Plant Remedies
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Aconite - Claire buys aconite from Haugh's apothecary where she finds it in a jar labelled 'Auld Wives Huid'. Claire tells Mr Haugh that aconite is a poison, but can also be used to treat rheumatism and heart trouble (V, chapter 29) Aconite comes from the aconitum genus of flowering plants, most of which are extremely poisonous
Agrimony - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Alcohol - used to disinfect wounds and as an anaesthetic
Alder balm - for soothing (Cross Stitch only, chapter 38)
Almond Oil - when Claire steps into Haugh's apothecary shop for the first time after returning through the stones she can smell almond oil (V, chapter 29)
Aloe juice - Claire rubs Jamie's back with aloe juice when he is at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40) Claire uses the gel from an aloe plant to take the sting out of Jamie's nettle rash and her own after he plucked a clump of nettles and threatened to beat her with them (DIA, chapter 29) Claire tells Jamie you can use aloe juice for burns (V, chapter 27)
Aloe ointment - Claire uses this on a child with burns at L'Hopital des Anges (DIA, chapter 12)
Angelica - found in Davie Beaton's surgery (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43)
Anise - when Claire steps into Haugh's apothecary shop for the first time after returning through the stones she can smell anise (V, chapter 29) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43) Anise is another name for aniseed
Apples - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Asafoetida - worn in a bag around the neck to ward off influenza (V, chapter 24) Asafoetida is dried latex exuded from the root of several species of Ferula plants. It is named asafoetida because it has a fetid smell
Ascaria - Mrs Fitz tells Claire that these mushrooms (which may actually be meant to be muscaria) can be dried and used topically to stop bleeding (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Agrimony - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Alcohol - used to disinfect wounds and as an anaesthetic
Alder balm - for soothing (Cross Stitch only, chapter 38)
Almond Oil - when Claire steps into Haugh's apothecary shop for the first time after returning through the stones she can smell almond oil (V, chapter 29)
Aloe juice - Claire rubs Jamie's back with aloe juice when he is at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 40) Claire uses the gel from an aloe plant to take the sting out of Jamie's nettle rash and her own after he plucked a clump of nettles and threatened to beat her with them (DIA, chapter 29) Claire tells Jamie you can use aloe juice for burns (V, chapter 27)
Aloe ointment - Claire uses this on a child with burns at L'Hopital des Anges (DIA, chapter 12)
Angelica - found in Davie Beaton's surgery (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43)
Anise - when Claire steps into Haugh's apothecary shop for the first time after returning through the stones she can smell anise (V, chapter 29) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43) Anise is another name for aniseed
Apples - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Asafoetida - worn in a bag around the neck to ward off influenza (V, chapter 24) Asafoetida is dried latex exuded from the root of several species of Ferula plants. It is named asafoetida because it has a fetid smell
Ascaria - Mrs Fitz tells Claire that these mushrooms (which may actually be meant to be muscaria) can be dried and used topically to stop bleeding (Outlander only, chapter 9)
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Balm of Gilead - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with balm of Gilead when it aches (Outlander only, chapter 26)
Barberry - Grannie McNab tells Claire to take this to purge her womb (Outlander only, chapter 28) barberry leaves poured over black hellebore can be used to bring on a miscarriage (DIA, chapter 13)
Bayberry - 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) Bayberry is also known as waxberry
Betony - Raymond advises that white betony is best for purging (DIA, chapter 8)
Birch oil - Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Bistort - Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Bistort is a flowering plant. The roots are used to make an astringent
Birchleaf tea - Claire says this will do only so much to relieve Auld Alec's rheumatism (Cross Stitch only, chapter 24)
Black hellebore - used with barberry leaves to induce a miscarriage (DIA, chapter 13)
Blackcurrant - when Jamie has the flu Claire steeps a pan of peppermint and blackcurrant (DIA, chapter 38)
Bladderwort - used to treat a systemic infection (V, chapter 40) Bladderworts are carnivorous plants
Bogbean - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Borage - another name for bugloss (V, chapter 40)
