Potions Ingredients and Their Properties

Aloe (Deflating Draft): water elemental properties. Acts as an anti-inflammatory and also has powers of protection and luck.

Armadillo bile (Shrinking Solution): adds humor (must be added to potions after they cool or it will vaporize)

Asphodel (Draught of Living Death): only the roots are used in potions

Canary feathers (love potions)

Caterpillar (Shrinking Solution): transform/transmogrification

Chamomile (Basic Sleeping Draft): soothing properties

Daisy roots (Shrinking Solution): stunt growth

Dragon saliva (Swelling Solution)

Fireseed (): is sometimes used to make a potion stronger

Flobberworm mucous (sleeping drafts)

Galangal (Antidote for Confounding Concoction, Deflating Draft): a mild form of ginger. It has hex and curse breaking properties (when burned) and can also be used to boost the power of potions (though it is not as powerful as ginger in this area).

Ginger root (Basic Sleeping Draft, Shrinking Solution, Wit-Sharpening Potion, Swelling Solution): fire elemental properties; gives potions a power boost, soothing quality (ex: calms a queasy stomach), stimulant to promote alertness

Houndstongue (Swelling Solution): fire elemental properties

Jobberknoll feathers (Memory potions, Truth serums, Confounding Concoction): The shaft of the feather holds the barbs together. In the confounding concoction, the shafts are discarded, symbolizing the removal of that which holds memories together.

Lavender (Basic Sleeping Draft): soothing properties

Leech juice ( Shrinking Solution, Confounding Concoction): extracts volume, helps thicken potions, keeps mind disconnected in confounding concoction

Lionfish quills (Swelling Solution)

Nettle (Shrinking Solution): aids in shrinking, cure boils

Pigsweed: see ‘Purslane’

Purslane (Basic Sleeping Draft): curbs nightmares

Rat eyes (Anti-Love Potion): rats are associated with death; the eyes see and discern

Rattlesnake fangs (Swelling Solution)

Raven feathers (Anti-Love Potion): symbolic of darkness and death; help breed discontent

Rose petals/flowers (love potions): powerful love properties

Rose thorn, essence of (Anti-Love Potion): symbolize hardship and pain

Sagebrush (Deflating Draft): purification

Scarab beetles (Wit-Sharpening Potion): increases concentration

Shrivelfig (Shrinking Solution): key ingredient, using the inner part

Skinkroot (Anti-Love Potion): fire elemental properties; magical properties of lust, exorcism, strength, courage, and endings

Violet, essence of (Anti-Love Potion): magical properties of love and lust

Water (most potions): base

Wood sorrel (Deflating Draft): healing powers

Wormwood (Draught of Living Death)




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