HONEY:
Honey contains natural antibiotics when applied topically to wounds, promoting faster healing. Commonly used as a sweetener in foods and teas, honey aids in digestion.
Usage: S E

HOPS:
Hops are generally used as a sedative and useful in treating insomnia and nervous tension. Generally, hops are used in brewing beer and ales. External application in a salve is used to treat itching skin from rashes and hives.
Usage: S E

HYSSOP:
Hyssop leaves can be used in a tea to soothe sore throats. When applied to a minor wounds, the antiseptic and drawing properties aide in healing and inhibiting the spread of contagious sores (cold sores).
Usage: S E

JASMINE ABSOLUTE:
Jasmine blossoms can be used in a tea for its calming effect on the nervous system. The heady, exotic perfume uplifts and nurtures as well as boosts confidence. An emotionally warming sensual oil. Useful as an antidepressant, for post-natal recovery and also a good skin tonic.
Usage: B M S P V I E

JUNIPER BERRY:
Purifying, eliminating with a clear woody aroma. This oil clears emotional overload and helps to cleanse the body of impurities. A great tonic for oily or congested skin, athlete's foot and dandruff when used as a compress or poultice. Juniper is also high in natural insulin and aids in the absorption and breakdown of sugars and starches.
Usage: B M S P V I E

KANDA:
Kanda is a shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots; chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic effect; a strong narcotic that has no medicinal purpose due to its addictive and toxic properties by the RGCP.

LARMA (APPLES):
Apples and apple juice can be used to treat constipation. The pectin in fresh apples can help lower cholesterol levels, aiding in treating heart disease. Crushed apple leaves, when applied to a fresh wound, helps prevent wound infection. Apple blossoms can be used to encourage youthful emotional balance and a sense of cheeriness with its refreshing, clean uplifting scent.
Usage: B M S P V I E

LAVENDER:
Clear light flowery aroma, versatile oil for relaxing and balancing for mind and body when used as an incense or sachet. Aids in sleep, soothes tired muscles, benefits the immune system, encourages stillness and tranquility. Used as an antidepressant and for its antiseptic qualities. Lavender is useful for the skin ailments such as contact dermatitis (rash), athlete's foot.
Usage: B M S P V I E

LIME:
An uplifting, energizing oil with a sweet fragrance. Uplifts and restores vigor, aiding recovery during convalescence. Has an astringent tonic action on the skin.
Usage: B M S P V I E

MANDARIN:
Fruity, tangy citrus perfume with a gently cheering effect, aiding youthful thoughts and feelings. Soothing effect upon the digestive system. Can be used in pregnancy with neroli to avoid stretch marks.
Usage: B M S V P I E

MARJORAM:
A warm and spicy aroma with warm comforting tones. Eases loneliness and grief, relaxing for muscles especially after sport or work. Aids sleep and rest.
Usage: B M S P V E

MULLEIN:
Mullein is a narcotic herb that is neither addictive nor poisonous, often used as a pain killer and to aide with sleep associated with somatic distress. Also used to loosen mucous and treat lung ailments.
Usage: E

NEROLI:
A haunting bitter sweet aroma, very relaxing and soothing. Brings feelings of peace. Good for ageing, dry and sensitive skin and balancing in times of shock and hysteria.
Usage: B M S P V I

NETTLE LEAVES (STINGING NETTLE):
Taken internally, teas made with stinging nettle provide a high source of iron and is used to treat anemia, fatigue, edema, menstrual difficulties, cleanse the urinary tract, and relieve symptoms of hay fever and allergies with its capacity to reduce inflammation. The spiny needles are toxic to flesh.
Usage: E

NUTMEG:
Nutmeg can be used to relieve chronic nervousness and anxiety disorders when added to a sachet or oil for aroma therapy. Taken as a food additive or spice, it aids in better digestion and relieves nausea.
Usage: P V I E

PALMAROSA:
Refreshing and uplifting. Gently soothing while promoting clear thought. Helps all skin types especially dry skin. Light floral perfume.
Usage: B M S V P 

PATCHOULI:
Deep earthy, sensual, grounding oil which uplifts the spirit while clearing the mind. Moisturizing for dry skin. A musky, exotic, lingering aroma.
Usage: B M S P V 

PEPPERMINT:
Stimulating and penetrating. Clears the head and soothes the emotions, acts as a sedative on the digestive system, aids in muscle relaxation, relieves tired feet and mind. A useful oil when traveling. A piercing menthol fragrance.
Usage: B M S P V I E

PEPPERMINT LEAF:
Helpful in relieving nausea/morning sickness and flatulence.
Usage: B M S P V I 

RAMBERRY (RASPBERRY):
Red ramberries are used during pregnancy to strengthen the uterine wall, reduce the chance of false labor pains, and reduce the pain of childbirth. After childbirth, it is used to decrease uterine swelling and post-partum bleeding. Also useful to ease menstrual cramping, vomiting in small children, and diarrhea in infants.
Usage: E

