Herbs
A
Agrimony - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Aloe - Claire rubs Jamie's back with aloe juice at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40)
Angelica - found in Davie Beaton's surgery (Outlander, chapter 7), growing on the path to the saint's pool that Dougal takes Claire to after she's seen Jack Randall (Cross Stitch only, chapter 13)
Anise - Claire sees several stalks of anise standing in a bucket of water in Haugh's Apothecary (V, chapter 24) Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including anise (V, chapter 41) Anise is also called aniseed
Aloe - Claire rubs Jamie's back with aloe juice at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40)
Angelica - found in Davie Beaton's surgery (Outlander, chapter 7), growing on the path to the saint's pool that Dougal takes Claire to after she's seen Jack Randall (Cross Stitch only, chapter 13)
Anise - Claire sees several stalks of anise standing in a bucket of water in Haugh's Apothecary (V, chapter 24) Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including anise (V, chapter 41) Anise is also called aniseed
B
Basil - the air in Geillie's stillroom is thick with the scent of basil (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Bay leaf - Geillie's clothes smell of bay leaf (Outlander, chapter 24)
Betony - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 6), Geillis says wood betony can turns toads into pigeons (Outlander, chapter 9) betony is used for purging (DIA, chapter 8)
Bistort - Claire adds this to her list of items to take in her medical kit on the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Bladderwort - Claire notes that this can be used to treat a systemic infection (V, chapter 40)
Bloodwort - Geillis tells Claire this will make warts grow on someone's nose (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Bogbean - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Boneset - used to make tea (Outlander only, chapter 4)
Borage - grown in the gardens at Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24) It is also called Bugloss
Bugloss - another name for Borage. Claire adds this to her list of herbs to take in her medical kit when they travel to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Burdock - Jamie wrapped his trout in burdock leaves (Outlander only, chapter 16) Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Butterbur - Claire finds butterbur growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Bay leaf - Geillie's clothes smell of bay leaf (Outlander, chapter 24)
Betony - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 6), Geillis says wood betony can turns toads into pigeons (Outlander, chapter 9) betony is used for purging (DIA, chapter 8)
Bistort - Claire adds this to her list of items to take in her medical kit on the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Bladderwort - Claire notes that this can be used to treat a systemic infection (V, chapter 40)
Bloodwort - Geillis tells Claire this will make warts grow on someone's nose (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Bogbean - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Boneset - used to make tea (Outlander only, chapter 4)
Borage - grown in the gardens at Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24) It is also called Bugloss
Bugloss - another name for Borage. Claire adds this to her list of herbs to take in her medical kit when they travel to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Burdock - Jamie wrapped his trout in burdock leaves (Outlander only, chapter 16) Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Butterbur - Claire finds butterbur growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
C
Camomile - used to make tea (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4)
Cardamon - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including cardamon (V, chapter 41)
Cascara - also called bitter cascara because of its bitter taste. It's made from the bark of the buckthorn tree and used as a laxative. Raymond makes up potions of pretend poison from bitter cascara (DIA, chapter 8)
Catnip - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Chelidonium - also known as greater celandine. Master Raymond gives this to Claire to use on Mary Hawkins for the inducement of sleep (DIA, chapter 20)
Chickweed - Jamie uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25)
Cinquefoil - growing along the roadside in Inverness (Outlander, chapter 1) Claire thinks she can smell cinquefoil in the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Coltsfoot - Claire finds coltsfoot growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Comfrey - for haemorrhoids (Cross Stitch only, chapter 1), Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Coneflower - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) Plants belonging to the Echinacea family are commonly known as coneflowers
Corydalis - Claire digs this up at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 31)
Cow parsley - when Frank trips and falls on his way down the hill at Craigh na Dun he ends up lying in a clump of cow parsley (Outlander, chapter 2)
Cardamon - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including cardamon (V, chapter 41)
Cascara - also called bitter cascara because of its bitter taste. It's made from the bark of the buckthorn tree and used as a laxative. Raymond makes up potions of pretend poison from bitter cascara (DIA, chapter 8)
Catnip - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Chelidonium - also known as greater celandine. Master Raymond gives this to Claire to use on Mary Hawkins for the inducement of sleep (DIA, chapter 20)
Chickweed - Jamie uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25)
