I thought that I should write a small Index on the Plants mentioned in the previous Chapter since I'm using 'Chinese words' as terminology. (I do this because the names sound WAY ridiculous in English. Sorry my Chinese readers who had to read such butchered Google translate. lolol)
Huǒ gégēn// Fire Kudzu Root
💎Appearance: 'Overgrowth' and commonly thought to be useless; Green that overtakes everything; Hard to find but also easy to find (This is a weed to the people of this Lower Realm and as such they will usually kill it immediately)
💎Picking: Easy to pick but the Root, when mature, is thick requiring a strong sword or the use of QI to cut through (Stage 3 at least to cut through fully mature plant)
💎Uses: Plant is used together with another plant(Yin) to help balance the Yang&Yin in someones body; Alone: Aphrodisiac, Yin Constitution, Yin Poisoning Cure
💎Type of Plant: Non-Poisonous Plant
Zǐ dàhuáng// Purple Rhubarb
💎Appearance: Leaves are Purple and stalk is yellow; Fully grown stalk has four veins in the leaf (Normally won't find any with more than 4 and most stalks available in shops are immature)
💎Picking: When picked you need to slice at an angle instead of uprooting the entire plant (This is because if pulled from the roots it will release its toxin)
💎Uses: Poisons and Healing medicines to counter poisons (Fighting Poison with Poison); Purgative
💎Type of Plant: Poisonous Plant; If not properly picked can result in immediate death
Chàndǒu dìhuáng (Shivering/Trembling Rehmannia)
💎Appearance: As shown above but indigo/blue; frozen water drops leaking from the leafs; tremble which cause a certain noise that beasts and men hear and stay away from (Yin Frequency wave so only women can pick) Freezing the surroundings; 3 antennae inside means mature
💎Picking: Not picking; collect from the middle 'antennae' that produces the water/ice drops; need jade bottle to collect the drops; Don't pick this plant; only women can get close to collect
💎Uses: Yin Poisoning, other Poisons as well, Yang Clearing Healing, Used together with Kudzu(Yang Plant) to balance someones body, Cultivating material for those with Yin constitution
💎Type of Plant: Not Poisonous but can be damaging to men(If a man goes near 5 meters to this plant their Qi will upsurge and if they continue to get closer it can cause a backlash in cultivation; destabilizing the yang in their body)
Bǔzhuō Zhìzhě// Snapping Sage
💎Appearance: Pods are palm size and have needle thin teeth; similar to red sage but larger and palm size; stalk is also red similar to the pods due to the blood it ingests
💎Picking: Cut the pods from the stalk and grind inside of a bowl until it turns into fine powder
💎Uses: Used to coagulate blood; staunch wounds; Regulate blood(Cleanses the flow in case of blockage); Cultivating Medicines used to help reduce impurities
💎Type of Plant: Carnivorous
These are my Notes I took and the pictures I attached to them. So if it doesn't make sense on some.. it's because these are meant for my own reference. I'm just sharing so you can also know the uses et c for the plants I made up.
Also, I made a character design for Mei. It came out okay I guess.
Tell me what you think. 😊😊