Boneset - used to make a calming analgesic tea (Outlander only, chapter 4)
Bugloss - Claire wants some bugloss when she prepares her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Bugloss is another name for borage
Burdock - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Barberry - Grannie McNab tells Claire to take this to purge her womb (Outlander only, chapter 28) barberry leaves poured over black hellebore can be used to bring on a miscarriage (DIA, chapter 13)
Bayberry - 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) Bayberry is also known as waxberry
Betony - Raymond advises that white betony is best for purging (DIA, chapter 8)
Birch oil - Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Bistort - Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Bistort is a flowering plant. The roots are used to make an astringent
Birchleaf tea - Claire says this will do only so much to relieve Auld Alec's rheumatism (Cross Stitch only, chapter 24)
Black hellebore - used with barberry leaves to induce a miscarriage (DIA, chapter 13)
Blackcurrant - when Jamie has the flu Claire steeps a pan of peppermint and blackcurrant (DIA, chapter 38)
Bladderwort - used to treat a systemic infection (V, chapter 40) Bladderworts are carnivorous plants
Bogbean - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
Borage - another name for bugloss (V, chapter 40)
Boneset - used to make a calming analgesic tea (Outlander only, chapter 4)
Bugloss - Claire wants some bugloss when she prepares her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Bugloss is another name for borage
Burdock - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
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Cabbage - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Camomile - this is the British spelling of chamomile and is used in Cross Stitch. Refer to chamomile
Camomile lotion - this is the British spelling of chamomile and is used in Cross Stitch. Refer to chamomile lotion
Camphor - Davie Beaton's apothecary's chest smells of camphor (Outlander, chapter 7) Mr Haugh's apothecary in Edinburgh gains its main source of income in winter from the sale of camphor balls which are considered a sovereign remedy for colds, catarrh and consumption. Claire mixes camphor with goose grease to make an ointment to rub on Jamie's chest when he has the flu (DIA, chapter 37) Camphor was worn in a bag around the neck to ward off influenza (V, chapter 24)
Caraway tonic - Claire facetiously tells Jamie that she is sure Master Raymond would pierce her nipples for her if she gave him her recipe for caraway tonic (DIA, chapter 9)
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) The Comte St Germain uses this to poison Claire (DIA, chapter 16) Claire considers using this to fake symptoms of diarrhea associated with smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Castor oil - given to children who'd eaten too many sweets (Outlander, chapter 10)
Catnip - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Cayenne - Claire considers using this to fake a smallpox rash and fever (DIA, chapter 23)
Cedarwood shavings - added to iron nails soaked in ale to treat carbuncles (Outlander, chapter 30)
Celandine - used by Davie Beaton in a treatment for jaundice (Outlander, chapter 7)
Chamomile - used to make a calming tea (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4, Outlander, chapter 38) Used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29) Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Chamomile lotion - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with camomile lotion when it aches (Cross Stitch only, chapter 26)
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)
Cherry Bark - used as a painkiller (Outlander only, chapter 4) used to make a tea (Outlander only, chapter 38)
Chickweed - Jamie chews this and uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25)
Cold tea - Claire uses this on Young Ian's burns after the printshop fire (V, chapter 27)
Coltsfoot root - Grannie McNab tells Claire this is good for cough (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Comfrey - Claire notes this is used for haemorrhoids (Cross Stitch only, chapter 1), Mrs Fitz suggests using comfrey to make a tea (Outlander, chapter 4), Geillis says it stops her husband farting (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9) Claire notes you wouldn't use comfrey on a wound if iodine were available (V, chapter 40)
Coneflower / Coneflower salve - Claire tries coneflower as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) Claire makes a coneflower salve to dress Jamie's gunshot wound after Laoghaire shoots him (V, chapter 38) Plants belonging to the Echinacea family are commonly known as coneflowers
