POTIONS AND INGREDIENTS

Compiled by Jana H. (seriousbrat.tumblr.com)

Credit goes to HP wiki, Professor Grimsby, Professor Sprout, Molly Weasley II of VH. Illustration by me.

FURTHER READING
I highly recommend these two websites for any information on herbal medicine that you might require; both are full of
really useful, reliable information and are widely reputed sources. They also contain a lot of historical info that might
be of use. I recommend looking up any herb you encounter (irl or writing-wise) on these sites just for the interest!

https://botanical.com/
https://www.henriettes-herb.com/

GENERAL INFO

Professors: Vindictus Veridian ·

Severus Snape · Horace Slughorn ·
Swoopstikes

Textbooks: Magical Drafts and Potions, by Arsenius Jigger · Potions Opuscule, by Arsenius Jigger· One Thousand
Magical Herbs and Fungi, by Phyllida Spore · Advanced Potion-Making, by Libatius Borage · Moste Potente
Potions, by Phineas Bourne · A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery ·
Book of Potions, by Zygmunt Budge

Equipment: Cauldron (pewter, brass, or copper), brass scales, mortar and pestle, glass or crystal phials, silver
knife
 Potions at Hogwarts: Potions Classroom · Potions Staircase · Potions basement · Potions Club · Potion
Master's office · Potion Master's storeroom · Dungeon Five · Cauldron cupboard

Potioneers: Arsenius Jigger · Damocles Belby · Erica Stainwright · Fleamont Potter · Galen · Gethsemane
Prickle · Glover Hipworth · Golpalott · Gregory the Smarmy · Gunhilda of Gorsemoor · Hector Dagworth-Granger
· Hesper Starky · J. Pippin · Laverne de Montmorency · Libatius Borage · Linfred of Stitchcombe · Regulus
Moonshine · Rubens Winikus · Sacharissa Tugwood · Tilden Toots · Dr. Ubbly · Zygmunt Budge

Historical healers and herbalists: Andromachus · Culpepper · Hildegard of Bingen · Hippocrates · John Gerard
· Mithridates · Paracelsus · Pliny

Potions studied by year in canon (doesn’t have to be followed exactly):

First Year
Boil-Cure Potion · Forgetfulness Potion · Wiggenweld Potion · Muffling Draught

Second Year
Swelling Solution · Hair-raising Potion · Sleeping Draught · Girding Potion

Third Year
Confusing Concoction · Shrinking Solution · Undetectable Poisons (theory) · Girding Potion · Antidote to
Common Poisons · Antidote to Uncommon Poisons · Invisibility Potion · Wideye Potion

Fourth Year
Antidotes (theory) · Wit-sharpening Potion · Calming Draught · Pepperup Potion

Fifth Year
Befuddlement Draught · Deflating Draught · Draught of Peace · Hair-raising Potion · Invigoration Potion ·
Babbling Beverage · Strengthening Solution

Sixth Year
Antidotes for blended poisons/Golpalott (theory) · Draught of Living Death · Elixir to Induce Euphoria ·
Hiccoughing Solution · Wound-Cleaning Potion · Everlasting Elixirs

Seventh Year/NEWT
Unknown, but possibly: Polyjuice potion · Blood-replenishing potion · Amortentia · Veritaserum · Felix Felicis ·
Cheese-based potions

LIST OF POTIONS BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Ageing Potion FIFTH YEAR

Makes the drinker older, depending on how much is taken. Can probably be used to fool not-so-powerful Age Lines,
but didn’t work out so well for Fred and George. According to Lego Harry Potter it includes bananas, so take that as
you will.

Amortentia ADVANCED
The most powerful love potion in the world. However, it only causes a powerful obsession or infatuation- true love is
impossible to create or manufacture. It has what is described as a “mother-of-pearl sheen”, and steam rises in
characteristic spirals. It has a different aroma for each person, depending on whatever the person in question is
attracted to- Hermione, for example, smells fresh cut grass, new parchment, and, as is implied, Ron’s hair. Harry
smells a “flowery smell” which is later revealed to be Ginny.

Antidotes (theory) STUDIED IN FOURTH YEAR AND SIXTH YEAR

Antidotes are a range of potions that cure poisons. Golpalott’s Third Law refers to the creation of antidotes for
blended poisons (poisons created by mixing several poisons together). It states:

"The antidote for a blended poison will be equal to more than the sum of the antidotes for each of the separate
components.".

This means that the antidote must contain, in addition to individual antidotes that correspond to each of the individual
poisons, another single ingredient which makes them work together “near-alchemically” as a combined whole. If that
makes sense.

Known antidotes:

● Bezoar: a stone that comes from the stomach of a goat, cures most poisons

● Ashwinder eggs: cures illness such as malaria

● Bubotuber pus: cures acne

● Dittany: heals wounds, regrows skin

● Phoenix tears: cures pretty much anything, including Basilisk venom

● Murtlap essence: soothes painful cuts and abrasions

● Essence of rue: used to recover from poisoning; has healing properties

Possible antidotes (going by historical myth and folklore, and some fact):

● Unicorn horns

● Pearls

● Mistletoe berries

● Theriac: “A herbal concoction created in the first century by Emperor Nero’s physician, Andromachus, who
was reported to have Mithridates’s secret notes. It was a mashed formula of about 70 ingredients, including
cinnamon, opium, rose, iris, lavender, and acacia in a honey base. In the 12th century, theriac made in
Venice was branded as particularly special, and Venetian treacle (derived from a Middle English translation
of theriac) became a hot commodity. Its public, dramatic production often attracted curious crowds.”

● Mithridate: Mithridates IV, King of Pontus, was said to have fortified his body with so many antidotes that he
could never be poisoned, and when he tried to off himself discovered that no poison would work. This is a
precursor to Theriac, and the king’s secret notes were later taken to Rome and improved upon by Galen
(the physician of Marcus Aurelius) and then Andromachus. Said to cure the plague and also acne. Used as
late as 1786, and apparently taken by Oliver Cromwell.

