As a strange effect this remedy can also be used to the task Cure the Crud, i make a mistake other day and used this one to the try to cure the plants in pace of the Vial of Curative Elixir.
[22:50:21 2008] Your Tabron's Remedy begins to glow.
[22:50:27 2008] The liquid lands on the plant. Time will tell if it works.
[22:50:28 2008] Your task 'Cure the Crud' has been updated.
[22:50:28 2008] The curative had enough time to take hold, but nothing appeared to happen.
But well, as you have to make the vial for first step in Cure the Crud task this is not a way to bypass the "forage/buying" components.