Cinquefoil - growing along the roadside in Inverness (Outlander, chapter 1) Claire thinks she can smell cinquefoil in the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Coltsfoot - Claire finds coltsfoot growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Comfrey - for haemorrhoids (Cross Stitch only, chapter 1), Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Coneflower - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) Plants belonging to the Echinacea family are commonly known as coneflowers
Corydalis - Claire digs this up at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 31)
Cow parsley - when Frank trips and falls on his way down the hill at Craigh na Dun he ends up lying in a clump of cow parsley (Outlander, chapter 2)
D
Dandelion - Claire finds dandelion growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Dill - Geillie's clothes smell of dill (Cross Stitch only, chapter 24) Claire has a supply of dill seeds in her medicine chest for use during winter when fruit and vegetables are scarce (DIA, chapter 44)
Dittany - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Outlander only, chapter 17)
Dock - Jamie wraps his trout in dock leaves (Cross Stitch only, chapter 16)
Dropwort - Claire finds dropwort growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28)
Dill - Geillie's clothes smell of dill (Cross Stitch only, chapter 24) Claire has a supply of dill seeds in her medicine chest for use during winter when fruit and vegetables are scarce (DIA, chapter 44)
Dittany - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Outlander only, chapter 17)
Dock - Jamie wraps his trout in dock leaves (Cross Stitch only, chapter 16)
Dropwort - Claire finds dropwort growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28)
E
Elecampane - Claire adds a pinch of elecampane to a charcoal brazier to sweeten the smoke (Outlander, chapter 40)
Eyebright - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Outlander, chapter 17)
Eyebright - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Outlander, chapter 17)
F
Fennel - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 6)
Foxglove - foxglove is digitalis. It was grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6) Claire thinks she can smell foxglove in the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Fumitory - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 6)
Foxglove - foxglove is digitalis. It was grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6) Claire thinks she can smell foxglove in the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Fumitory - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 6)
G
Gentian - Claire puts gentian ointment on Charles Stuart's monkey bite (DIA, chapter 11)
Germander - growing on the grounds at Helwater (V, chapter 14)
Ginger - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including ginger (V, chapter 41)
Goldenrod - one of the herbs that Claire brings to Mary Hawkins for her wounds (DIA, chapter 20)
Goldenseal - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Groutweed - for hemorrhoids (Outlander only, chapter 1)
Germander - growing on the grounds at Helwater (V, chapter 14)
Ginger - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including ginger (V, chapter 41)
Goldenrod - one of the herbs that Claire brings to Mary Hawkins for her wounds (DIA, chapter 20)
Goldenseal - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Groutweed - for hemorrhoids (Outlander only, chapter 1)
H
Horehound - Claire says this may ease Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6)
Hyssop - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Hyssop - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
L
Lavender - Claire uses dried lavender when she exorcises Jamie's demons at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 39)
M
Madder root - madder root is from the common madder plant and is used to extract a pigment called rose madder which is used in dyeing. Claire uses madder root to make a rose madder fluid for Murtagh to take to fake the flushed, feverish symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Mallow Root - Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Outlander only, chapter 9), Claire finds some growing near the millpond by Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28)
Marjoram - Geillie's clothes smell of marjoram (Outlander, chapter 24)
Meadowsweet - growing in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
Mint - Geillie's clothes smell of mint (Outlander, chapter 24)
Mullein - the leaves are used in place of toilet paper (DIA, chapter 2)
Mustard - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 6)
Mallow Root - Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Outlander only, chapter 9), Claire finds some growing near the millpond by Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28)
Marjoram - Geillie's clothes smell of marjoram (Outlander, chapter 24)
Meadowsweet - growing in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
Mint - Geillie's clothes smell of mint (Outlander, chapter 24)
Mullein - the leaves are used in place of toilet paper (DIA, chapter 2)
Mustard - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 6)
N
Nettles - Hamish's pony dumps him in a nettle patch (Outlander, chapter 24) Jamie asks Claire if he should punish her for sleeping with Louis by beating her with nettles (DIA, chapter 29)
Nightshade - Claire thinks nightshade may have been one of the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Nutmeg - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including nutmeg (V, chapter 41)
Nightshade - Claire thinks nightshade may have been one of the herbs Geillie burns when she does the summoning spell with her (Outlander, chapter 24)
Nutmeg - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including nutmeg (V, chapter 41)
O
Orris root - Claire buys this in Paris (DIA, chapter 15) Orris root is the powdered root of three types of iris
P
Parsley - Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, goes off murmuring about dried parsley after the crew catch him a shark for dinner (V, chapter 44)