● Salve for Flying Venom: An old Saxon text called Lacnunga (meaning remedies), gives us this antidote:
“Take a handful of hammer wort and a handful of maythe (chamomile) and a handful of waybroad (plantain)
and roots of water dock, seek those which will float, and one eggshell full of clean honey, then take clean
butter, let him who will help to work up the salve, melt it thrice: let one sing a mass over the worts, before
they are put together and the salve is wrought up.”

● Charcoal: actually kinda works, activated charcoal absorbs poison in the digestive tract before it is
absorbed by the body
 ● Echinacea: Real remedy for poisonous bites. Echinacea has antibacterial properties, inhibits the destruction
of tissue caused by flesh-eating bacteria, such as is found in snake and spider venom. It’s also pretty good
for the common cold as it boosts the immune system.

Antidote to Common Poisons THIRD YEAR

A potion which counteracts common poisons (creature bites, stings, etc). Included in Magical Drafts and Potions.
Known ingredients: 1 Bezoar, 2 measures of dried herbs (aka Standard Ingredient), 1 pinch of unicorn horn, 2
mistletoe berries. (Ingredients not consistent with video games, but since it’s Pottermore I think that’s more official)

Possible brewing instructions:

1. Add 1 Bezoar to the mortar

2. Crush into a very fine powder using the pestle
3. Add 4 measures of the crushed Bezoar to your cauldron
4. Add 2 measures of dried herbs to your cauldron
5. Heat to a medium temperature for 5 seconds
6. Wave your wand
7. Leave to brew and return in 85 minutes
8. Add 1 pinch of Unicorn Horns to your cauldron
9. Stir 2 times, clockwise
10. Add 2 Mistletoe Berries to your cauldron
11. Stir 2 times, anti-clockwise
12. Wave the wand to complete the potion

Antidote to Uncommon Poisons THIRD YEAR

As the name suggests, an antidote to more uncommon poisons. The only example is Doxy Venom, but presumably it
cures a wider variety than that. Known ingredients: Fire Seeds. Powdered Graphorn Horn, Billywig stings, Chizpurfle
carapaces.

Babbling Beverage UNKNOWN/POSSIBLY FIFTH

Causes drinker to babble nonsense. In the OOtP video game, the Patil twins put it in Umbridge’s speakers, causing
her to say nonsense. (My favorite part of that game lol) Idk if this would actually work in canon, but since there’s a
potion that affects cameras, it doesn’t seem too out of the question and could be a fun plot..

Baruffio’s Brain Elixir PRODUCT/RESTRICTED?

A black-market potion that is said to increase brainpower. May or may not be legit. Wizard Baruffio was real
(mentioned by Flitwick) but the legitimacy of the actual potion is unknown. According to Ministry of Magic Herbalist
and Potioneer, Gethsemane Prickle, this potion does not work and can be a serious health hazard if brewed
incorrectly. To be sure, try the Wit-Sharpening Potion (below) instead <3 Known ingredients: Leaping Toadstools,
Frog brains, Runespoor eggs, powdered dragon claw

Beautification Potion UNKNOWN/PRODUCT

Makes the drinker seem more physically attractive. The potion changes colour and emits multicoloured bubbles. In
the 1500s, Zygmunt Budge developed his own version of the potion, accidentally attracting the attention of Muggle
women who came up to his desert island on boats to get a peek at his good looks. He then stopped taking the potion
and frightened them all off by appearing in his real guise, wearing nothing but a loincloth. Another famous case of its
use was when Maladora Grymm, a hag, utilized it to trick a king into marrying her. Sacharissa Tugwood is credited
with pioneering their creation and use in the 19th century. (Also; Madam Primpernelle’s Beautifying Potions is a shop
in Diagon Alley that sells them, among other wart– and worse- removers) Known ingredients: Fairy wings, morning
dew, Rose Petals, Lady’s Mantle, Unicorn hair, ginger roots. Possibly also includes boomslang skin, which also
appears in Polyjuice and would make sense as a transformative agent.

Brewing instructions:
 1. Grind the wings of three fairies and add to cauldron.
2. Stir slowly, and then add morning dew.
3. Stir vigorously, then heat the mixture.
4. Find a single fresh rose. Pluck seven petals and add to cauldron.
5. Chop the dried Lady's Mantle and add to cauldron, then stir.
6. Add a lock of unicorn hair and stir vigorously.
7. Add powdered ginger root and then heat.
8. Lastly, wave your wand over the cauldron to finish the potion

Befuddlement Draught FIFTH YEAR

Causes drinker to become belligerent and reckless. Known ingredients include scurvy grass, lovage, and sneezewort,
plants which are said to cause “inflaming of the braine”. See also: Confusing Concoction

Blood-Replenishing Potion PROBABLY ADVANCED

Replenishes blood, obviously. Arthur Weasley had to take one of these potions every hour during his stay in St.
Mungo's.

Boil-Cure Potion FIRST YEAR

Cures boils. Taught in first year, probably a very basic potion, although Neville Longbottom still has trouble with it. If
made successfully, will be blue and emit pink smoke. The cauldron must be taken off the fire before adding the
porcupine quills, a fact that Neville learned the hard way- the cauldron will melt, emit a horrible smell, and cause skin
to erupt in boils. (This is another with Pottermore and video game instructions, but the Pottermore ones overlook the
facts stated in canon about the porcupine quills and the nettles. It’s fairly obvious where “take the cauldron off the fire”
goes, and you can do whatever you want with the nettles.) Known ingredients: snake fangs, horned slugs, porcupine
quills, nettles.

Brewing instructions:

1. Add 6 Snake Fangs to the mortar.

2. Crush into a fine powder using the pestle.
3. Add 4 measures of the crushed fangs to your cauldron.
4. Heat the mixture to 250 for 10 seconds.
5. Wave your wand.
6. Leave to brew and return in 80 minutes.
7. Add 4 horned slugs to your cauldron.
8. Take the cauldron off the fire before adding the next ingredient.
9. Add 2 Porcupine Quills to your cauldron.
10. Stir 5 times, clockwise.
11. Wave your wand to complete the potion
12. ADD THE NETTLES LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW.

