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Earth Kingdom emblem
Herbalist
Herbalist
Biographical information
Nationality

Taku, Earth Kingdom

Ethnicity

Earth Kingdom

Age

80

Born

20 ASC

Physical description
Gender

Female

Hair color

White

Personal information
Allies

Miyuki, Aang

Enemies

Fire Nation

Chronological and political information
Profession

Herbalist

First appearance

"The Blue Spirit"

Last appearance

"Bato of the Water Tribe"

Voiced by

Jodi Carlisle

The herbalist was an old woman living in the ruins of Taku. Aang sought her help when his friends became ill.[1]

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History Edit

Herbalist garden
The herbalist in her indoor garden.
RenatablsAdded by Renatabls

This octogenarian devoted forty years of her life to making herbal medicines for wounded Earth Kingdom troops at an abandoned medical institution. For a time, she was the only person living in and taking care of the institute, as all her students left the area to support the war effort. Her only companion was Miyuki, her beloved cat.[2]

Aang learned that the herbalist lived at the top of a nearby mountain, and traveled there to find a cure for Sokka and Katara after they fell ill. After a brief yet frustrating meeting with him, the old woman told Aang that his friends must suck on the frozen bodies of hibernating frogs to be cured, which could be found in many of the region's riverbeds.[1]

Zuko, Iroh, and June also encountered the herbalist when they were tracking the Avatar with June's shirshu by means of Katara's necklace.[3]

Appearances Edit

Avatar: The Last Airbender Edit

Book One: Water (水) Edit

Trivia Edit

  • She resembled a Filipino hero named Melchora Aquino, otherwise known as "Tandang Sora". Some say that she became a teacher too, but because of the Philippine Revolution, she spent the last days of her life taking care of the wounded Katipuneros.

References Edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Blue Spirit". Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (writers) & Dave Filoni (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. June 17, 2005. No. 13, Book One: Water
  2. From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com (link). No longer updated.
  3. "Bato of the Water Tribe". Ian Wilcox (writer) & Giancarlo Volpe (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. October 7, 2005. No. 15, Book One: Water

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