Camomile - this is the British spelling of chamomile and is used in Cross Stitch. Refer to chamomile
Camomile lotion - this is the British spelling of chamomile and is used in Cross Stitch. Refer to chamomile lotion
Camphor - Davie Beaton's apothecary's chest smells of camphor (Outlander, chapter 7) Mr Haugh's apothecary in Edinburgh gains its main source of income in winter from the sale of camphor balls which are considered a sovereign remedy for colds, catarrh and consumption. Claire mixes camphor with goose grease to make an ointment to rub on Jamie's chest when he has the flu (DIA, chapter 37) Camphor was worn in a bag around the neck to ward off influenza (V, chapter 24)
Caraway tonic - Claire facetiously tells Jamie that she is sure Master Raymond would pierce her nipples for her if she gave him her recipe for caraway tonic (DIA, chapter 9)
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) The Comte St Germain uses this to poison Claire (DIA, chapter 16) Claire considers using this to fake symptoms of diarrhea associated with smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Castor oil - given to children who'd eaten too many sweets (Outlander, chapter 10)
Catnip - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39)
Cayenne - Claire considers using this to fake a smallpox rash and fever (DIA, chapter 23)
Cedarwood shavings - added to iron nails soaked in ale to treat carbuncles (Outlander, chapter 30)
Celandine - used by Davie Beaton in a treatment for jaundice (Outlander, chapter 7)
Chamomile - used to make a calming tea (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4, Outlander, chapter 38) Used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29) Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Chamomile lotion - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with camomile lotion when it aches (Cross Stitch only, chapter 26)
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)
Cherry Bark - used as a painkiller (Outlander only, chapter 4) used to make a tea (Outlander only, chapter 38)
Chickweed - Jamie chews this and uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25)
Cold tea - Claire uses this on Young Ian's burns after the printshop fire (V, chapter 27)
Coltsfoot root - Grannie McNab tells Claire this is good for cough (Cross Stitch only, chapter 28)
Comfrey - Claire notes this is used for haemorrhoids (Cross Stitch only, chapter 1), Mrs Fitz suggests using comfrey to make a tea (Outlander, chapter 4), Geillis says it stops her husband farting (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9) Claire notes you wouldn't use comfrey on a wound if iodine were available (V, chapter 40)
Coneflower / Coneflower salve - Claire tries coneflower as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) Claire makes a coneflower salve to dress Jamie's gunshot wound after Laoghaire shoots him (V, chapter 38) Plants belonging to the Echinacea family are commonly known as coneflowers
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Digitalin extract - Claire makes Alex Randall a digitalin extract from dried foxglove leaves to help his cough and heart palpitations (DIA, chapter 39)
Distilled alcohol - Claire gets a cask of distilled alcohol from Jared when she prepares her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Distilled alcohol is also called 'spirits' and is used to disinfect wounds and as a crude anesthetic. During the distillation process a lot of water is removed leaving 40-50 percent alcohol
Distilled alcohol - Claire gets a cask of distilled alcohol from Jared when she prepares her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40) Distilled alcohol is also called 'spirits' and is used to disinfect wounds and as a crude anesthetic. During the distillation process a lot of water is removed leaving 40-50 percent alcohol
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Elecampane - Claire finds a jar of this in Mr Haugh's apothecary. She tells Mr Haugh it is good for sticky-sounding coughs (V, chapter 29)
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Fennel - Claire wonders whether horehound with fennel will help with the pain from Duncan's phantom limb (V, chapter 43)
Flowers of Laudanum - Annabelle MacRannoch has this in her medical box and offers it to Claire when she sets Jamie's damaged hand but Jamie refuses it. (Outlander, chapter 36) Laudanum is a mixture of opium and alcohol. Opium is made from opium poppies.
Foxglove - Claire makes Alex Randall a digitalin extract from dried foxglove leaves to help his cough and heart palpitations (DIA, chapter 39)
Flowers of Laudanum - Annabelle MacRannoch has this in her medical box and offers it to Claire when she sets Jamie's damaged hand but Jamie refuses it. (Outlander, chapter 36) Laudanum is a mixture of opium and alcohol. Opium is made from opium poppies.
