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Love potions are brews, which cause the drinker to become infatuated or obsessed with the person who gave it to them. Love potions are considered to be powerful and highly dangerous. Amortentia is...

The Manegro Potion is a potion used to cause the hair on the drinker's head to grow out rapidly. Behind the scenes Manegro is derives from mane (as in a lion) and gro (which sounds like "grow").

A Memory Potion is a type of potion which presumably causes the drinker to have improved access to their memories. Jobberknoll feathers are known to be an ingredient, which supports this theory, considering the Jobberknoll's ability to "remember" sounds quite easily. Aberforth Dumbledore had a lot of Memory Potions in the cellar of the Hog's Head Inn.

The Muffling Draught is a potion used to affect the target's ability to speak. Inhaling its fumes are enough to start feeling its effects. Appearances Harry Potter Trading Card Game

The Oculus Potion is a healing and enhancing potion that assumes a deep orange colour when completed. It has the power to restore the drinker's senses, especially their sight if damaged...

The Regermination Potion is a potion produced by famous Herbologist and Potioneer Tilden Toots that forces a plant to germinate. Three drops of this potion (combined with six drops of Toots's Rejuicer) are sufficient to revive a dead Flitterbloom. Appearances J. K. Rowling's Official Site

The Restoration Potion is a potion that reverts the effects of a spell on the drenched object or animal. Appearances Harry Potter Trading Card Game

The Revive Potion was a potion used to awaken an unconscious person. See also Reviving Spell

Shrinking Solution, also known as a Shrinking Potion, is a potion that causes the drinker to shrink to a smaller form. It is bright green when brewed correctly and, if prepared incorrectly, it can apparently be poisonous. One practical use of this potion is in the transportation of livestock — it allows for a wizard to carry an entire herd of pigs in the pocket.

The Sleeping Draught was a potion that caused the drinker to fall almost instantaneously into a deep but temporary sleep. A standard Sleeping Draught differed from the Draught of Living Death...

The Astronomy Tower is the tallest tower at Hogwarts Castle. It is where students study the stars and planets through their telescopes in Astronomy lessons with Professor Aurora Sinistra. This is...

Ashwinder eggs are the eggs of the Ashwinder, a magical serpent which is born from the embers of an unattended magical fire. The Ashwinder eggs are extremely hot and flammable, and, if not frozen in time, will light fire to the surrounding area. They are bright red and very valuable when frozen.

Aconite (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane) is a plant with magical properties. Once widespread, this plant is now only found in wild places. Its flowers are useful in potion-making, but its leaves are very toxic. Aconite is most commonly known as an ingredient of Wolfsbane Potion. The root of aconite can be used as a potion ingredient. Behind the scenes There are over 250 species of Aconitum, the most common of which are known as aconite, monkshood, or wolfsbane., Aconitum species are...

Asphodel (also known as Royal Staff) is a member of the lily family and has long and slender leaves. It is found worldwide, and was known to grow in the Hogwarts grounds. Asphodel has both magical...

This is a list of all (known) potion ingredients and their uses. The use descriptions are still in progress. A Aconite (Wolfsbane) - Used in Wolfsbane potions, but also in Pottermore's Wideye/Awakening Potion., Acromantula Venom - No known uses, but because of its rarity, it can sell for about one hundred Galleons a pint., Adder's Fork - Unknown use., Agrippa - Used in Agrippa potions., Alihotsy - Used in Laughing Potions; the leaves cause uncontrollable laughter., Angel's Trumpet - Angel's...

Belladonna is a mundane plant with magical uses. The foliage and berries of this plant are highly poisonous when ingested, being often known to cause delirium and hallucinations. Fluids from this poisonous plant are used by students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Potions class, where it is a part of their standard potion making-kit. Other names for Belladonna are Atropa, Deadly Nightshade, Deaths Herb, Dwale, and Witch's berry. The seed of the Belladonna plant is purple...

Boomslangs (Dispholidus typus) are relatively small, venomous colubrid snakes native to sub-Saharan Africa. The skin of a boomslang is mostly green in males and brown in females. A boomslang's diet consists mostly of small lizards and frogs, swallowed whole, though on occasion will eat mammals or birds (and their eggs). Their venom is highly poisonous, but slow to act. The boomslang's skin is used in certain potions, most notably Polyjuice Potion. Boomslang skin is not a common Potion...

Butterscotch is a type of confectionery that may also be used in some potions. It was kept with other potion ingredients in the Potions Classroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...

Butterbeer was a popular wizarding beverage described as tasting "a little bit like less-sickly butterscotch". It was served at numerous locations in the wizarding world and had a very slight...

Wonderbook: Book of Potions is an augmented reality book offered by Sony and Pottermore, as a follow-up to the previously-released Wonderbook: Book of Spells. It was released on 12 November 2013...

Daisyroot Draught was an alcoholic beverage made from daisies. It was sold at the Hog's Head Pub at Hogsmeade. Appearances The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (First appearance)

Essence of Daisyroot is a potion, or an ingredient used in Potion-making, which is obtained through a distillation process for roots of daisies. Appearances The Making of Harry Potter

Dittany is a magical plant used in Potion-Making. It is a powerful healing herb and restorative. Its use makes fresh skin grow over a wound and after application the wound seems several days old...

Dandelion roots (Taraxacum officinale ) may be used in some potions. It was kept with other potion ingredients in the Potions Classroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Appearances The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes

The Disillusionment Charm is a spell that is used to conceal a target. The charm makes that which has been bewitched to act as a chameleon, taking the colour and texture of that which is behind...

Lethe River Water was water collected from the river Lethe. It possessed magical properties which would cause one to forget things, and was thus used as an ingredient in the Forgetfulness Potion.

The berry of the mistletoe is small, white, and waxy. It is used as an ingredient in potions, including the Antidote to Common Poisons and the Forgetfulness Potion. Behind the scenes The use of mistletoe berries as an ingredient in the Antidote to Common Poisons is ironic: the non-berry parts of the mistletoe plant are extremely poisonous, causing intense stomach pain, diarrhoea, low pulse, visual disturbances, and convulsions if eaten. However, the berries are considered "relatively...

Valerian is a plant with magical properties. Growing Valerians was covered in third year Herbology.

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