'Secret' Ingredients Revealed
Ever wonder where you're going to find bat's wings or dragon scales for that potion you've been wanting to concoct? Well your search may end closer to home than you thought...at your local nursery. Potion ingredients weren't always what they seemed. Herbs and plants were often called what they looked like and were often written as such. Here are a few translations. More will be added as they are uncovered. Please feel free to e-mail any additions you have.
Dead Man - Ash or mandrake root carved in a crude human shape or poppet
Adder's tongue - Plantain
Bat's wing - Holly leaf
Bat's wool - Moss
Blood - Elder sap
Bloody fingers - Foxglove
Bodily fluids - Houseleek
Brains - Congealed gum from a cherry tree
Bull's blood - Horehound
Corpse candles - Mullein
Crocodile dung - Black earth
Dragon's scales - Bistort leaves
Ear of an ass - Comfrey
Ear of a goat - St. John's Wort
Eyes - Eyebright
Fingers - Cinquefoil
Hair - Maidenhair fern
Heart - Walnut
Lion's Tooth - Dandelion
Skull - Skullcap
Snake's blood - Hematite stone
Tooth or teeth - Pinecones
Unicorn horn - True unicorn root
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