Herbalism Skill Guide

Herbalism Skill in The Sims 4

(Requires The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat)

The Herbalism Skill is only available when you have The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat. You can start with this skill by going on vacation in Granite Falls. You can’t find most of the ingredients anywhere else so you have to collect everything here.

This is a great skill to train in The Sims 4 because it has a lot of benefits for your Sims. My personal favorite is the Elixir of Fertility that will increase the chance of having twins or triplets for pregnant Sims.

Level up your Herbalism Skill

There are 3 ways to level up your Herbalism Skill:

• Brewing Potions
  These will give the most experience to level up your skill.
• Identifying Plants
  This will give you little experience.
• Read a book about Herbalism
  You can buy 3 volumes of Herbalism books at a bookcase or at the Ranger Station (Ranger Station is a small house located in the middle near the large statue)

The herbs will show up as unidentified wild plants. Start by collecting and identifying a lot of plants/herbs so you can brew a large batch of potions after. You will be able to identify all plants when you reach level 5 of the Herbalism Skill.

Collecting ingredients for potions

You need to collect different Plants and different Insects to create the potions. Most Herbs are easy to find but if you need plants you will have to start Gardening. Insects are the hardest ingredients to find. Most will spawn random and some only spawns in specific area’s or at night.

Herbalism Potions

	Recipe/Potion	Ingredients
	Insect Repellent Liniment Prevents Bug bites while collecting insects.	• 2 Basil • 2 Noxious Elderberry
	Sadness Alleviation Lotion Removes Sadness moodlets.	• 2 Elderberry • 1 Firefly
	Deodorizing Cream Refills hygiene bar. Unlock: Level 2 Herbalism Skill	• 1 Elderberry • 2 Parsley • 1 Strawberry
	Soothing Skin Balm Reduse or cure the effect of Itchy moodlets. Unlock: Level 3 Herbalism Skill	• 2 Basil • 2 Chamomile • 1 Locust
	De-Stressing Decoction Removes Tense moodlets. Unlock: Level 4 Herbalism Skill	• 2 Chamomile • 2 Muckleberry • 1 Walking Stick
	Tummy Therapy Removes stomach pain. Unlock: Level 5 Herbalism Skill	• 2 Huckleberry • 2 Sage • 1 Termite
	Clear Mind Distillation Gives +2 Focused Moodlet. Unlock: Level 6 Herbalism Skill	• 2 Huckleberry • 2 Parsley • 2 Toxic Chamomile
	Fireleaf Extract Gives Sims an itch moodlet and they become uncomfortable for a long time. Unlock: Level 6 Herbalism Skill	• 1 Fire Ant • 2 Morel Mushroom • 2 Poison Fireleaf
	Natural Herbicide Oil Prevents plants from getting weeds. Unlock: Level 7 Herbalism Skill	• 3 Fireleaf • 1 Stink Bug • 2 Toxic Chamomile
	Energizer Infusion Gives +2 Energized Moodlet. Unlock: Level 8 Herbalism Skill	• 1 Dragonfly • 3 Muckleberry • 2 Poison Fireleaf
	Rage Relieving Salve Removes Angry moodlets. Unlock: Level 9 Herbalism Skill	• 2 Fireleaf • 3 Noxious Elderberry • 1 Rainbow Firefly • 1 Tomato
	Elixir of Fertility Increase the chance of having twins or triplets. Unlock: Level 10 Herbalism Skill	• 1 Blackberry • 1 Dust Spirit • 2 False Morel • 3 Morel Mushroom
	Fungal Infusion Fertilizer A very strong fertilizer. Unlock: Secret Potion Recipe	• 1 Blackberry • 1 Dusk Spirit • 2 False Morel • 3 Morel Mushroom

Obtain the Secret Recipe

The Secret Recipe can be obtained by becoming good friends with the Hermit found in Hermit’s Mountainside Retreat, the Secret Area in the Granite Falls National Park. After you become good friends with the Hermit you can ask her to ‘Learn Herbalism Recipe‘. You can find this option under friendly interactions. This will get you the Infusion Fertilizer Recipe a very strong fertilizer.

Gardening Collection (Outdoor Retreat)

	Plant	Rarity	Price	Where to find
	Chamomile A daisy-like flower commonly used to make herbal remedies.	Common	§2	Granite Falls National Park
	Toxic Chamomile Not to be confused with its non-toxic cousin, this toxic flower causes tension when eaten.	Common	§3	Granite Falls National Park
	Elderberry This royal purple berry has a sweet taste when cooked.	Common	§1	Granite Falls National Park
	Noxious Elderberry This pale purple berry is poisonous when uncooked, and slightly less poisonous when cooked.	Common	§2	Granite Falls National Park
	Fireleaf This plant gets its name from the dark red tint of its leaves.	Uncommon	§3	Granite Falls National Park
	Poison Fireleaf This infamous plant causes increased itchiness the longer you’re exposed to it.	Uncommon	§3	Granite Falls National Park
	Huckleberry This tiny berry is commonly used in fruit cobbler and pancakes.	Uncommon	§2	Granite Falls National Park
	Muckleberry If you’re looking to keep a clear head, this is not your muckleberry.	Uncommon	§2	Granite Falls National Park
	Morel Mushroom This edible fungus has a honeycomb-like appearance.	Rare	§4	Hermit's Mountainside Retreat (secret area)
	False Morel Mushroom This slightly green mushroom can have an adverse effect on a Sim’s bladder when consumed.	Rare	§4	Granite Falls National Park

Max Herbalism Skill – Cheat

Of course there is also a cheat to max your Sims Herbalism Skill. Use the Cheat Console by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+C. Input the cheat code testingcheats true first. Use this cheat to max out your skill level. If you don’t want to max your skill level you can change the number 10 with the preferred skill level from 1 to 9.

stats.set_skill_level Major_Herbalism 10

You can visit the Cheat Code page for more skill level cheats.