Foxglove - Claire makes Alex Randall a digitalin extract from dried foxglove leaves to help his cough and heart palpitations (DIA, chapter 39)
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Garlic - used as a topical antibiotic in a boiled infusion to prevent wounds from becoming infected (Outlander, chapter 4) used for disinfection (Outlander, chapter 38) is supposed to ward off disease when worn in a silver pomander-locket around the neck (DIA, chapter 38) added to Claire's medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Gentian ointment - Claire uses this on Charles Stuart's monkey bite (DIA, chapter 11)
Ginger - Claire grates fresh ginger to be brewed as a tea in the hope that it will mitigate Jamie's seasickness during their voyage on the Artemis (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 - Claire notes this is used for hemorrhoids (Outlander only, chapter 1)
Gentian ointment - Claire uses this on Charles Stuart's monkey bite (DIA, chapter 11)
Ginger - Claire grates fresh ginger to be brewed as a tea in the hope that it will mitigate Jamie's seasickness during their voyage on the Artemis (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 - Claire notes this is used for hemorrhoids (Outlander only, chapter 1)
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Hemp - Father Fogden smokes hemp in his pipe and tells Lawrence Stern it is most genial and comforting to the stomach (V, chapter 50)
Hops - used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Horehound - Claire says this may help ease Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43) Claire wonders whether horehound with fennel will help with the pain from Duncan's phantom limb (V, chapter 43)
Horse chestnuts - Claire notes that Mr Haugh's apothecary in Edinburgh does a sound trade in horse chestnuts (DIA, chapter 38) Horse chestnuts have been used in traditional medicine to treat conditions such as menstrual cramps, arthritis and weak veins
Horsetail - Claire finds a jar of Horsetail in Mr Haugh's apothecary. She recognises it as being a cardiac herb (V, chapter 29)
Hot peppers - Mr Willoughby lights some dried hot peppers so the smoke from them will go to the spirit world and speak to Duncan Innes's phantom arm to tell it not to come back and bother Duncan with phantom pains (V, chapter 43)
Hyssop - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) - Mr Overholt, the purser on board the Porpoise, wears a pomander of dried sage and hyssop around his neck to ward off plague (V, chapter 47)
Hops - used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Horehound - Claire says this may help ease Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43) Claire wonders whether horehound with fennel will help with the pain from Duncan's phantom limb (V, chapter 43)
Horse chestnuts - Claire notes that Mr Haugh's apothecary in Edinburgh does a sound trade in horse chestnuts (DIA, chapter 38) Horse chestnuts have been used in traditional medicine to treat conditions such as menstrual cramps, arthritis and weak veins
Horsetail - Claire finds a jar of Horsetail in Mr Haugh's apothecary. She recognises it as being a cardiac herb (V, chapter 29)
Hot peppers - Mr Willoughby lights some dried hot peppers so the smoke from them will go to the spirit world and speak to Duncan Innes's phantom arm to tell it not to come back and bother Duncan with phantom pains (V, chapter 43)
Hyssop - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander only, chapter 39) - Mr Overholt, the purser on board the Porpoise, wears a pomander of dried sage and hyssop around his neck to ward off plague (V, chapter 47)
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Laudanum - Laudanum is a mixture of opium and alcohol. Opium is made from opium poppies.