ROSEMARY:
A powerful mental stimulant which aids in normalizing blood pressure, increasing memory and concentration, restores vitality and invigorates, and has a warming effect on tired and overworked muscles. It has a stimulating effect on the nerves and is beneficial for nervous disorders, including anxiety, hysteria, shock and psychosomatic paralysis. Helpful when overworked, with a refreshing herbal-woody fragrance.
Usage: B M S P V I E

ROSEWOOD:
Grounding, balancing and reviving, stabilizing and comforting to the emotions. A great oil to steady the mind, ideal for exams. Seductive floral woody perfume.
Usage: B M S P V I  

SAGE:
Sage, added to tea, is used to relieve excess mucous in the respiratory system, and relieves mental exhaustion by strengthening the ability to concentrate. When used in a salve, it aids in healing skin eruptions (contact rash) and provides mild congealing properties on open cuts. Combined with peppermint, rosemary and betony, sage assists as an excellent headache remedy.
Usage: S P V E

SAJEL:
A drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi Plague.

SANDALWOOD:
A relaxing and meditative oil with sensual properties, soothing and comforting to body and mind. Encourages feelings of well being and emotional balance. Helps ageing, and to soothe dry and itchy skin. Sweet woody fragrance.
Usage: B M S P V I 

SIP ROOT (SLAVE WINE):
A bitter root whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine; Red Savages make their slaves chew the root as a means of birth control. Slave wine is a concentrated extract and yields a black, bitter beverage that acts as a contraceptive; its effect are instantaneous and lasts almost indefinitely, although it is customary to renew the taking of slave wine on the yearly anniversary of a slave's collaring in the latter books. The initial references to sip root and slave wine show it was given to a slave each month to renew its contraceptive properties.
Usage: E
"In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the “second wine.” "
Blood Brothers of Gor, p. 319

SLEEPING POWDER:
An amber fluid; added water and shaken where it turns a dark blue. Renders the consumer unconscious within minutes.
Usage: E

SPEARMINT:
Spearmint is a valuable herb used to stop vomiting with its calming effects. The oils extracted from spearmint leaves can be used to aide in relieving congestion caused by colds or allergies by reducing the inflammation of the sinuses, nasal passages and bronchial airways.
Usage: P V I E

STABILIZATION SERUMS:
A series of medical injections, which among other things, retards the aging process which is defined as a disease; an invention of the Priest-Kings, approved by them for use by humans. Administered in four injections into the lower left side of the spine above the hip.

TASSA POWDER:
A reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which renders the consumer unconscious.
Usage: E

TEA TREE:
An effective oil with powerful antiseptic properties benefits the immune system, disinfects and de-odorizes, strengthens the immune system, especially during the winter months and convalescence. Very helpful in skin care and currently very popular for a number of uses.
Usage: B M S V I

TESLIK:
A plant whose extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine, counteracting the effects of sip root or slave wine and enhancing fertilization of women.

THYME:
A stimulating, protecting oil that has a strengthening effect on the the nerves. Ideal for the treatment of exhaustion, both physical and mental, with its properties to increase iron in the blood. A help to the immune system with antiseptic and antifungal properties, thyme is used against tooth decay, athlete's foot and skin parasites (crab and lice). Warms with its pungent herbal aroma.
Usage: B M S V I E

TOSPIT (LEMON):
Refreshes and cools bringing clarity to mind and emotions restoring vitality, acting as a tonic to the circulatory system. Has beneficial effects on the immune system, is cleansing on the skin.
Usage: B M S P V I

TRUTH SERUM:
A liquid mixed in a drink which places the consumer in an hypnotic state, capable of verbally responding without being able to hold back information.

VALERIAN ROOT:
Valerian root tea is used as a tranquilizer, relaxant and is effective in cases of insomnia or anxiety/panic relief with no residual sluggish after effects. Valerian is useful for nervous tension, pain relief, insomnia, lowering blood pressure, menstrual cramping, and muscle spasms.
Usage: E

WILLOW BARK:
A mild infusion of willow bark in hot water and ingested as a tea provides an aspirin-like pain relief. A drop or two added to cool water can be used as an eyewash for common eye infections or inflammation (conjunctivitis, pink eye, sties, inflammation from dirt/foreign objects).
Usage: B E

YARROW ROOT:
Yarrow root can be used as a contraceptive when ingested, as well as used for relief from gum ailments and toothaches. The root, when ground and dried, can be sprinkled over open wounds to arrest external bleeding.
Usage: S E

YELLOW POWDER:
A concentrate of brak bush used as a laxative and diarrheic.

YLANG YLANG:
An exotic and sensual oil with relaxing qualities. Soothes and uplifts and has a regulating effect on excited and nervous conditions. Good for both oily and dry skin. Sweet heady floral aroma
Usage: B M S V P

 

List of pharmaceuticals compiled by Trieva of Tetra