Item
Herbs
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Herbal mixture for Stomach Ache — single-use digestive distress treatment. Standard cabinet stock.
Overview
Herbs are the dedicated treatment for the Stomach Ache condition — a herbal mixture for digestive distress. Single-condition item from standard cabinet stock. Like other condition-specific treatments (Cough Syrup for Flu, Medicine for Headache), Herbs have one job and no off-label utility.
The Stomach Ache diagnosis is visual — the patient displays digestive distress animations (clutching stomach, hunched posture). Confirm before applying; wrong-treatment penalty applies on misdiagnosis.
Video Guide
Effect & Mechanics
- Treats the Stomach Ache patient condition
- Single-use per application
- Standard cabinet stock — available from shift start
- Specific to digestive symptoms
When to Use vs Skip
Pros
- ✓ Patient confirmed with Stomach Ache via clutching-stomach animation
- ✓ Standard treatment workflow once Stomach Ache diagnosis is confirmed
Cons
- ✗ Patient has a non-digestive condition — wrong-treatment penalty applies
- ✗ Patient anatomy/symptoms don't match Stomach Ache (e.g., respiratory distress = use Cough Syrup)
At a Glance
At a Glance
- Cost
- Free (cabinet stock)
- Type
- treatment
- Available from
- Shift 1
- Uses
- 1 per application
How to Use This Item
Pull Herbs from the standard treatment cabinet. Approach the Stomach Ache patient (confirmed via clutching-stomach animation), apply. Condition resolves on application.
For team play: standard cabinet item, no special sharing mechanics. Inventory expansion classes can carry multiple Herbs for shifts with multiple Stomach Ache patients.
Diagnostic discipline: Stomach Ache is digestive-specific. Don't apply on respiratory (Flu/Cough Syrup), pain (Headache/Medicine), or blood-related (Bleeding/Bandages) presentations.
Patch History
No documented balance changes to Herbs mechanics. Stable since launch.
Item Synergies
Frequently Asked Questions
- Stomach Ache. Single-condition item — herbal mixture for digestive distress.
- Standard treatment cabinet stock. Free to use.
- Visual cue: clutching-stomach animation, hunched posture. Confirm before applying — wrong-treatment penalty applies on misdiagnosis.
- No off-label uses documented. Digestive-specific treatment only.
- No — treatment item only. No enemy, anomaly, or sanity applications.
What condition do Herbs treat?
Where do I get Herbs?
How do I confirm a Stomach Ache diagnosis?
Can Herbs treat other conditions?
Do Herbs have any sanity or anomaly effects?
The Stomach Ache treatment
Herbs cure the Stomach Ache condition. One-to-one mapping, no off-label uses, no enemy counter. Free from the cabinet.
Why this item gets less attention than it should
Stomach Ache is one of the easy-tier diagnoses that experienced players sometimes underestimate. The patient holds their abdomen, the dialogue mentions stomach pain, you apply Herbs, done. Easy isn't the same as low-impact — a missed Stomach Ache diagnosis still costs you the patient slot for the rest of the shift.
The pragmatic lesson is to maintain diagnostic discipline on easy conditions; the moment you start triaging Easy as "process on autopilot", a wrong-item application costs you.
Sources: Sportskeeda items guide, Nerdschalk items guide.