can be dropped by paralyslicers, humbabas, hellspawns, pit vipers, man o' wars, and mangler fishes.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideEdit

Moonwort bulbs can be purchased from item shops for 30 gold coins each in Coburg, Fortuna, Lodestar Harbour, Zoomingale, Mostroferrato, Stockenbarrel, and Helmunaptra and sold for 15 gold coins. The bulbs can also be dropped by wormbats, deadcurions, fire-eaters, and man o' wars. Several monster companions will learn Tingle, further reducing the importance of the plant. However, due to the random nature of taming it is still advised to have a bushel on hand for safety's sake. Furthermore, the accuracy of the enemy version of Burning Breath has risen significantly in the DS and mobile device versions of the game, thus necessitating cultivation for allies who aren't outright immune to being paralysed.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of RevelationEdit

Moonwort bulbs can be purchased from various item shops throughout the world starting from Haggleton for 30 gold coins each and sold for 22 gold coins. Two bulbs can be found in Howsworth and Pescado. The bulbs can also be dropped by slumbering rams, biguanas, venom wasps, aristobats, killer moths, and man o' wars. In this game, paralysis has been modified to wear off in battle after a number of turns, as with Bedazzlement and Sleep, making moonwort bulbs largely unnecessary. Additionally, any character can learn Tingle after reaching rank 4 in the Priest vocation.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit

Game	Description
	This lunar root can cure a party member of paralysis.^[1]

Moonwort bulbs have been cross-pollinated extensively to breed a more useful root, curing a single ally from Sleep as well as paralysis. The bulbs are sold in item shops throughout the world starting from L'Arca for 30 gold coins each and sold for 15 gold coins. Some bulbs can be found in the Hardlypool Tunnel, the Sunken Citadel in the past, and the Mountaintop Church in the past, as well. Moonwort bulbs can also be received as prizes from the Lucky Panel at the Casino. The bulbs can be dropped by slaying mantises, compos mantises, along with dark skeletons and dread admirals in the Nintendo 3DS version.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

Game	Description
	Cures the entire party of the effects of paralysis.^[2]

Moonwort bulbs can be purchased from Ascantha, Baccarat, Savella Cathedral, the Holy Isle of Neos, the Peddler's Tent, Argonia, and Arcadia for 30 gold coins and sold for 15 gold coins. In this game, the moonwort bulb was improved even further, now targeting everyone in the party. Some bulbs can be found in Alexandria, the Tower of Alexandra, and the Holy Isle of Neos. The bulbs can be dropped by lips, bubble slimes, drackymas, night sneakers, venom wasps, jabs, soulspawns, dark skeletons, man o' wars, and corpse corporals.

Moonwort bulbs can be used to make various items in the Alchemy Pot:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Rose-wort	Strong medicine	Moonwort bulb	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Rose-wort	Medicinal herb	Medicinal herb	Moonwort bulb

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Moon's mercy	Moonwort bulb	Moonwort bulb	Moonwort bulb

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Mystifying mixture	Medicinal herb	Antidotal herb	Moonwort bulb

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

Game	Description
	An antidote to paralysis that unfreezes an ally.^[3]

The moonwort bulb can be purchased from Zere, Coffinwell, Porth Llaffan, Slurry Quay, Dourbridge, Bloomingdale, Gleeba, Batsureg, Swinedimples Academy, Wormwood Creek, and Upover for 30 gold coins each and sold for 15 gold coins. In this game, it has lost its anti-narcoleptic properties as the wakerobin was introduced. The bulbs can be dropped by leafy larrikins, batterflies, badger magers, man o' wars, pink sanguinis, and cruelcumbers. One moonwort bulb is required to complete Quest #5: Herb'list, along with a medicinal herb and an antidotal herb.

It continues to be used in the same recipes for the Krak Pot as the previous game (sans the mystifying mixture) along with the Panacea.

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Softwort	Strong medicine	Moonwort bulb	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Lunaria	Moonwort bulb	Moonwort bulb	Moonwort bulb

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Panacea	Special medicine	Superior medicine	Moonwort bulb

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit

Game	Description
	Cures a single ally of paralysis. Consumed upon use.^[4]

Moonwort bulbs can be purchased from various item shops and roving emporiums throughout the world during the first act for 30 gold coins each, starting from Hotto to Lonalulu, and sold for 15 gold coins. Afterwards, shops will begin stocking softwort instead. Some bulbs can be found in barrels Heliodor and Gondolia. They can also be collected from a sparkly spot in the Laguna di Gondolia. Moonwort bulbs can be dropped by cruelcumbers, lips, and man o' wars.

Moonwort bulbs can be used in a single recipe for the Fun-Size Forge:

Recipe: full moon collar = magic beast hide + moonwort bulb + yellow eye

Dragon Quest MonstersEdit

MoonHerbs can be purchased from shops in the field for 30 gold coins each or picked up randomly from the ground while exploring Travelers' Gates and can be sold for 23 gold coins. It is recommended to keep at least one in Terry's inventory while exploring the Gates of Strength and Temptation, in case of encountering treeslimes and darkeyes.

Dragon Quest TactEdit

Moonwort Bulb appears as a skill and can be learned by leafy larrikin at level 16, costing 12 MP to use. It has a range of 1-2 squares away from it, and cures any other ally from paralysis.

Moonwort Bulb (まんげつそう Mangetsu sō)

Ability information

Moonwort Bulb
Role *	Type *	Element	MP cost
Support	Martial		12
Range		Additional effects
Any other ally: 1-2		None
Description
Cures paralysis for 1 ally
Naturally learnt by
Leafy Larrikin

EtymologyEdit

The suffix -wort is an old English term for medicinal plants
The moonwort bulb's original translation "full moon herb" suggests that the plant only flourishes in moonlight, explaining the plant's selenite shape.

In Other LanguagesEdit

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Bulbo lunar	Spanish for "lunar bulb".
Français	Botryche lunaire	Scientific name for common moonwort.
Deutsch	Mondrauten-Knolle	German for "moonwort bulb".
Italiano	Bulbo di erbaluna	Italian for "moon herb bulb".