Lavender - the aroma of lavender is used to calm the nerves (DIA, chapter 20) Claire gives Alex Randall a light mixture of mint and lavender with a few drops of poppy syrup mixed in to help him sleep (DIA, chapter 42)
Lemons - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Lily of the Valley root - Claire finds a jar of Lily of the Valley root in Mr Haugh's apothecary. She recognises it as being a cardiac herb (V, chapter 29)
Lavender - the aroma of lavender is used to calm the nerves (DIA, chapter 20) Claire gives Alex Randall a light mixture of mint and lavender with a few drops of poppy syrup mixed in to help him sleep (DIA, chapter 42)
Lemons - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Lily of the Valley root - Claire finds a jar of Lily of the Valley root in Mr Haugh's apothecary. She recognises it as being a cardiac herb (V, chapter 29)
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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 blood in urine symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Mallow root - Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Outlander only, chapter 9), Claire finds mallow root growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28), Grannie McNab tells Claire this is good for cough (Outlander only, chapter 28)
Marigold Ointment - Claire uses this on Jamie's smashed knuckles after he gets into a fist-fight on the rent collecting trip with Dougal (Outlander, chapter 11), the monks use it on Jamie's wounds after Wentworth (Outlander, chapter 38)
Mint - Claire gives Alex Randall a light mixture of mint and lavender with a few drops of poppy syrup mixed in to help him sleep (DIA, chapter 42) Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Moss - boiled in milk with sheep's wool and used as a hand lotion (Outlander, chapter 24)
Mustard seed - Mr Willoughby tells Claire mustard seed is good for kidneys (V, chapter 4
Mallow root - Geillis says this stops her husband farting (Outlander only, chapter 9), Claire finds mallow root growing by the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander only, chapter 28), Grannie McNab tells Claire this is good for cough (Outlander only, chapter 28)
Marigold Ointment - Claire uses this on Jamie's smashed knuckles after he gets into a fist-fight on the rent collecting trip with Dougal (Outlander, chapter 11), the monks use it on Jamie's wounds after Wentworth (Outlander, chapter 38)
Mint - Claire gives Alex Randall a light mixture of mint and lavender with a few drops of poppy syrup mixed in to help him sleep (DIA, chapter 42) Claire adds this to her list of herbs to put in her medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Moss - boiled in milk with sheep's wool and used as a hand lotion (Outlander, chapter 24)
Mustard seed - Mr Willoughby tells Claire mustard seed is good for kidneys (V, chapter 4
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Nasturtium Syrup - Claire gives this to children who've overindulged in sweets at the Gathering (Outlander only, chapter 10)
Nettle juice - Claire uses this to fake the rash symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Nettle juice - Claire uses this to fake the rash symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
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Onions - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Opium - Jamie was given this by the monks in the Abbey of St Anne after he was hit on the back of the head (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire burns opium when she exorcises Jamie's demons at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 39) Mary Hawkins is given this after her rape (DIA, chapter 18)
Oranges - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
Opium - Jamie was given this by the monks in the Abbey of St Anne after he was hit on the back of the head (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire burns opium when she exorcises Jamie's demons at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 39) Mary Hawkins is given this after her rape (DIA, chapter 18)
Oranges - eaten to prevent scurvy (DIA, chapter 36)
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Pellitory-of-the-wall - also known as lichwort. This is in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22)
Penicillin - Claire brings penicillin with her when she returns through the stones (V, chapter 37)
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), Claire gives peppermint syrup to children who've overindulged in sweets at the Gathering (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10) when Jamie has the flu Claire steeps a pan of peppermint and blackcurrant (DIA, chapter 38) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43)
Plantain - Claire uses plantain ointment to treat a thumb infection (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Plaintain juice - Claire tells Jamie you can use plaintain juice for burns (V, chapter 27)
Plantago juice - Plantago is another name for plantain. See Plaintain juice
Poplar balm - for soothing (Outlander only, chapter 38)
Poplar-bud salve - Claire uses poplar-bud salve to treat a thumb infection (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Poppy juice / Poppy syrup - another name for opium
