Nana Woodbine

Nana Woodbine is a resident of the Greenwood who is famed for her healing powers.

The Emerald Princess Plays a Trick
Nana Woodbine tends to Staghorn's ankle when he is injured in the Twisted Vines, apparently due to one of Princess Emily's pranks. Luckily the ankle is not broken, but it is badly bruised. After Nana rubs his ankle with sneezewort, the princess comes to her door to see how Staghorn is doing. She kindly explains that although his ankle is only bruised, his pride suffered a much deeper injury as he foolishly swung upside-down among the treetops. Although she has allowed a few of Staghorn's friends to keep him company by his bedside, she is aware that he does not have a high opinion of the princess at the moment and would rather not see her, so Nana gently turns her away when she asks to see him. Turning back to her patient, she orders him to drink a spoonful of mercury vine even though it tastes terrible.

Later that day, she sends the fisherman Fluke, who is good friends with Staghorn, to find an herb. When he returns, he explains to her that he has discovered that Darklings -not Emily- set the trap that injured the gardener and that the princess in fact saved him from a similar fate as he was out looking for the herb.