Desert Ephedra Bush
Medicinal shrub containing natural stimulant compounds. Harvested stems contain ephedrine alkaloids useful for creating respiratory medications and primitive stimulants.
Yields 1
Gathering tools
| Tool | Grade | Requires | For this resource |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crude Leather Gloves | T0 | — | too weak |
 Hardened Leather Gloves | T1 | — | enough |
 Stitched Leather Gloves | T1,5 | — | enough |
 Reinforced Work Gloves | T1,75 | — | enough |
 Treated Leather Gloves | T2 |  Foraging Mastery lv 4 | enough |
 Composite Weave Gloves | T2,5 | Foraging Mastery lv 4 | enough |
 Laminated Hide Gloves | T3 | Foraging Mastery lv 7 | enough |
 Ceramic Weave Gloves | T3,5 | Foraging Mastery lv 7 | enough |
The game guide says the tool tier gates the resource tier. “Enough” compares the tool grade with this resource tier (T1).
Codex entry
- Entry 1
Ephedra viridis is an ancient gymnosperm shrub of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, photosynthesizing through bright green jointed stems rather than leaves, with fossil relatives reaching back 125 million years.
- Entry 2
Nineteenth-century Mormon pioneers in Arizona brewed the stems into a caffeine-free hot drink as a coffee substitute, giving the plant its common names Mormon tea and Brigham tea.
- Entry 3
Shoshone and Paiute peoples boiled the stems for tea to treat colds, kidney problems, and venereal disease, while the Navajo used the plant to produce a yellowish-green dye for woolen rugs.
Tasks
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| Where |
|---|
20,0·Desert·Green zone 90 |
20,1·Desert·Green zone 90 |
18,7·Desert·Green zone 90 |
19,8·Desert·Green zone 90 |
18,8·Desert·Green zone 90 |
19,13·Hills·Green zone 90 |
20,13·Hills·Green zone 90 |
19,14·Hills·Green zone 90 |
18,14·Hills·Green zone 90 |
19,15·Hills·Green zone 90 |
21,14·Hills·Green zone 90 |
22,13·Hills·Green zone 90 |
21,1·Desert·Green zone 90 |
21,0·Desert·Green zone 90 |
22,0·Desert·Green zone 90 |
26,13·Desert·Green zone 90 |
25,14·Desert·Green zone 90 |
26,14·Desert·Green zone 90 |
26,15·Desert·Green zone 90 |
27,15·Desert·Green zone 90 |
27,14·Desert·Green zone 90 |
28,5·Hills·Green zone 90 |
27,5·Hills·Green zone 90 |
28,4·Hills·Green zone 90 |
19,0·Desert·Green zone 90 |
17,0·Desert·Green zone 90 |
17,7·Desert·Green zone 90 |
16,7·Desert·Green zone 90 |
17,8·Desert·Green zone 90 |
15,8·Desert·Green zone 90 |
16,8·Desert·Green zone 90 |
17,9·Desert·Green zone 90 |
15,20·Hills·Green zone 90 |
14,20·Hills·Green zone 90 |
12,14·Desert·Green zone 90 |
13,14·Desert·Green zone 90 |
12,13·Desert·Green zone 90 |
13,13·Desert·Green zone 90 |
12,12·Desert·Green zone 90 |
11,13·Desert·Green zone 90 |
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