[With the nodding and slight "hmm hmms" beneath her breath as she arranged her skirts in a flowing circle about her knees and over the unnaturally tiny feet, following with her eyes as Graham went along, it seemed Sieglinde was at least pleased with his basic knowledge. It made her job easier if they weren't starting from "zero", after all.]

Knocking one out is a simple way to phrase it, perhaps, but yes- that is true in my world as well.

[She tapped the bundle of flowers and stems, careful not to knock the dried petals off or disturb the seed pods.]

If used properly, [being medically, from her point of view], you can create a powerful painkiller using these. If used improperly... A certain sense of removal from the world and one's body, or even death.

[But that was what came of harnessing nature's gifts. They could easily harm and well as heal, and it was all in how one applied them.]