Meds and Herbs
by ChebyPattern
Meds and Herbs adds medicine and poison mechanics to Forge, where players craft treatments from plants and cure illnesses in a semi-realistic way.
What it does
Illnesses and poisons are part of play in this mod, and players treat them with medicine made from plants. The crafting is simplified compared with real pharmacology, but most plants follow how they are actually used. Harmful plant uses are treated as misuse, so the medicine is not a free cure. Splint Plaster and a Sewing Kit cover injuries, and extracts can be held in the off hand while a syringe is held in the main hand.
Three guide books walk a new player through the systems, which is useful because the mod has many steps. The author recommends pairing it with JEI for viewing crafting recipes. Meds and Herbs is server-side only, so only the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. Files are published for Forge across 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, with 2.0.3 for 1.20.1 as the latest build. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0, but the project is not open source. Meds and Herbs: Automated and ZVIAM require it.
Key features
Medicine and poison
Plants are turned into medicines and poisons, which affect the player when taken or applied.
Splint Plaster and Sewing Kit
Splint Plaster treats broken limbs, and a Sewing Kit is used for repairs during treatment.
Extracts and syringes
Extracts sit in the off hand and a syringe in the main hand, so injections use both hands.
Guide books
Three guide books explain the medicine system and the crafting steps to new players.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 2 mods
How it compares
Various medications is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 that runs on both the client and the server, under All rights reserved, so each player needs it too. CactusBlade511's Medicines is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, also under All rights reserved. Tonic and Wild Medicine runs on Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.11, is server-side only and is also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meds and Herbs | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2023-11-04 |
| Various medications | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-09 |
| CactusBlade511's Medicines | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-27 |
| Tonic and Wild Medicine | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-09 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Meds and Herbs is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Overall, it's about a semi-realistic ways of causing or curing illnesses in the player. The making of said medicine is oversimplified, yet majority of the plants in this mod have a very close resemblance of how they're used in real life. And the negatives of said plants are considered a misuse in this mod. For now…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/meds-and-herbs
- Owner
- ChebyPattern
- Published
- 2023-09-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-11-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15