"Here, hold out your hand," he says, reaching out to pass her a sprig of green herb first, its small, narrow leaves fernlike and waxy, but with a sharp and subtly bitter fragrance.
"This is a green herb. It's got some kind of fancier name, but most people just call it by color. It's the most common one back home and the one that took to Paradesium best, so you'll find it all over down there now. We use it for a lot of things, but the easiest is just preventing infections by grinding them into paste and applying them to wounds. In a pinch they'll even solidify into a sort of natural bandage, if you don't have anything better to cover up with."
He pauses for a moment, then adds, "You can chew them if you're in a situation where don't have any other way to grind them up, and and they can be pretty good cooked, but do not eat them raw. It will absolutely make you sick to your stomach."
This he knows well from experience, having accidentally swallowed a mouthful of green herb juice unintentionally while in the field more than once. Not a fun way to waste supplies, that.
cw: brief emeto mention
"This is a green herb. It's got some kind of fancier name, but most people just call it by color. It's the most common one back home and the one that took to Paradesium best, so you'll find it all over down there now. We use it for a lot of things, but the easiest is just preventing infections by grinding them into paste and applying them to wounds. In a pinch they'll even solidify into a sort of natural bandage, if you don't have anything better to cover up with."
He pauses for a moment, then adds, "You can chew them if you're in a situation where don't have any other way to grind them up, and and they can be pretty good cooked, but do not eat them raw. It will absolutely make you sick to your stomach."
This he knows well from experience, having accidentally swallowed a mouthful of green herb juice unintentionally while in the field more than once. Not a fun way to waste supplies, that.