Herb Codes

Herb Codes Page 2 of 2

1 Purpose

aanesthetic, narcotic, sedative

bblood, circulation

cconcussion

eburns, exposure

ffood, nutrition

ggeneral

hbone

llife preservation

mmuscle, cartilage, and tendons

nnerves

oorgan

rstun relief

ssense enhancement

zstat modifiers

2 Compass

nnorth

ssouth

eeast

wwest

mmid

uuniversal

3 Region - Terrain

aalpine

bbreaks, wadis, vales, swales, arroyos

cconiferous forest

dmixed forest

emarsh, swamp, fens

ffresh water

gglacial

hheath, scrub, moor

iisland

jjungle

kknolls, hills, dunes, buttes, downs

llakes, ponds

mmountains

nmagic nodes

ooceans, saltwater

ppopulated areas, gardens, orchards

rruins

sshort grasses, fields, meadows, glades

ttall grasses, praries

uunderground, caves, caverns

vvolcanic

wwaste, tundra

zdesert

4 Climate

In order of hottest to coldest

aarid

ssemi-arid

bbright and sunny

wwarm temperate

hhot humid

mmild temperate

ddark and shady

tcool temperate

ccold

f

eeverlasting cold

5 Form

Major Form + Variant, color, (#)

See Tbl 5D for color varieties

Aalgae

Blichen, moss

Ccrystal

Dbud, clove, nodule

Fflower (# of petals: = infinite; 1 - 9 )

Ggum, resin

Igall, injection

Kbark, stem

Lleaf (Tbls 5A and 5A1)

Mmushroom, fungi

Ofruit (Tbl 5b)

Rroot (Tbl 5c)

Ssap, juice, salve

Tthorns

Ppollen, stamen

Zother, see remarks

5A Leaf ShapeLX

Aarrow

Ccactus, succulent

Ffern

Ggrass

Hheart

Iinverted triangle

Nneedle

Ooval

Rround

Sspike

Ttriangle

5A1 Leaf Edge (# of lobes)LXX

Bcrenated

Ccleft

Llobed

Ssawtooth

otherwise smooth

5B FruitOX

Aaggregatecorn, strawberry, raspberry

Bberryblue berry, juniper

Cconepine, cedar, pinion

Dspores, dustmushroom, fern, dust, pollen

Ffleshytomato, squash, melon

Ggrainwheat, barley, grass seed

Mmeatyapple

Nnutpeanut, filbert, pecan

Orind, oilyorange, citrus

Ppodpeas, beans

Rrind, drymelon, pumpkin, squash

Sstone, pitcherry, peach, dates

Zcapsulelily

5C RootsRX

Bbulbtulip

Cnetted, rhizomesiris

Nnodulespotato

Ttubercarrot

5D ColorsF, x#

Ox,x

P,x

R,x

rred

oorange

yyellow

ggreen

bblue

iindigo

vviolet

cclear

ppink

mmauve

asilver, gray

wwhite

sblack, sable

brbrown

6 seasons

s - - -spring

- s - -summer

- - f -fall

- - - wwinter

aall seasons

( )primary season designator

7 Actions

aapply

bboil

ddrink

eeat, chew

fburn

ggrind, crush

hheat, warm

iinhale fumes

mmix, dissolve

oointment, salve

ppoultice

rrub

ssoak, steep, brew

usnort, sniff, snuff

wwash, immerse, bathe

zspecial

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