Bruise-Remover Paste W&W PRODUCT

Removes bruises quickly and effectively. Made by the Weasley twins to heal the bruises created by their products,
which are severe and don’t go away with just simple bruise remover- as Hermione discovers.

Cheese-based Potions RIDICULOUSLY ADVANCED

A range of potions which feature cheese as the main ingredient. Covered in a chapter of Charm Your Own Cheese by
Gerda Curd. Yes this is canon. Known ingredients: Cheese
Confusing Concoction THIRD YEAR
Presumably a concoction that confuses. The end result must have a thick consistency, as Harry was unable to get his
Concoction to thicken. Known ingredients are scurvy grass, lovage, and sneezewort, plants which are “most
efficacious in the inflaming of the braine”.

Deflating Draft FIFTH YEAR

Causes magically swollen objects to shrink back to normal, acting as an antidote for the Swelling Solution.

Doxycide UNKNOWN
Black liquid used to temporarily stun Doxies, allowing them to be safely removed. Developed by Zygmunt Budge to
deal with Doxy infestations in Heremtray. Known ingredients: Bundimun Ooze, Streeler shells, Dragon liver, Hemlock
essence, Tormentil tincture, Cowbane essence.

Brewing instructions:

1. Juice the Bundimun. Add the Bundimun acid to the cauldron and stir quickly.
2. Grind the Streeler shells and add to cauldron.
3. Stir the potion then heat.
4. Add chopped dragon liver and stir vigorously.
5. Add a dash of hemlock essence and stir again.
6. Add a glug of cowbane essence and a dash of tormentil tincture.
7. Stir slowly then heat the cauldron.
8. Wave your wand over the cauldron to finish the potion.

Dragon Dung Fertiliser UNKNOWN

Effective fertiliser, helps magical plants to grow. Main ingredient is dragon dung.

Draught of Living Death SIXTH YEAR

An extremely potent sleeping potion, sending the drinker into a death-like slumber. Very difficult to brew. Known
ingredients are powdered root of asphodel, infusion of wormwood, 13 sopophorous beans, valerian root, and a sloth
brain. Should turn pale lilac at the halfway stage, then clear.

1. Cut up the Sopophorous bean

2. Pour in 250 fl.oz. of Standard potioning water and add 5 oz. of African Sea Salt to the beaker. Set
the beaker aside after all the water has been added. Be very careful not to shake or move the
beaker now.
3. Leave the water and salt to rest for five minutes.
4. Slowly pour all the water into the cauldron.
5. With your left hand use the graduated cylinder to obtain 40 fl.oz. of essence of wormwood.
6. With your right hand hold the cauldron at a slight angle and pour ten drops (20 fl.oz.) of essence of
wormwood.
7. Now with your left hand hold the cauldron at a slightly different angle and pour another ten drops of
wormwood essence.
8. Chop three Valerian roots into small squared pieces. After cutting place it in a beaker with water.
Leave it to settle for five minutes. Your potion should now be resembling a smooth blackcurrant-
coloured liquid.
9. Carefully pour the Sopophorous bean's juice into the cauldron
10. Add seven drops of the reduced liquid from the beaker; make sure there are no traces or fragments
of Valerian root.
11. Stir the potion ten times clockwise; your potion should now be turning a light shade of lilac.
12. With your right hand stir the potion counterclockwise until the potion turns as clear as water; every
stir should take approximately two and a half seconds.
13. Slowly put in seven square pieces of Valerian root.
14. Stir the potion ten times counterclockwise.
15. Add one hundred and fifty fl.oz. of Powdered Root of Asphodel.
16. Hold the cauldron with your right hand; with your left hand gently stir the potion ten times
counterclockwise and eight times clockwise.
 17. Leave the potion to settle for two and a half minutes.
18. Add one small piece of Valerian root.
19. Your potion should turn to a pale pink colour; the preparation is now complete.

Draught of Peace FIFTH YEAR

Potion used to calm anxiety and soothe agitation. Known ingredients include powdered moonstone, syrup of
hellebore, powdered porcupine quills, and powdered unicorn horn. Requires extremely precise brewing, for a mistake
can have drastic consequences. Ingredients must be added in the correct order and amounts specified, and the
potion must be stirred 7 times clockwise and counter-clockwise. The final ingredient is hellebore, and before its
addition the temperature must be lowered, allowing the potion to simmer for seven minutes. If correctly brewed will
emit a silvery vapour upon completion. Takes 90 minutes to brew.

Dr. Ubbly’s Oblivious Unction PRODUCT

Medicinal potion, healed Ron’s wounds after he was attacked by brain tentacles in the Department of Mysteries.

Elixir of Life NOT BREWABLE lol

Created from the Philosopher's Stone, the drinker of the Elixir of Life will becomes immortal. The drinker will stay
immortal as long as they continue to drink the Elixir periodically. Created by Nicholas Flamel.

Elixir to Induce Euphoria SIXTH YEAR

Induces happiness. Sunshine-yellow in colour, and possible side-effects include excessive singing and nose-
tweaking. This can be counterbalanced by adding a sprig of peppermint.

Everlasting Elixirs SIXTH YEAR

Included in Advanced Potion-making. They either never run out or work forever.

The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog FOURTH YEAR
Home remedy for healing a mad dog bite. Given the ingredients, this is likely based on a real historical remedy.
Known ingredients include: Rue, Vervain, Sage, Plantain, Polypody, Common Wormwood, Mint, Motherwort, Balm,
Betony, St John's-wort, Centaury, Powder of vipers-flesh, White-wine, Camphirated Spirit or Spirit of Myrrh, Dog liver

Brewing instructions:

● Gather equal quantities of Rue, Vervain, Sage, Plantain, Polypody, Common Wormwood, Mint, Motherwort,
Balm, Betony, St John's-wort and Centaury leaves and tie them together in bundles, wrap them in paper and
hang them in the shade.

