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- "As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite."
- —Professor Severus Snape during Harry Potter's first Potions class[src]
Aconite (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane) is a mundane plant with magical properties.[1]
Description
A sprig of Aconite
Once widespread, this plant is now only found in wild places. Its flowers are useful in Potion-making,[1] but its leaves are very toxic. The root of aconite can be used as a potion ingredient. Aconite is most commonly known as an ingredient of Wolfsbane Potion,[4] but it is also an ingredient in Wideye Potion.[2]
History
During the 1988–1989 school year, Fifth year Herbology students were taught about Aconite by Professor Pomona Sprout.[3]
In September 1991, Severus Snape critically interrogated Harry Potter about this plant in his first Potions lesson with him, to see how much he knew about the subject.[1]
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 highly toxic, although they were used in medicine as a pain-reliever, diuretic, heart sedative, and to induce sweating.[5]
- In medieval Europe, aconite was often used as poison in animal bait.[6] or on arrows used when hunting wolves, hence the herb also became known as wolfsbane.[7]
- Aconite, a member of the buttercup family, was believed to be an important ingredient in witches' flying ointments.[8][9]
- The closed captions for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone erroneously refers to aconite as "akamite."
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pottermore
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 30 (Into the Vault) - Herbology Lesson "Aconite"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Digicoll library
- ↑ Digicoll Library
- ↑ Wolfsbane
- ↑ Herbs
- ↑ Digicoll library