Penicillin - Claire brings penicillin with her when she returns through the stones (V, chapter 37)
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), Claire gives peppermint syrup to children who've overindulged in sweets at the Gathering (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10) when Jamie has the flu Claire steeps a pan of peppermint and blackcurrant (DIA, chapter 38) Claire prescribes Duncan Innes a tea made from anise, angelica, horehound and peppermint to cure his constipation (V, chapter 43)
Plantain - Claire uses plantain ointment to treat a thumb infection (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Plaintain juice - Claire tells Jamie you can use plaintain juice for burns (V, chapter 27)
Plantago juice - Plantago is another name for plantain. See Plaintain juice
Poplar balm - for soothing (Outlander only, chapter 38)
Poplar-bud salve - Claire uses poplar-bud salve to treat a thumb infection (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Poppy juice / Poppy syrup - another name for opium
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Quince ointment - used to treat eczema and as a burn salve (Cross Stitch only, chapter 24)
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Raspberry leaves - Grannie McNab tells Claire that raspberry leaves steeped with rosehips will help Claire to conceive (Outlander, chapter 28) Claire asks for raspberry leaves to be brought to her when she treats Jamie's infected hand at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 39) 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)
Rosehips - Grannie McNab tells Claire that raspberry leaves steeped with rosehips will help Claire to conceive (Outlander, chapter 28) Claire prescribes tea of rosehips for Margaret Campbell to correct a nutritional deficiency causing bleeding gums and a bloated face (V, chapter 29)
Rosemary - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire uses rosemary essence to fake the flushed, feverish symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Rue - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with stewed rue when it aches (Outlander, chapter 26) Used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Rosehips - Grannie McNab tells Claire that raspberry leaves steeped with rosehips will help Claire to conceive (Outlander, chapter 28) Claire prescribes tea of rosehips for Margaret Campbell to correct a nutritional deficiency causing bleeding gums and a bloated face (V, chapter 29)
Rosemary - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7) Claire uses rosemary essence to fake the flushed, feverish symptoms of smallpox (DIA, chapter 23)
Rue - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with stewed rue when it aches (Outlander, chapter 26) Used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
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Sage - Mr Overholt, the purser on board the Porpoise, wears a pomander of dried sage and hyssop around his neck to ward off plague (V, chapter 47)
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 He says it is 'good for soothing irritated skin, minor lacerations, and sores of the privy parts' (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)
Slippery elm - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22) While on board the Artemis Claire tells Duncan Innes that if his bowels haven't moved by the end of the day she will give him an enema of slippery elm (V, chapter 43) Slippery elm is a species of elm native to North America and it is unlikely that Claire would have been able to find any in Scotland
Sow fennel - 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). Claire says it is good for headache (Cross Stitch only, chapter 16) used for disinfection (Outlander, chapter 38) used to dress an infected wound (DIA, chapter 12) added to Claire's medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Stinking Arag - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch. It was the tender tips of fir branches. (Outlander, chapter 7)
Storksbill - Claire says it is good for headaches (Outlander only, chapter 16)
Syrup of Figs - for constipation. Jamie uses this to thwart the Duke of Sandringham's overtures (Outlander, chapter 24)
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 He says it is 'good for soothing irritated skin, minor lacerations, and sores of the privy parts' (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)
Slippery elm - in Claire's medical kit in Paris (DIA, chapter 22) While on board the Artemis Claire tells Duncan Innes that if his bowels haven't moved by the end of the day she will give him an enema of slippery elm (V, chapter 43) Slippery elm is a species of elm native to North America and it is unlikely that Claire would have been able to find any in Scotland
Sow fennel - 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). Claire says it is good for headache (Cross Stitch only, chapter 16) used for disinfection (Outlander, chapter 38) used to dress an infected wound (DIA, chapter 12) added to Claire's medical kit for the voyage to the West Indies in search of Ian (V, chapter 40)
Stinking Arag - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch. It was the tender tips of fir branches. (Outlander, chapter 7)
