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Fellis
Flowers: star-shaped yellow flowers
Stem: small, branchy tree
Fruit: clusters of berry-like fruits
Healer use: Always use fellis with caution and never where a lesser remedy will suffice. Fellis juice is brewed from the stems and leaves of the plant, and is a powerful narcotic painkiller with addictive tendancies. The juice is very bitter and rarely given undiluted except in extreme emergencies. It is usually given in wine to hide the taste, but can be given in juice or any other liquid. It can be of varying strength, which can be determined by the depth of its yellowish color - the darker the color, the stronger the fellis. It has sedative properties and occasionally may be used in cases of severe emotional trauma, as well as in cases where it is desirable for the patient to be unconscious, such as surgery or re-opening and cleansing an infected wound. AN APPRENTICE SHOULD NEVER ADMINISTER FELLIS.
Special Notes: Fellis is a very strong drug and should always be used with caution. Minor injuries and aches should never be treated with fellis. A healer who is uncertain of whether or not a patient requires fellis should consult someone of higher rank, although if one is uncertain it is required, it probably is not. It is also FATAL to dragonkind, so do not administer to dragons or flits.
Pregnancy and Fellis: Fellis should never be given to pregnant women except in case of extreme emergency, as it could possibly harm the unborn child. Only surgery to save the life of the mother or death of the child during labor from emotional stress would merit fellis being given to a pregnant woman.
Addiction and Fellis: As it is very addictive, fellis should only be used regularly by terminally ill patients. All healers should keep a careful eye on their supply of distilled fellis, and report unexplained shortages to their superiors. In the case of addition, a herb found growing near fellis provides an effective alternative and cure.
Alternatives to Fellis: For minor to moderate aches and pains, the most common alternative is willow salic. It is derived from willow bark, and is usually given as a tea. It is very bitter tasting and can be improved with the additon of mint or wintergreen. The tea may be produced in large quantities and distilled for concentrated doses, which comes in handy for occasions such as Gathers. Then the healer simply has to dilute the concentrated dose for the patients with headaches from over-indulgence. It can also be given to pregnant women and children without the dangers imposed by fellis.
Other uses: Tannercraft uses it to dye wherhide deep green and the wood is used for carving furniture.
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Stem: small, branchy tree
Fruit: clusters of berry-like fruits
Healer use: Always use fellis with caution and never where a lesser remedy will suffice. Fellis juice is brewed from the stems and leaves of the plant, and is a powerful narcotic painkiller with addictive tendancies. The juice is very bitter and rarely given undiluted except in extreme emergencies. It is usually given in wine to hide the taste, but can be given in juice or any other liquid. It can be of varying strength, which can be determined by the depth of its yellowish color - the darker the color, the stronger the fellis. It has sedative properties and occasionally may be used in cases of severe emotional trauma, as well as in cases where it is desirable for the patient to be unconscious, such as surgery or re-opening and cleansing an infected wound. AN APPRENTICE SHOULD NEVER ADMINISTER FELLIS.
Special Notes: Fellis is a very strong drug and should always be used with caution. Minor injuries and aches should never be treated with fellis. A healer who is uncertain of whether or not a patient requires fellis should consult someone of higher rank, although if one is uncertain it is required, it probably is not. It is also FATAL to dragonkind, so do not administer to dragons or flits.
Pregnancy and Fellis: Fellis should never be given to pregnant women except in case of extreme emergency, as it could possibly harm the unborn child. Only surgery to save the life of the mother or death of the child during labor from emotional stress would merit fellis being given to a pregnant woman.
Addiction and Fellis: As it is very addictive, fellis should only be used regularly by terminally ill patients. All healers should keep a careful eye on their supply of distilled fellis, and report unexplained shortages to their superiors. In the case of addition, a herb found growing near fellis provides an effective alternative and cure.
Alternatives to Fellis: For minor to moderate aches and pains, the most common alternative is willow salic. It is derived from willow bark, and is usually given as a tea. It is very bitter tasting and can be improved with the additon of mint or wintergreen. The tea may be produced in large quantities and distilled for concentrated doses, which comes in handy for occasions such as Gathers. Then the healer simply has to dilute the concentrated dose for the patients with headaches from over-indulgence. It can also be given to pregnant women and children without the dangers imposed by fellis.
Other uses: Tannercraft uses it to dye wherhide deep green and the wood is used for carving furniture.
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