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Herbalist

by S4ro · for Project Zomboid

You wanna live in the woods but you need medicine and food? No problem for a real Herbalist! This Mod adds new recipes and related items for making compressed Painkiller, Antidepressants and…

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About Herbalist

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You wanna live in the woods but you need medicine and food? No problem for a real Herbalist! This Mod adds new recipes and related items for making compressed Painkiller, Antidepressants and…

You wanna live in the woods but you need medicine and food? No problem for a real Herbalist!

This Mod adds new recipes and related items for making compressed Painkiller, Antidepressants and Antibiotics, and even adds foods and lot of other stuff always related to living in the wilderness!

(UPDATE) Mod Updated for 42.20 SP/MP Enjoy

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FORAGING ITEM

  • Sap (need Foraging at level 4, focus "Wild Plants")
  • Honey Comb (need Foraging at level 4, focus "Insects")
  • Saltrock (need foraging level 4, focus "Stones")

RECIPE LIST

Herbalist Medicine:

  • Make Black Sage Poultice (Painkillers)
  • Make Ginseng Poultice (Antidepressants)
  • Make Common Mallow Poultice (Antibiotics)
  • Make Bottle of Disinfectant (out of some wild herbs)
  • Make Lemongrass Remedy (same effect of lemongrass but 4 time more stronger)
  • Make Ginseng Infusion (restore a lot more Endurance)
  • Make Common Mallow Herbal Tea (reduces Flu)

Herbalist Pills:

  • Make Painkiller Compress
  • Make Antidepressants Compress
  • Make Antibiotics Compress

Herbalist Foods:

  • Make Granola Bars with Berry and Honey
  • Make Corn Flour
  • Make Tortilla
  • Make Taco Shell
  • Make Bowl of Chips
  • Make Maple Syrup (collect Sap from forest and than cook it)
  • Make Rice Milk
  • Make Toasted Acorn (grind it and make coffee)
  • Make Honey from Honey-Comb found with Foraging (focus search "Insects")
  • Make Sugar (from honey)
  • Make Acorn Coffee
  • Make Yeast
  • Make Dried Mushrooms (last much longer than fresh Mushrooms)
  • Make Salt (collect Saltrock with foraging and than crush it, focus "Stones")
  • Make Ginger Pickled
  • Make Avocado Oil
  • Make Handpressed Seeds Paste

Herbalist Misc:

  • Literature "Write Herbalist for Dummies" (to share knowledge)
  • Make Hand Press Seeds Paste
  • Make Soap
  • Make Biofuel
  • Make Bowl
  • Make Woodglue
  • Make Improvised Tape
  • Make Ammonia
  • Make Baking Soda

FAQ:

-Still works on 41? YES -Compatible with other mods? YES (No compatibility issues with every other mods, if you find one let me know.) -Safe to add/remove from existing save? YES (As is normal, when it is removed all the objects that are part of the mod will obviously disappear from the game.) -Will the mod in version 41 still be developed? NO (I'm fully committed on 42 now sorry.) -Will the version 41 mod be fixed if necessary? YES -The Mod is compatible with version 42.12? NO (i will keep updated with the latest version, we are in an unstable release to lot of things will change.

[h2]Translations[/h2]EN, ES, IT, PTBR, RU

WIP:

More recipe for new food, more fluids to drink for other effects like teas and lot more...

My other mods:

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USE ONLY ONE MOD ID Workshop ID: 2875059598 -------- !!USE ONLY ONE MOD ID!! Mod ID: herbalist Mod ID: herbalist_nobiofuel !!USE ONLY ONE MOD ID!!

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 20d ago.

Herbalist on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2026-10-15, released 2026-10-15

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 3 recorded builds of Herbalist.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2026-10-152026-10-15n/aWorkshop
2026-10-042026-10-04n/aWorkshop
2026-09-272026-09-27n/aWorkshop

Run Herbalist on a Project Zomboid server

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorS4ro, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Herbalist, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Herbalist is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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