diff --git a/_maps/map_files/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_ash_walker1.dmm b/_maps/map_files/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_ash_walker1.dmm
index b7f4dd7e8ba..725ff27bb7c 100644
--- a/_maps/map_files/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_ash_walker1.dmm
+++ b/_maps/map_files/RandomRuins/LavaRuins/lavaland_surface_ash_walker1.dmm
@@ -256,8 +256,12 @@
 /obj/structure/stone_tile/cracked{
 	dir = 4
 	},
-/obj/item/seeds/comfrey,
-/obj/item/seeds/aloe,
+/obj/item/seeds/comfrey{
+	potency = 40
+	},
+/obj/item/seeds/aloe{
+	potency = 40
+	},
 /turf/simulated/floor/plating/asteroid/basalt/lava_land_surface,
 /area/ruin/unpowered/ash_walkers)
 "aN" = (
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/herbals.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/herbals.dm
index c8e030a6ea7..65dc814c01f 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/herbals.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown/herbals.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		return ITEM_INTERACT_COMPLETE
 
 	var/obj/item/stack/medical/bruise_pack/comfrey/C = new(get_turf(user))
-	C.heal_brute = seed.potency
+	C.heal_brute = seed.potency / 4
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You mash [src] into a poultice.</span>")
 	user.drop_item()
 	qdel(src)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 		return ITEM_INTERACT_COMPLETE
 
 	var/obj/item/stack/medical/ointment/aloe/A = new(get_turf(user))
-	A.heal_burn = seed.potency
+	A.heal_burn = seed.potency / 4
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You mash [src] into a poultice.</span>")
 	user.drop_item()
 	qdel(src)