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search  From Herbs Book 1   Most residents of Ancaria aren't
able to distinguish more than four different kinds of herbs.
They know that hermit leaves stink and are a good spice for
their food, that Celandine can cause the milk of their goats to
taste bitter, that shadow moss is good for sprains and that
Mandragorum Officinarum (even though most can't pronounce the
name) can perform miracles in relation to love. They tend to
divide the herbs in three different categories: flavor enhancers
for food, medicinal herbs and poisons. Knowledgeable herbalists
also know that the herb that can heal is also able to kill, and
that deadly herbs are sometimes useful for love - and not just
to gel rid of an unwanted rival.  Herbalists can be found far
away from the streets and villages, in places where no
horseshoes trample the green and where the shadowy forest
doesn't have to give way to fields. Their knowledge is passed on
from generation to generation but o