herbwife means A female herbalist. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Why this word is great
HERBWIFE — [Noun] A female herbalist, especially one practicing traditional or folk medicine. From the English herb ("a plant used for medicine or flavoring") + wife ("woman"). Unlike "apothecary," which implies the formal commerce of a shop, or "physician," which proclaims the authority of an institution, the herbwife's practice is a covenant of domestic intuition and whispered lore. She is the scent of bruised chamomile in a darkened room, the careful twist of linen around a comfrey poultice, the whispered name of a mushroom that must never be picked—a keeper of quiet, green wisdom passed from hand to hand, rooted not in license but in generations of observed earth.