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Plantain
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Poultice Model.png
General
Category
First Aid
Encumbrance
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0.1 (Plantain)
0.2 (Poultice)
Function
Technical
Item ID
Base.Plantain
Base.PlantainCataplasm
Aids recovery from wounds when applied as a poultice.
— Plantain in-game tooltip

Plantain is a forageable herb used in first aid.

Usage

Plantain, when crafted into a poultice, can be used in conjunction with a bandage to increase the recovery rate of a wound. The poultice must be applied to the wound first, followed by the bandage. Once applied, the poultice cannot be removed, and will be consumed when completely healed or over time based on the plantain factor. Only one poultice can be applied to a wound at a time.

Recovery rate

Plantain poultice will increase the healing rate of a wound by approximately 40%, when compared to using a bandage on its own. It will have no effect on the wound recovery rate unless a bandage is applied.

Plantain factor

The life of the poultice is determined by a value referred to as the 'plantain factor', which scales with the player's first aid skill. This is calculated by getting a random number between (first aid level + 1) * 0.5 + 10 and (first aid level + 1) * 1.0 + 10. While healing the wound, the poultice will deteriorate at a rate of 1 unit every 26 seconds, meaning 13—26 seconds is added to the life of the poultice per first aid level. The poultice will not be consumed or heal the wound unless a bandage is also applied. It's important to note that the effects of the first aid skill is only relevant to the individual applying the poultice, and not the individual with the wound.

Poultice life in seconds depending on first aid level
First Aid level Time low (seconds) Time high (seconds)
0 273 286
1 286 312
2 299 338
3 312 364
4 325 390
5 338 416
6 351 442
7 364 468
8 377 494
9 390 520
10 403 546

Crafting

Product XP gained Skill(s) Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2
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Plantain Poultice
0 XP none Mortar and Pestle
Mortar and Pestle
(keep)
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Plantain x5
(consumed)

Distribution

Main article: Foraging

Plantain can only be found via foraging, finding 2-8 at a time. The chances of finding plantain is extremely low, unless the player has the herbalist Herbalist trait or has read The Herbalist The Herbalist magazine.

Like other plants, plantain cannot be found during winter. It is most common in deep forest, however can also be found in forest, vegetation, farmland and farm zones.

Park rangers will have a massive chance increase in finding plantain, whilst veterans, farmers, chefs, burger flippers, doctors, nurses, fitness instructors and being unemployed will have a small chance increase.

Having the herbalist trait will further increase the chance of finding plantain, whilst having the former scout, hiker, hunter, gardener, outdoorsman, cook or nutritionist traits will provide a minor increase.

Trivia

  • The word "poultice" comes from the Latin puls, pultes, meaning "porridge".

Gallery

Code

Plantain PlantainPlantago.png

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

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item Plantain
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Weight	=	0.1,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Plantain,
        Icon	=	PlantainPlantago,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_Plantain,
        WorldStaticModel = MedicinalHerbsLeafBundle,
    }

Plantain Poultice MashedHerbs.png

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

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item PlantainCataplasm
    {
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Weight	=	0.2,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Plantain Poultice,
        Icon	=	MashedHerbs,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_Plantain,
        WorldStaticModel = Poultice,
    }

See also