● After they are dried up, "pound them" into a fine powder.

● Mix two to three drams of this powder with half a dram of powder of vipers-flesh in a glass of good white-
wine and take it in morning fasting for fifty-two days together (the dose must be doubled if the bite is near
the head or the face).

● Clean the wound not with sea water, as it is English practise, but with Camphirated Spirit or Spirit of Myrrh.

● If possible, take the liver of the dog, dry and powder it immediately, and mix three to six ounces of it with
wine, syrup or any way you can get the patient to swallow it. Drink the mixture within twenty-four hours of the
incident, if possible.

Felix Felicis ADVANCED/RESTRICTED

Also known as liquid luck. Can cause giddiness, recklessness, and overconfidence if consumed in excess, and is
banned in all organised competitions. Requires six months to stew before consumption and can only be brewed by
master potioneers. It is molten gold in colour, with droplets that leap like goldfish above the surface of the potion.
Invented by Zygmunt Budge, who considered it the crowning achievement of his career. Known ingredients:
Ashwinder egg, squill bulb, Murtlap tentacle, Tincture of thyme, Occamy eggshell, powdered common rue.
Forgetfulness Potion FIRST YEAR
IT MAKES YOU FORGET THINGS. Included in Magical Drafts and Potions. Known ingredients: Lethe River Water,
valerian sprigs, mistletoe berries.

Girding Potion THIRD YEAR

Increases endurance for a number of weeks. Has a rather foul odor and is golden in hue. The maximum dosage is
two vials. Known ingredients: Dragonfly thoraxes, Flying Seahorses, Doxy eggs, Fairy wings

Gregory’s Unctuous Unction UNKNOWN

Invented by Gregory the Smarmy. Causes the drinker to believe that whoever administered the potion to them is their
best friend.

Hair-raising Potion FIFTH YEAR

Causes drinker’s hair to stand on end. Known ingredients are rat tails.

Hiccoughing Solution SIXTH YEAR

Causes hiccups, presumably. Or maybe it cures them. Draco Malfoy made only a “passable” Hiccoughing Solution in
his sixth year, loser.

Invigoration Draught FIFTH YEAR

Boosts energy.

Invisibility Potion THIRD YEAR

Alternative to invisibility cloak or disillusionment charm.

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Laughing Potion UNKNOWN

Induces laughter in the drinker, and is a known defence against Banshees. Included in Zygmunt Budge’s Book of
Potions. Possible side-effects include extreme melancholy, or hysterical mania. Known ingredients are: Spring water,
Alihotsy leaves, Billywig wings, Knarl quills, Puffskein hair, horseradish powder, and… laughter. Yes, you have to
laugh into the potion.

Brewing instructions:

1. Add clear spring water into your cauldron.

2. Chop your alihotsy leaves and add them to the water.
3. Stir slowly. If you stir too fast you damage the leaves' mirthful properties.
4. Snigger at the potion.
5. Grind up your Billywig wings and add them to the cauldron. Stir slowly.
6. Add three Knarl quills (no more, no less).
7. Heat the mixture, then stir vigorously.
8. Giggle at the potion.
9. Heat the mixture once again.
10. Shave your Puffskein and scatter hair over the surface of your potion.
11. Stir quickly and apply a high heat.
12. Laugh loudly and uncontrollably.
13. Add a sprinkle of horseradish powder.
14. Stir the potion and heat for the last time.
 15. Finally, wave your wand over the cauldron to finish the potion.

Love Potion DEPENDS/RESTRICTED

Causes drinker to become infatuated with the person who gave it to them. Love potions are banned at Hogwarts…
but don’t let that stop you. Love potions mature over time, meaning the effects will be stronger if the potion is left
longer without consumption. Laverne de Montmorency is credited with the invention of several love potions in the
1800s. Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes sells a range of love potions, including Cupid Crystals, Kissing Concoction,
Beguiling Bubbles, and Twilight Moonbeams. See also: Amortentia. According to HPWiki, one potential side effect is
embarrassment. So bear that in mind. Known ingredients may include: Ashwinder eggs, rose thorns, peppermint,
powdered moonstone, pearl dust, and rose petals.

An old love charm: 'On St. Luke's Day, take marigold flowers, a sprig of marjoram, thyme, and a little
Wormwood; dry them before a fire, rub them to powder; then sift it through a fine piece of lawn, and simmer
it over a slow fire, adding a small quantity of virgin honey, and vinegar. Anoint yourself with this when you go
to bed, saying the following lines three times, and you will dream of your partner "that is to be": “St. Luke, St.
Luke, be kind to me, in dreams let me my true-love see." '

Mandrake Restorative Draught ADVANCED

Made out of mature mandrakes, used to revive people who have been Petrified.

Memory Potions UNKNOWN

Improves memory. Ingredients include Jobberknoll feathers.

Mrs. Skower's Magical Mess Remover PRODUCT

A powerful magical cleaning product. Presumably invented and/or owned by Mrs. Skower.

Pepperup Potion FOURTH YEAR

Cures the common cold, warms. Causes steam to shoot out from drinker’s ears. Linfred of Stinchcombe first
developed a rudimentary treatment for colds, precursor to the Pepperup, in the 12th century. The potion was perfected
in the 19th century by Glover Hipworth.

Photograph Developing Solution FIRST YEAR?

Muggle photographs that are developed in these potions will result in magical moving photographs. Colin Creevey
was able to make this in his first year, so it’s probably not very complex. No offence, Colin, R.I.P.

Polyjuice Potion ADVANCED/RESTRICTED

We all hopefully know what this does. Turns the drinker into someone else. Physically, and (in the books) vocally.
Complex and time-consuming to brew, requiring a month of brewing time. Taste and colour varies depending on the
subject. It cannot be used on non-humans or part-humans. Known ingredients are: lacewing flies (must be stewed for
21 days), leeches, powdered bicorn horn, knotgrass, fluxweed (must be picked at full moon), shredded boomslang
skin, and finally a sample of the person one wishes to take the guise of.

