Medicinal herb
The Medicinal herb is a healing item in the series.
Characteristics edit
Medicinal herbs restore a small amount of hit points to a single character and are consumed upon use. The herbs are most useful early in the game when other healing sources are limited and for exploring dungeons, particularly for characters who cannot use magic. It is sold at nearly every item shop for a low amount of gold. In some games, certain monsters even have the ability to use medicinal herbs to heal their fellow monsters. In games with alchemy, the Medicinal herb is often mixed to create healing items that can restore even more HP.
Appearances edit
Dragon Quest edit
| Medicinal herb (やくそう Yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| 24 gold (NES version) 10 gold (remakes) |
12 gold (NES version) 5 gold (remakes) |
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 I HD-2D Remake edit
 Medicinal herb (やくそう, Yakusō) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Description | |||||
| 8 gold | 4 gold | Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.[1] | |||||
| Notes | |||||||
| Restores at least 50 HP after acquiring the Water Sigil. | |||||||
| Shop(s) | Location(s) | Dropped by | |||||
| Tantegel, Galenholm, Kol, Rimuldar, Cantlin, Citadel of the Monarch of Medals, Wayfarer's Inn. | Some found at Galenholm, Erdrick's Hollow, Grave of Galen, Cantlin, and Cave of the Dwarves. Picked up from various sparkly spots. |
Slime, She-slime, Dracky, Ratscal, Healslime, Putrefido, Dragonfry, Crabid, Shade, Antgobbler, Drohl drone, Fat rat, Bullmustiff, Imp, Iron scorpion, Antguzzler, Hell niño, Muddy hand, Ram raider, and Man o' war. | |||||
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line edit
| 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 | |
| Mobile Nintendo Switch |
Restores 20-35 HP. |
Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake edit
| Medicinal herb (やくそう, Yakusō) | |
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation edit
| 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 (second stage onward), Persistence, Manoza, Tantegel, Damdara, Kol |
| Location(s) | Barrel at Hero's house in Aliahan, treasure chest in Promontory Passage. Dropped by Slime, Stark raven, Bunicorn, Toady, Antgobbler, Killerpillar, and She-slime. |
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake edit
 Medicinal herb (やくそう) |  |
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen edit
| 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.[4] |
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 Bride edit
| Game | Description |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[5] |
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 Revelation edit
| Game | Description |
 | This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[5] |
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 Past edit
| Game | Description |
 | Heal HP of one.[6] This healing herb restores a little of one party member's HP.[7] |
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 King edit
| Game | Description |
 | Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally.[8] |
Medicinal herb can be purchased for 8 gold coins each and sold for 4. It restores around 30 HP. Enemy treefaces can also use them to heal themselves or their allies.
Medicinal herb can be mixed with various other items with the usage of the Alchemy Pot:
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Medicinal herb |
Medicinal herb |
- |  Strong medicine |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Strong medicine |
Medicinal herb |
- |  Rose-root |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Medicinal herb |
 Antidotal herb |
- |  Strong antidote |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Medicinal herb |
Antidotal herb |
Antidotal herb |
 Special antidote |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Medicinal herb |
Medicinal herb |
 Moonwort bulb |
 Rose-wort |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Medicinal herb |
Antidotal herb |
Moonwort bulb |
 Mystifying mixture |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit
Medicinal herb (やくそう)
| Description | |||
| A helpful herb that restores around 30 HP to a single ally.[9] | |||
| Rarity | |||
| ★☆☆☆☆ | |||
| Price | Location | ||
| 8 gold / 4 gold | Sold in virtually all shops | ||
| Recipe | |||
| N/A | |||
| Ingredient for | |||
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Dragon Quest X edit
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age edit
| Medicinal herb (やくそう) |  |
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| Description | ||||
| Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.[10] | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| F | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| 8 gold / 4 gold | Sold in: Virtually all shops 1⁄16 chance of being dropped by Great sabrecub, Hammerhood, and Stump chump. 1⁄32 chance of being dropped by Slime, Needler, and Dracky. |
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| Ingredient for | ||||
| N/A | ||||
Medicinal herbs can be purchased for 8 gold coins from most item shops and roving emporiums early in act one and sold for 4 gold. 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 Dungeon edit
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 Monsters edit
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.
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below edit
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 edit
| Game | Description |
 | A carefully prepared pouch of pain-relieving leaves. Restores 30 HP.[11] |
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Dragon Quest Builders 2 edit
Medicinal herbs have be crafted using medicinal leaves that are dropped by various enemies. They restore around 30 HP.
Dragon Quest Treasures edit
| Game | Description |
 | A herb that owes its healing properties to an ancient and arcane process of preparation.[12] |
The Medicinal herb is Treasure No. 283 in the Items category and can be found on the Wingswept Moors. It has a base value of 16,000 gold. There is also a crystalline version in the game known as the Crystal medicinal herbs.
Dragon Quest Tact edit
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 Animation edit
Captain N: The Game Master edit
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 Languages edit
| 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". |
 한국어 | 약초 | Korean for "medicinal herb". |
 中文 | 药草 | Simplified Chinese for "medicinal herb". |
Related items edit
Gallery edit
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The Medicinal herb from Dragon Quest -
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The Medicinal herb from the Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest III -
Dragon Quest IV -
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon. -
The Medicinal herb from Dragon Quest V -
The Medicinal herb to Dragon Quest VIII -
The Medicinal herb from Dragon Quest Treasures -
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Carddass card of an item shop selling medicinal herbs
References edit
- ↑ Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam versions.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam versions.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam versions.
- ↑ Nintendo DS and Mobile versions.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nintendo DS and Mobile versions.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation Version.
- ↑ Nintendo 3DS version.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.
- ↑ Nintendo DS version.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch versions.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.