Here's a map locating all the herbs needed to craft all tonics and meats for gold cores. a few recipes have the "either or" option and for those i only chose the one's that where easier to find in abundance. hope this helps anyone looking to stock up on tonics before PvP matches. happy pickings...
since the topic is a hot debate, here's what i found. i have tried all the methods on this site and more, i think this method has worked the best for me. what hasn't worked the best is spawning. everyone is trying to earn money, there is always someone hunting in a location i want to hunt in...
it might be good to add to the OP that if you have the upgraded satchel called the "valuables satchel" you can carry 50 gold bars. not sure if someones already said that.