Shiren 1 DS:Herb

General Information

Herbs are a one time use item introduced in Shiren 1. Herbs are some of the most varied items in the game. They have a myriad of different effects that the player can utilize to assist them either by eating the herb to use their effects on Shiren, or they can be thrown to use their effects against monsters. All herbs when consumed will recover 5 fullness in addition to any other effects they may have with the exception of the Big Belly and Little Belly seeds. Most herbs will apply their effect to a monster if they have one that is applicable, otherwise they will do a set 2 damage to a monster if thrown at them.

In both Shiren 1 SFC and DS, Herbs do not provide any melding benefits to swords and shields, which is a feature added in future titles. Cursed herbs are unable to be consumed by Shiren, and none of their effects will work when thrown at a monster, instead only dealing the set 2 damage.

Fan translations

Due to the importance of fan translations in the Shiren community, fan-translated names for the SFC and NDS, including English, Korean, Chinese and Spanish alongside their official names are listed side by side on the Rosetta Stone page for Shiren 1.

Reference Table: Nintendo DS

Effect	Herb		Description	Shop
	English	Japanese		Buy	Sell
Positive	Angel Seed	天使の種	Increases level by 3. Levels up monsters by 3 when thrown.	10,000	3,000
Positive	Antidote Herb	毒消し草	Recovers Shiren's lost strength. Deals 50 damage to Ghost Radish family monsters when thrown.	300	90
Positive	Big Belly Seed	胃拡張の種	Increases Shiren's max fullness by +10.	1,000	300
Negative	Bitter Herb	くねくね草	Decreases level by 1. Levels down monsters by 1 when thrown.	800	240
Positive	Dragon Herb	ドラゴン草	Causes Shiren to breathe fire, doing up to 75 damage to the first target it hits.	800	240
Positive	Happiness Herb	しあわせ草	Increases level by 1. Levels up monsters by 1 when thrown.	1,500	450
Negative	Herb of Amnesia	物忘れの草	Causes Shiren to forget all identified items, including custom names you made.	4,000	1,200
Negative	Herb of Confusion	混乱草	Inflicts confused state.	1,000	300
Positive	Herb of Invisibility	消え去り草	Inflicts invisible state.	4,000	1,200
Positive	Herb of Life	命の草	Increases Shiren's max HP by +3.Deals 50 damage to Ghost-type monsters when thrown.	1,000	300
Positive	Herb of Revival	復活の草	When in top-level inventory, will revive Shiren once upon death and become Weeds. Does not work in a Jar.	5,000	1,500
Positive	Herb of Sight	めぐすり草	Allows you to see all traps and invisible monsters.	600	180
Positive	Herb of Strength	ちからの草	Adds 1 to your current strength. Increases maximum strength if at max when eaten.	800	240
Positive	Herb of Victory	無敵草	Grants protection from all types of damage for 20 turns.	3,000	900
Negative	Kigny Seed	キグニ族の種	Inflicts the Kigny status, causing the victim to attack any monster or NPC in sight.	5,000	1,500
Negative	Little Belly Seed	胃縮小の種	Decreases Shiren's max fullness by -10.	1,000	300
Positive	Medicinal Herb	薬草	Heals 25 HPositive Increases max HP by +1 if at full health. Deals 25 damage to Ghost-type monsters when thrown.	300	90
Negative	Poison Herb	毒草	Decreases strength by -1, inflicts slow status, and deals minor damage.	800	240
Positive	Restorative Herb	弟切草	Heals 100 HPositive Increases max HP by +2 if at full health. Deals 100 damage to Ghost-type monsters when thrown.	600	180
Negative	Seed of Ill Luck	超不幸の種	Reduces Shiren to his "starting" status: Level 1, 15 Max HPositive	10,000	3,000
Negative	Seed of Misfortune	不幸の種	Decreases Level by 3. Levels down monsters by 3 when thrown.	1,500	450
Negative	Sleeping Herb	睡眠草	Inflicts sleep state for 5 turns.	3,000	900
Positive	Weeds	雑草	No effect. Created by monsters of the Field Bandit family. Eat them to increase fullness by 5	50	15

Reference Table: Super Famicom

Herb		Description	Shop
English	Japanese		Buy	Sell
Angel Seed	天使の種	This will raise you 5 levels.	10,000	1,500
Antidote Herb	どく消し草	your power will heal to its maximum level.	650	250
Expansion Seed	胃拡張の種	This will raise your maximum satiation.xx	1,000	500
Wriggling Herb	くねくね草	This will reduce your level.	200	50
Dragon Herb	ドラゴン草	You'll breathe fire after eating this. It reaches far	500	200
Happy Herb	しあわせ草	This will raise your level.	1,000	500
Confusion Herb	混乱草	This will confuse you.	3,000	1,500
Life Herb	命の草	This will raise your max HPositive	500	200
Revival Herb	復活の草	If you're carrying this, you can come back to life once. It has no effect inside a pot.	5,000	2,500
Vision Herb	めぐすり草	This will point out invisible monsters and traps.	50	25
Power Herb	ちからの草	Your power will raise by one point.	500	250
Invincible Herb	無敵草	This will make you invincible for a short time.	300	100
Kigni Tribe Seed	キグニ族の種	This will send you into a temporary mad rage.	200	100
Contraction Seed	胃縮小の種	This will lower your maximum satiation.	200	60
Medical Herb	薬草	This will heal your HP a little. It slows movement too.	50	25
Poison Herb	どく草	This will reduce power and HPositive	50	25
Otogiri-So	弟切草	This will heal your HP a lot.	100	50
Super-Unlucky Seed	超不幸の種	This will drop your level and HP to 1.	200	30
Unlucky Seed	不幸の種	This will reduce your level by 3.	200	40
Sleep Herb	睡眠草	This will put you to sleep for a bit.	5,000	2,500
Weed	雑草	This is just a weed.	50	25

External Sources

Data via Akurasu.net.

Super Famicom price information.