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Grind Up Plantain recipe

Grind Up Plantain is a medical crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Plantain Poultice x1. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu.
  • It is learned automatically at First Aid 5 and Foraging 5 (any one of these).
  • Reading Magazine: Wilderness Survival teaches it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Base crafting time: 60 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted at any table or counter.
  • Recipe tags: Health.
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Quick answers

How do you make Plantain Poultice in Project Zomboid?

Use the Grind Up Plantain recipe (Medical category). You need any plantain and these tools: any mortarpestle.

What skill does Grind Up Plantain need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Grind Up Plantain recipe?

You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at First Aid 5 and Foraging 5 (any one of these). Reading Magazine: Wilderness Survival teaches it.

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