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Rat Tonic PRODUCT
A tonic for rats, when they’re feeling under the weather. Didn’t work for Scabbers but might work on a real rat.

Restorative Draught UNKNOWN, PRODUCT

Presumably restores the drinker to full health or energy. Can be purchased at the apothecary in Diagon Alley.

Scintillating Solution UNKNOWN/PROBABLY INTERMEDIATE

Exact effect is unknown, probably similar to a Wit-Sharpening Potion.

Shrinking Potion THIRD YEAR

Shrinks things, such as a toad into a tadpole. Known ingredients: finely chopped daisy roots, peeled shrivelfig, sliced
caterpillars, rat spleen, a dash of leech juice, cowbane, wormwood.

Brewing instructions:

1. Juice two Shrivelfigs and add their ruby blood to your cauldron.
2. Stir slowly.
3. Gently heat your potion.
4. Chop four daisy roots more finely and add to cauldron.
5. Add five hairy caterpillars.
6. Add well-shaken wormwood.
7. Stir vigourously.
8. Juice four leeches and add.
9. Stir slowly and with caution.
10. Shake rat spleen and add to cauldron.
11. Add a splash of cowbane.
12. Stir slowly.
13. Heat on a high temperature.
14. Cast the Shrinking Charm.

Skele-Gro PRODUCT
Potion that re-grows bones, albeit unpleasantly. It takes approximately 8 to 12 hours for bone re-growth to occur and
the process can be quite painful.

Sleekeazy's Hair Potion PRODUCT

Makes bushy and unruly hair sleek and shiny, but apparently it shouldn’t be used by redheads, as this may yield
unexpected results. This potion was invented by Fleamont Potter, father of James Potter Sr., who quadrupled the
family fortune with this enterprise. It is apparently made in China.

Sleeping Draught UNKNOWN

Less potent, simpler version of the Draught of Living Death (see above). Hermione was able to make this in her
second year. Known ingredients: 4 sprigs of Lavender, Flobberworm Mucus, 4 Valerian sprigs.

Strengthening Solution FIFTH YEAR

Grants the drinker strength. Brewed in two stages with a maturation period of several days in between. Known
ingredients: salamander blood, powdered Griffin claw.

Swelling Solution SECOND YEAR

Causes whatever it touches to swell. It requires fermentation. The antidote to this potion is the Deflating Draught (see
above). Known ingredients are bat spleens, pufferfish eyes, and dried nettle.

Treatment for Scale Rot UNKNOWN

Treats Scale Rot in dragons. Covered in Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit. Known ingredients: salt water, tar,
and white spirit.

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Veritaserum ADVANCED/RESTRICTED
Veritaserum is a colourless, odorless potion that forces the drinker to tell the truth. It is a difficult potion to brew and,
according to Snape, requires a lunar cycle to mature. Use is heavily restricted by the Ministry. Can be resisted
through the use of an antidote, or Occlumency.

Volubilis Potion BASIC/INTERMEDIATE

Alters the drinker’s voice, and will restore it if affected by a Silencing Charm. Known ingredients: Syrup of Hellebore,
mint sprigs, Honeywater, stewed Mandrake

Wideye Potion (aka Awakening Potion) THIRD YEAR

Prevents drinker from falling asleep, like wizard speed. Can be used to awaken someone from drugging or
concussion, and is an antidote for the Draught of Living Death. Brewing time varies by cauldron material. Appears in
Magical Drafts and Potions. Known ingredients: snake fangs, herbs, billywig stings, wolfsbane

Brewing instructions:

Step one

1. Add 6 Snake fangs to the mortar

2. Add 4 measures of Standard Ingredient to the mortar
3. Add 6 Dried Billywig Stings to your cauldron
4. Heat on a medium temperature for 30 seconds
5. Finally crush the ingredients that are on the mortar
6. Add 4 measures of the crushed ingredients to your cauldron
7. Stir 3 times, clockwise
8. Wave your wand
9. Leave to brew and return in 8 hours (Copper), 14 hours (Brass), or 23 hours (Pewter).
Step two

1. Add 2 sprigs of Wolfsbane to your cauldron

2. Stir 3 times, anti-clockwise
3. Wave your wand to complete the potion

Wiggenweld Potion FIRST YEAR

Beginner level healing potion. Known ingredients: Wiggentree bark, flobberworm mucus, dittany, moly plant.

Wit-Sharpening Potion FOURTH YEAR

Sharpens the mind, allowing the drinker to think more clearly. Possible antidote to a Confundus charm, Confusing
Concoction or Befuddlement Draught. Known ingredients: armadillo bile, ground scarab beetles, cut ginger root, newt
spleen.

Wolfsbane Potion ADVANCEDAq

Allows Werewolves to remain tame and docile when they have transformed, retaining their human minds. It was
invented by Damocles Belby. Snape makes this potion for Lupin, and it is apparently complicated to brew and
contains expensive ingredients. Probably contains wolfsbane/monkshood.

Wound-Cleaning Potion SIXTH YEAR

A disinfectant or antiseptic, used to sterilize wounds. It is purple in colour, and smokes and stings on contact.
 INGREDIENT LIST
(from HPWiki, edited)
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Aconite (Wolfsbane or Monkshhod) - Used in Wolfsbane potions.

Acromantula venom - Venom of the Acromantula spider: expensive and rare.

Alihotsy - Used in the Laughing Potion; the leaves cause uncontrollable laughter.

Antimony - No known usage or effect, but it is a chemical element, used as a potions ingredient in its molten form.
Highly toxic.

Armadillo Bile - Used in the Wit-Sharpening Potion.

Ashwinder egg - The eggs of an Ashwinder are used in Love Potions, Felix Felicis and as an antidote to ague.

Asphodel - The powdered roots of Asphodel are used in the Draught of Living Death and the Wiggenweld Potion.

