Difference between revisions of "Knobweed"

'''Knobweed''' wasis a fairly common{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|23}} reed that grew outside the [[Alethi]] warcamps near the [[Shattered Plains]] on [[Roshar]]{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|17}} and likely other locations.

== Appearance and Anatomy ==

Knobweed grewgrows on plains of rock inon the leeward side of boulders.{{ref|b|twok|c|23}} The stalk of the reed wasis immobile, attached to the rock, and can grow as long as a man's forearm. The top of the reed contained a frond that would retract during [[highstorm]]s. During each storm, some would get pulled free and blown to a new location, where they would reestablish themselves and spread. Knobweed also gives off fluff,{{book ref|bsa1|twok|c|3023}} forKnobweed somealso unknowngives purpose,off possibly reproductionfluff. Of late, knobweeds have become harder to find,{{book ref|bsa1|twok|c|2730}} possibly due to over harvesting.

== UsesUsages ==

Knobweed stems are sturdy, theyand have the potential to be woven into hats.{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|23}}

The creamy white sap or "milk" of knobweed is a powerful antiseptic.{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|23}} It is a creamy white color.{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|27}} The sap can be removed from the stalk by squeezing it along the stem.{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|23}} Usually two or three drops are produced. The sap can then be used to clean wounds, or to sanitize hands during surgery.{{book ref|sa1|41}}

The trade of knobweed sap is a lucrative business among the apothecaries supplying the warcamps.{{book ref|b|twok|csa1|27}} The highprinces are unaware that the reeds they see growing are knobweed, so the apothecaries charge a high rate, two [[spheres|skymarks]] for each jar.{{book ref|sa1|27}} When Kaladin discovereddiscovers this, he beganbegins selling some of the sap he collected for his [[bridgemen]] to one of the apothecaries for money to feed the wounded and to pay for the nightly stew's ingredients. The apothecary agreedagrees, even though he receivedreceives less profit, because he could claim ignorance as to where the reeds were coming from if the Alethi foundfind out what he and the other apothecaries hadhas been doing. Furthermore, knobweed has started to become hard for the apothecaries to find.{{book ref|sa1|27}} In Dalinar's camp, the surgeons and their servants gather knobweed.{{book ref|sa2|5}}

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