Brittlebush

Brittlebush is a small bush that has desirable healing properties. The plant can only be found in East Shore of the Rodoth Isles due to very specific growing conditions. The high demand and difficulty to grow brittlebush mean usually only the rich or nobles can afford to buy it.

Medicinal Properties
The seeds of the brittlebush contain the active ingredients. To use the brittlebush, one must grind up the seeds and apply it to to a open wound (such a stab or cut wound). The brittlebush only works if it's absorbed into the blood of the affected area. Then you apply bandages on the wound. Wounds treated by brittlebush tend to heal 3-4 times faster. It also increases chance of survival from would-be mortal wounds such as a spear to the chest. It also slightly numbs the affected to area providing light pain relief. No one knows exactly how its works. Some herbalists claim it is magic.

Farming
Farming brittlebush proved to be difficult at first but with help from the best herbalists from Taroth and Otarin, the cultivation of the plant was optimized. Once planted from seed the brittlebush takes three years to mature and produce seeds and then produces seeds every other year. Each plant only produces a small amount of seed, so very large plantations are required to produce a substantial amount of seed.