Banana - Used in the Ageing Potion, according to Lego HP. Yes, this is legit.

Bat spleen - Used in the Draught of Living Death and Swelling Solution

Beetle Eye - The eyes of beetles, Common ingredient. Available at the apothecary.

Belladonna – Also known as nightshade. Leaves and berries are highly venomous, causing delirum and
hallucinations. Essence of Belladonna is part of a standard potion making-kit for Hogwarts students.

Bezoar - Acts as an antidote to most poisons.

Bicorn Horn – The powdered horns are used in Polyjuice Potion.

Billywig sting - Has the ability to make a person float.

Boomslang Skin - Used in Polyjuice Potion and Beautification Potion. Rare ingredient, but can be found in the potion
master’s stores at Hogwarts.

Borage - Plant or herb with unknown effects and usage. Medicinally, borage is often used to restore strength and
invigorate.

Bubotuber pus – Cures acne.

Bulbadox powder - Magical substance which can cause breakouts of boils. Brewing the Cure for Boils in a cauldron
encrusted with Bulbadox powder can cause it to explode.

Bundimun Secretion - Used in Doxycide and various cleaning products.

Cat Hair - Standard potion-making ingredient.

Caterpillar - Sliced caterpillars are used in the Shrinking Solution.

Centaury - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. Centaury is a medicinal plant traditionally
used to cure snakebites and fevers. It is an excellent tonic, purifying the blood, liver, and kidneys, and has antiseptic/
antiviral properties.

Cheese – Central ingredient in Cheese-Based Potions.

Chinese Chomping Cabbage - Magical plant.

Chizpurfle Carapace - Used in the Antidote to Uncommon Poisons.

Chizpurfle fang - Used in the Wiggenweld Potion.

Cinnamon - Common spice, standard potion-making ingredient. Medicinally, cinnamon is an astringent and a
stimulant. A main use is to slow or halt bleeding, particularly uterine hemmorhage (post-partum) and menorraghia
(abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding).

Cockroach - Small brown insect, unknown effect and usage.

Cowbane - Extremely poisonous plant, used in Doxycide and Shrinking Solution.

Crocodile Heart - Unknown effect and usage.

Daisy - Its roots are used in the Shrinking Solution. Common daisy is not particularly useful, but oxeye daisy is used
to treat coughs and night sweats.

Dandelion root - Standard potion-making ingredient. In herbalism, dandelion root is a great detoxifier, cleaning the
kidneys and liver and promoting healthy digestion.

Death-Cap - Extremely poisonous mushroom.

Dittany - Powerful healing herb. Promotes skin growth, to the point of making a fresh wound seem several days old.
An ingredient in the Wiggenweld Potion and the Healing Potion.

Doxy egg - Used in the Girding Potion.

Doxy venom - Highly poisonous, unknown usage.

Dragon blood - Has a number of properties. May be used as an oven cleaner, spot remover, and a cure for verrucas.

Dragon claw - When powdered, gives the consumer a 'brain boost'.

Dragon dung - Used as a fertiliser, particularly the Dragon-Dung Fertiliser.

Dragon horn - Common ingredient.

Dragon liver - Liver of a dragon, used in the making of Healing Potions.

Dragonfly thorax - When toasted, can be used in the Girding Potion and the Dragon-Dung Fertiliser.

Eel eye - Used in the Bulgeye Potion.

Erumpent horn - Powerful magical properties. Contains a deadly fluid that causes whatever it is injected into to
explode.

Essence of comfrey - Comfrey is a controversial subject in current herbalism, but it has been known traditionally as a
healing herb, good for broken bones, torn cartilage, swellings, and brusings. Famous historical herbalists such as
Paracelsus, Pliny, and Culpepper wrote of the benefits of comfrey.

Eye of Newt - Unknown effect and usage.

Fairy Wing - Rare ingredient, as fairies are difficult to capture. Found in the Girding Potion and Beautification Potion.

Fanged Geranium - Fangs used as potion ingredients.

Fillet of a Fenny Snake - Unknown effect.

Firefly - Small flying insects, unknown effect and usage.

Fire Seed - Seed of the Fire Seed Bush, maintains high temperatures, used in the Antidote to Uncommon Poisons.

Flitterby - Moths used in potions.

Flobberworm Mucus - Mucus of the Flobberworm, used as a common thickener in potions. A vital ingredient in the
Wiggenweld Potion, Cure for Boils, Herbicide Potion and Sleeping Draught.

Fluxweed - Known for its healing properties. Used in the Polyjuice Potion if picked at the full moon.

Flying Seahorses - Used in the Girding Potion

Foxglove - Poisonous plant with purple flowers.

Ginger Root - Used in the Wit-Sharpening Potion. The real-life medicinal uses of ginger root are quite well known; it’s
great for digestion and nausea, a fiery stimulant, and useful for building immunity, treating colds and sore throats.

Gomas Barbadensis - Used in Sleekeazy's Hair Potion.

Goosegrass - A “noxious weed”, used for skin ailments and scurvy. Medicinally, goosegrass is a potent diuretic and
can be used to treat cystitis and other urinary issues. May produce a red dye.

Graphorn horn - The horn of the Graphorn, extremely expensive and an ingredient in the Antidote to Uncommon
Poisons

Griffin Claw - When powdered, used in the Strengthening Solution.

Gillyweed - When ingested, allows the user to grow gills and webbing between their fingers and toes, and therefore
survive underwater. Unknown usage in potion-making.

Gurdyroot - Essence of Gurdyroot used in Love Potion Antidote

Hemlock - Poisonous plant, used in Doxycide.

Honeywater - Drops are used in the Wiggenweld Potion, while larger quantities are used in the Volubilis Potion and
the Antidote to Common Poisons.

Horklump juice - Used in a range of healing potions, including the Wiggenweld Potion.

Horned slug - When stewed, used in the Boil-Cure Potion.

Horned toad - Unknown effect.

Horse hair - Unknown effect.