Pellitory-of-the-wall - also known as lichwort. This is in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Pennyroyal - Davie Beaton had noted that he used this to treat a thumb injury (Outlander, chapter 7)
Peppermint - Geillis uses extract of peppermint to help her husband's stomach settle (Outlander, chapter 9)
Plantain - Claire uses plantain ointment to treat a thumb infection (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Purslane - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 6)
Pellitory-of-the-wall - also known as lichwort. This is in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Pennyroyal - Davie Beaton had noted that he used this to treat a thumb injury (Outlander, chapter 7)
Peppermint - Geillis uses extract of peppermint to help her husband's stomach settle (Outlander, chapter 9)
Plantain - Claire uses plantain ointment to treat a thumb infection (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Purslane - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 6)
R
Rosemary - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7)
Roseroot - Geillis tells Claire this will make warts grow on someone's nose (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Roseroot - Geillis tells Claire this will make warts grow on someone's nose (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
S
Saffron - Geillie brings Mrs Fitz some saffron from Spain (Outlander, chapter 24) Claire bribes the Artemis's cook with several spices, including saffron (V, chapter 41)
Sage - Claire smells the scent of sage in Inverness (Outlander only, chapter 2)
Saracen's Consound - a kind of ragwort (Senecio Saracenicus), also known as great broadleaved ragwort. Master Raymond gives Claire some of this to treat Mary Hawkins after her rape (DIA, chapter 20)
Saxifrage - Mother Hildegarde sends Claire a package of raspberry leaves, saxifrage and one other substance to help her stop the bleeding during her pregnancy (DIA, chapter 23)
Self-Heal - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Cross Stitch only, chapter 17)
Slippery elm - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Soapwort - Claire finds soapwort growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Sorrel - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6)
Sow fennel - this is also known as hog's fennel. Claire says that willow-bark tea with sow fennel may help Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6)
St John's Wort - used to stop bleeding when ground up and soaked in vinegar (Outlander, chapter 6)
Stoneroot - Claire pounds stoneroot in her surgery at Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 24
Storksbill - Claire says it is good for headaches (Outlander only, chapter 16)
Sage - Claire smells the scent of sage in Inverness (Outlander only, chapter 2)
Saracen's Consound - a kind of ragwort (Senecio Saracenicus), also known as great broadleaved ragwort. Master Raymond gives Claire some of this to treat Mary Hawkins after her rape (DIA, chapter 20)
Saxifrage - Mother Hildegarde sends Claire a package of raspberry leaves, saxifrage and one other substance to help her stop the bleeding during her pregnancy (DIA, chapter 23)
Self-Heal - growing on top of the hill where Jamie & Claire first meet Hugh Munro (Cross Stitch only, chapter 17)
Slippery elm - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Soapwort - Claire finds soapwort growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Sorrel - grown in the herb garden at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6)
Sow fennel - this is also known as hog's fennel. Claire says that willow-bark tea with sow fennel may help Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6)
St John's Wort - used to stop bleeding when ground up and soaked in vinegar (Outlander, chapter 6)
Stoneroot - Claire pounds stoneroot in her surgery at Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 24
Storksbill - Claire says it is good for headaches (Outlander only, chapter 16)
T
Tansy - growing in the Highlands (Outlander only, chapter 17), Claire picks some tansy when she and Jasmie walk to the mill at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 28)
Thyme - Claire asks Mrs Fitz to bring her some thyme to use to dress Jamie's wound at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4)
Turmeric - used by Davie Beaton in a treatment for jaundice (Outlander, chapter 7)
Thyme - Claire asks Mrs Fitz to bring her some thyme to use to dress Jamie's wound at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4)
Turmeric - used by Davie Beaton in a treatment for jaundice (Outlander, chapter 7)
V
Valerian - Claire uses dried valerian when she exorcises Jamie's demons at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 39) Claire tells Marsali that some French midwives make a tea of bayberry and valerian to prevent pregnancy, but it is dangerous and not dependable (V, chapter 46)
Vanilla - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including vanilla beans (V, chapter 41)
Vanilla - Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on board the Artemis, with several spices, including vanilla beans (V, chapter 41)
W
Wood Betony - see Betony
Wood sorrel - also known as oxalis. Claire was looking for this when she first met Geillis Duncan (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Wormwood - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7)
Wood sorrel - also known as oxalis. Claire was looking for this when she first met Geillis Duncan (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Wormwood - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7)
Y
Yarrow - Mrs FitzGibbons advises that yarrow will keep bugs away from other plants (Outlander, chapter 6) It's used for disinfection (Outlander, chapter 38) Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Yawroot - Claire makes an ointment from yawroot to treat eczema and as a burn salve (Outlander only, chapter 24)
Yawroot - Claire makes an ointment from yawroot to treat eczema and as a burn salve (Outlander only, chapter 24)