Storksbill - Claire says it is good for headaches (Outlander only, chapter 16)
Syrup of Figs - for constipation. Jamie uses this to thwart the Duke of Sandringham's overtures (Outlander, chapter 24)
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Tansy - used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Tansy oil - Claire advises Marsali to use a sponge soaked in tansy oil as a contraceptive (V, chapter 46)
Tansy tea - Claire says this will do only so much to relieve Auld Alec's rheumatism (Outlander only, chapter 24)
Thistle - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
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)
Turpentine drench - Lawrence Stern makes a turpentine drench to cure Father Fogden's sheep of worms (V, chapter 50)
Tansy oil - Claire advises Marsali to use a sponge soaked in tansy oil as a contraceptive (V, chapter 46)
Tansy tea - Claire says this will do only so much to relieve Auld Alec's rheumatism (Outlander only, chapter 24)
Thistle - Claire tries this as a febrifuge at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Cross Stitch only, chapter 39)
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)
Turpentine drench - Lawrence Stern makes a turpentine drench to cure Father Fogden's sheep of worms (V, chapter 50)
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Valerian - 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)
Verbena - used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Vetch - Jamie made a poultice of chewed vetch leaves mixed with honey to fix a horse's cracked hoof (DIA, chapter 36)
Vinegar - used as a base for herbal compounds, e.g. St John's Wort soaked in vinegar will stop bleeding (Outlander, chapter 6) Used to swab Jamie's wounds after he's rescued from Wentworth (Outlander, chapter 36) Claire advises Marsali to use a sponge soaked in vinegar as a contraceptive if there is no tansy oil to hand (V, chapter 46)
Verbena - used with other ingredients, to make a soothing tonic for Margaret Campbell (V, chapter 29)
Vetch - Jamie made a poultice of chewed vetch leaves mixed with honey to fix a horse's cracked hoof (DIA, chapter 36)
Vinegar - used as a base for herbal compounds, e.g. St John's Wort soaked in vinegar will stop bleeding (Outlander, chapter 6) Used to swab Jamie's wounds after he's rescued from Wentworth (Outlander, chapter 36) Claire advises Marsali to use a sponge soaked in vinegar as a contraceptive if there is no tansy oil to hand (V, chapter 46)
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Water Pepper - Claire suggests Ian Snr rubs his stump with water pepper when it aches (Outlander only, chapter 26)
Watercress - Jamie chews this and uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Outlander only, chapter 25) Jamie picks watercress from a spring near Ardsmuir to eat to prevent scurvy (V, chapter 9)
Willow bark - used as a painkiller when brewed as a tea (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4, Outlander, chapter 6, Outlander, chapter 38) Claire says that willow-bark tea with sow fennel may help Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6) Claire wonders whether willow-bark tea will help with the pain from Duncan's phantom limb (V, chapter 43)
Witch Hazel - Claire asks Mrs Fitz to bring her some witch hazel to use to dress Jamie's wound at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 4) Jenny uses witch hazel to bathe Ian Snr's bruised and scraped face (DIA, chapter 33) Witch Hazel is made from the bark and leaves of the North American witch hazel shrub Hamamelis virginiana
Wood Sorrel - Geillis says this is good for the 'monthlies' (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Wormwood - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7)
Watercress - Jamie chews this and uses this to tend to the lashes on Claire's back when he rescues her from the witch trial (Outlander only, chapter 25) Jamie picks watercress from a spring near Ardsmuir to eat to prevent scurvy (V, chapter 9)
Willow bark - used as a painkiller when brewed as a tea (Cross Stitch only, chapter 4, Outlander, chapter 6, Outlander, chapter 38) Claire says that willow-bark tea with sow fennel may help Jamie's hangover headache (DIA, chapter 6) Claire wonders whether willow-bark tea will help with the pain from Duncan's phantom limb (V, chapter 43)
Witch Hazel - Claire asks Mrs Fitz to bring her some witch hazel to use to dress Jamie's wound at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 4) Jenny uses witch hazel to bathe Ian Snr's bruised and scraped face (DIA, chapter 33) Witch Hazel is made from the bark and leaves of the North American witch hazel shrub Hamamelis virginiana
Wood Sorrel - Geillis says this is good for the 'monthlies' (Cross Stitch only, chapter 9)
Wormwood - found in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7)
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Yarrow - 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) Claire washes her hair with yarrow to ward off lice (DIA, chapter 36)
Yawroot ointment - used to treat eczema and as a burn salve (Outlander only, chapter 24)
Yawroot ointment - used to treat eczema and as a burn salve (Outlander only, chapter 24)