Horseradish - Perennial plant; powdered ingredient in the Laughing Potion. Horseradish has antimicrobial properties,
can be used to treat lung problems, arthritic conditions and chilblains. It is an antibiotic and diuretic, good for
digestion and treating infections.

Iguana blood - The blood of an Iguana, unknown effect and usage.

Infusion of Wormwood - Used in Draught of Living Death, Elixir to Induce Euphoria, Shrinking Solution and Vitamix
Potion. Wormwood is used to make absinthe, and is a potent nerve tonic, digestive, and anti-parasitic.
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Jobberknoll feather - Used in Truth Serums and Memory Potions.

Knotgrass - Used in the Polyjuice Potion. Astringent, and therefore works to halt diarrhea and hemmorhage.
Posesses diuretic properties. The fresh juice was traditionally squirted up the nose to stop nosebleeds. Shakespeare
references this plant as “the Hindering Knotgrass” in Midsummer Night’s Dream, referring to the belief that knotgrass
would slow the growth of children and domestic animals.

Lacewing Fly - When stewed for 21 days, used in the Polyjuice Potion

Lady's Mantle - Used in Beautification Potion. Lady’s Mantle was long believed to possess magical healing powers.
The botanical name (Alchemilla) references the close relationship it had with ancient alchemists, who used it as a
base for their alchemical concoctions. Lady’s Mantle is used to promote fertility and to treat menstrual irregularity.

Lavender - Flower with calming influence and pleasant smell, used in the Sleeping Draught. Lavender is a great and
wonderfully safe herb for anxiety and tension, as well as muscle spasms and cramps.

Leech - Used in the Polyjuice Potion .

Leech Juice - Used in the Shrinking Solution.

Lethe River Water - Used in Memory Potion.

Lionfish - Venomous fish, spines used as potion ingredient, as well as an powdered ingredient. When crushed into
powder or used whole, the spine is used in healing potions, including the Wiggenweld Potion.

Lovage - Used in the Confusing Concoction and Befuddlement Draught. Lovage is little-used in the world of herbal
medicine, but can be used to improve digestion. Culpepper writes that the infusion 'being dropped into the eyes
taketh away their redness or dimness.... It is highly recommended to drink the decoction of the herb for agues.... The
distilled water is good for quinsy if the mouth and throat be gargled and washed therewith.... The decoction drunk
three or four times a day is effectual in pleurisy.... The leaves bruised and fried with a little hog's lard and laid hot to
any blotch or boil will quickly break it.'

Mackled Malaclaw tail - Tail of a Mackled Malaclaw, unknown effect and usage.

Mallowsweet - Possibly related to the mallow family, the most well-known of which is Marshmallow, a herb used for
digestion and to treat coughs and bronchitis.

Mandrake - Stewed mandrake is used in the Mandrake Restorative Draught, Wiggenweld Potion, and Volubilis
Potion.

Mandrake Root - Used in the Pepperup Potion.

Mistletoe Berry - Used in the Antidote to Common Poisons. Interestingly enough, these are actually toxic.

Mint - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog and the Volubilis Potion. Also used in Love
Potions. Peppermint sprigs can be added to counterbalance side-effects of the Elixir to Induce Euphoria, such as
excessive singing or nose-tweaking. Two varieties of mint, spearmint and peppermint, are two of the most commonly
used medicinal plants. Peppermint is used for digestion, pain relief, respiratory issues and calming. Spearmint is a bit
less potent, used commonly for culinary purposes and children’s remedies.

Moly - Used in the Wiggenweld Potion. A magical plant that appears in the Odyssey. Homer describes it thusly: "The
root was black, while the flower was as white as milk; the gods call it Moly, Dangerous for a mortal man to pluck from
the soil, but not for the deathless gods. All lies within their power"

Moondew - Used in the Wiggenweld Potion, Draught of Living Death and Antidote to Common Poisons..
Moonstone - Used in Draught of Peace and Love Potions.

Morning dew - Used in the Beautification Potion.

Motherwort - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. Medicinally, motherwort can be used for
heart conditions and to treat wounds.

Murtlap tentacle - Used in Murtlap Essence and Felix Felicis.

Neem oil - Essential oil extracted from the seeds of the Neem tree. It is a naturally occurring pesticide.

Nettle - Dried Nettles are used in the Cure for Boils. Nettles are a medicinal powerhouse, and one of my most
frequently used herbs. They’re known for their unpleasant sting, but nettles have been collected and used throughout
history. They are especially good for circulation, digestion, diarrhea, cystitis, menstrual health, menopause and
lactation.

Newt eyes- common potion ingredient.

Newt spleen - Used in the Ageing Potion.

Nightshade – See Belladonna.

Occamy egg shell - Used in Felix Felicis.

Octopus Powder - Used to strengthen potions.

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Pearl Dust - Used in Love Potions.

Pickled Slugs - Unknown effect and usage

Plangentine - Unknown effect and usage. May have to be picked by moonlight.

Plantain - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. This is supported by the fact that plantain
has historically been considered a healing herb, specifically for bites. Pliny, rather creepily, said 'on high authority,'
that if 'it be put into a pot where many pieces of flesh are boiling, it will sodden them together.', and claims its efficacy
for curing the madness of dogs. An old herbal also states: “If a woodhound (mad dog) rend a man, take this wort, rub
it fine and lay it on; then will the spot soon be whole”. It is known as snake weed in the US due to the belief in its
effect on snake bites. Indeed, it can provide relief from the stings of insect and nettles, and is a remedy for wounds
and damaged skin. Its astringent properties also make it good for diarrhea, gastritis and other digestive issues; also
used for respiratory infections.

Poison ivy - Poisonous plant, unknown usage.

Polypody - A fern, used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. Good for coughs, mild laxative.

Pomegranate juice - Unknown usage and effect in potions.

Poppy head - Unknown usage and effect in potions. Poppy is obviously used in opium, however, and is hypnotic,
sedative, astringent, expectorant, diaphoretic, and antispasmodic. Used to relieve pain and calm excitement.

