Use the Parasol toys whilst herbing (and mining) and if a herb (or mining node) happens to explode on you and send you flying off a mountains or high pile of rocks you will float to the ground!!
If you are super lucky you can even float along to the next herb (or mining node).
The parasols last for 15 minutes and have a five minute cooldown so you can always have it equipped and stay safe from those annoying exploding herbs (and mining nodes) until you get enough herbalism (or mining) knowledge for it to no longer be a problem.
This also helps if, like me, you keep forgetting that you no longer stay mounted whilst picking herbs and double jump cliffs thinking you are skyriding away… but that is another story 
Happy herbing (and mining) 