Powder of vipers-flesh - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog.

Porcupine quill - Used in the Cure for Boils, Elixir to Induce Euphoria, Hair-Raising Potion and Draught of Peace.

Puffer-fish - Used in Skele-Gro. Eyes are used in the Swelling Solution.

Puffskein hair - Hair of the Puffskein, used in the Laughing Potion.

Pungous Onion - Magical plant, used in the Cure for Boils.

Rat spleen - Used in the Shrinking Solution.

Rat tail - Used in the Hair-Raising Potion.

Re'em blood – Gives the drinker immense strength

Rose - Common garden plant, with many of its parts used in potion-making. The petals are used in the Beautification
Potion, and in Love Potions along with the thorns. Rose oil may also be an ingredient. Rose improves blood pressure,
mild antiseptic and sedative properties.

Rue - Evergreen shrubs, with healing properties: essence used to recover from poisoning, as well as an ingredient in
The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog and Felix Felicis. This plant, also known as the Herb of Grace,
actually has a curious history. It was touted by Hippocrates, Aristotle and Pliny alike for its qualities. It was used to
ward off plague and fleas, and actually as a defence against witches, because it’s so efficient against so many
maladies. Apparently, the saying “rue the day” comes from this plant. Historically it has been used to relieve pain from
conditions such as gout, rheumatism, and sciatia. It can promote menstruation, increase the appetite and calm the
nerves.

Runespoor egg – Stimulates mental ability, may be used in Barruffio’s Brain Elixir. Sold on the black market.
Produced through the mouth of the runespoor.

Sage - Used in the Boil Bursting Unction and the Memory Potion. Accordingly, John Gerard said: 'Sage is singularly
good for the head and brain, it quickeneth the senses and memory, strengtheneth the sinews, restoreth health to
those that have the palsy, and taketh away shakey trembling of the members.' It’s times like these that I marvel at the
research that’s gone into HP. Indeed, it is sometimes used for Alzheimer’s, memory loss and depression. Also good
for digestion.

Salamander blood - Used in the Strengthening Solution and Wiggenweld Potion.

Saltpeter – Another term for Potassium nitrate, unknown effect and usage in potion-making.

Salt water - Used in the Treatment for scale rot.

Sardine - Fish, unknown usage and effect.

Dragon scale - Unknown effect.

Scarab beetle – Ground scarab beetles are used in the Wit-sharpening Potion.

Scurvy grass - Used in Befuddlement Draught.

Shrake spine - Used in Zygmunt Budge's version of the Cure for Boils.

Shrivelfig - Used in Elixir to Induce Euphoria and Shrinking Solution.

Sloth brain - Used in Draught of Living Death and Dragon dung Fertiliser.

Snake fang - Used in Cure for Boils.

Sneezewort - Poisonous plant, used in the Befuddlement Draught.

Sopophorous bean - Used in the Draught of Living Death

Spiders - Small arachnids, used in various potions with different effects.

Spirit of Myrrh - Used in the The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog.
Spleenwart - Magical plant, unknown effect and usage.

Squill bulb - Bulb of the Squill plant, used in Felix Felicis.

St John's-wort – Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. Medicinally used to help heal
wounds and burns. Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Staghorn - A fern, unknown usage,

Starthistle - Magical plant, unknown effect and usage.

Streeler shells - Highly poisonous shells of the Streeler, used in the brewing of Doxycide.

Syrup of Arnica - Poisonous substance extracted from its plant, unknown effects and usage.

Syrup of Hellebore - Used in Draught of Peace and Volubilis Potion.

Tar - Used in the Treatment for scale rot.

Thyme - Tincture of Thyme is used in Felix Felicis. Thyme is a wonderful little plant, one of my faves, and is great for
respiratory issues, treating ailments such as bronchitis and whooping cough. It’s also a calming herb, and good for
digestion. It’s also a strong antibacterial and antiseptic.

Tincture of Demiguise - Substance extracted from Demiguises, unknown effect and usage.

Toe of Frog - The toe of a frog, unknown effect and usage.

Tongue of Dog - The tongue of a dog, unknown effect and usage.

Tooth of Wolf - The tooth of a wolf, unknown effect and usage.

Tormentil - Used in Zygmunt Budge's version of Doxycide. As an astringent, tormentil is used for digestive issues and
bowel health. It is also said to be good for throat conditions, hemorrhoids, and skin conditions such as eczema.

Tubeworm - Worm-like aquatic creatures, unknown effect and usage.

Turtle Shell - Unknown effect and usage.

Unicorn Hair - Used in the Beautification Potion

Unicorn Horn - Used in the Antidote to Common Poisons, Draught of Peace and the Wiggenweld Potion.

Valerian - Plant used in Forgetfulness Potion and Sleeping Draught. Root of plant used in Draught of Peace and
Draught of Living Death. Valerian is a natural sedative, painkiller and relaxant.

Venomous Tentacula - Poisonous and dangerous plant; essence of Venomous Tentacula as well as the highly
valuable leaves are used as ingredients.

Vervain - Used in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog. Vervain, also known as verbena (not to be
confused with lemon verbena) has a long history of being associated with magic, and often used in witches’ potions
as an aphrodisiac. The Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed it for fever and plague. Vervain can be used for pain
relief, fevers, digestive issues, and anxiety and depression.

Wartcap powder – When handled, causes the skin to form a thick, hard crust.
Water - Used as standard liquid component of all potions. Haha.

White spirit - Used in the Treatment for scale rot.

White Wine - Used as the liquid component in The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog.

Wiggentree - Protective plant, bark used as potion ingredient in the Wiggenweld Potion among others.

Woodlouse - Small insects with unknown effect and usage.

Wool of Bat - Unknown effect and usage.

Wormwood - Essence and infusion of this plant used as common potion ingredients, plant itself used in Healing
Potion. It is a very bitter plant, therefore good for digestive issues. It can be a remedy for skin issues, rheumatism,
and menstrual abnormalities.