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{{Quote|Essence of Dittany has extremely effective healing properties.|Description|Pottermore}}
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'''Dittany''' is a [[magic]]al 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.<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
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'''Dittany''' is a [[magic]]al plant used in [[Potion]]-Making. It is a powerful [[Healing magic|healing]] herb and restorative. Its use makes fresh skin grow over a wound and after application the wound seems several days old.<ref name="DH14">{{DH|B|14}}</ref>
   
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Dittany is one of the plants found in ''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]].''<ref>{{PS}} - Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)</ref>
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Dittany is one of the plants found in ''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]''.<ref name="PS14">{{PS|B|14}}</ref>
   
 
==Effect==
  
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{{Quote|Greenish smoke billowed upward and when it has cleared, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] saw that the bleeding had stopped. The Wound now looked several days old; new skin stretched over what had been open flesh. |The fast effect of Dittany|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}[[File:Dittany1.gif|240x240px|thumb|left|the effect of Dittany taking place]]
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{{Quote|Greenish smoke billowed upward and when it has cleared, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] saw that the bleeding had stopped. The Wound now looked several days old; new skin stretched over what had been open flesh. |The fast effect of Dittany|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}[[File:Dittany1.gif|thumb|left|The healing effects of Dittany taking place]]
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Dittany is a [[Healing magic|healing]] and restorative herb, one of the plants found in ''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]''.<ref name="PS14">{{PS|B|14}}</ref>In addition to Dittany's essence being applied topically, the raw plant can be consumed to heal shallow to moderate wounds.<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref>
   
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[[File:Dittany.jpg|thumb|right|An illustration of dittany in ''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'']]
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Dittany is a healing and restorative herb, one of the plants found in ''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]].''<ref>{{PS}} - Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)</ref>'' ''In addition to Dittany's essence being applied topically, the raw plant can be consumed to heal shallow to moderate wounds.<ref>{{PM}} - ''One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi''</ref>
  
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If used in a [[Mixture of powdered silver and dittany|mixture]] with [[silver]] it can cure [[werewolf]] bites. It will prevent the victim from bleeding to death from the bite, but not cure them of [[lycanthropy]].<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref> Shredded Dittany is an ingredient in the creation of the [[Wiggenweld Potion]]. Also known as Burning Bush, it sometimes releases flammable vapours.<ref name="PSV" /> A sick baby may be cured with the application of dittany.<ref name="TBB">{{TBB}}</ref> Dittany can also be used to heal [[Doxy]] bites.
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If used in a [[Mixture of powdered silver and dittany|mixture]] with [[silver]] it can cure [[werewolf]] bites. It will prevent the victim from bleeding to death from the bite, but not cure them of [[lycanthropy]]. Shredded Dittany is an ingredient in the creation of the [[Wiggenweld Potion]]. Also known as Burning Bush, it sometimes releases flammable vapours.<ref name="PSV" /> A sick baby may be cured with the application of dittany<ref>'''{{TBB}}''' </ref>. Dittany can also be used to heal Doxy bites.
  
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
 
{{Quote|There may be a certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might avoid even that....|Healing wounds, received from a [[Sectumsempra|cutting curse]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}[[File:WoundedTroll.png|150x150px|thumb|The troll's hand, before]][[File:TrollAfterDittany.png|150x150px|thumb|... and after [[Mathilda Grimblehawk]] and [[Mathilda Grimblehawk's partner|her partner]] applied dittany to its wounds]]
  
{{Quote|There may be a certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might avoid even that....|Healing wounds, received from a [[Sectumsempra|cutting curse]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}[[File:WoundedTroll.png|150x150px|thumb|The troll's hand, before]][[File:TrollAfterDittany.png|150x150px|thumb|... and after [[Mathilda Grimblehawk]] and [[Mathilda Grimblehawk's partner|her partner]] applied dittany to its wounds]]
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[[File:Dittany-0.jpg|thumb|A clove of Dittany]]
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[[Harry Potter]] researched dittany in ''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]'' during his First Year as part of his [[Herbology]] homework during the [[1991–1992 school year]].<ref name="PS14">{{PS|B|14}}</ref>
   
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In [[1997]], [[Severus Snape]] suggested that [[Draco Malfoy]] use it after [[Harry Potter]]'s attack on him using ''[[Sectumsempra]]'', saying it may prevent any lasting scarring if taken immediately.<ref name="HBP24">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref>
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[[Harry Potter]] researched dittany in <em>[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]</em> during his First Year as part of his [[Herbology]] homework.<ref>{{PS}} - Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)</ref>
  
   
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Later that year, [[Hermione Granger]] used Essence of Dittany to heal [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]'s arm when he [[Splinching|splinched]] it [[Apparition|Disapparating]] soon after the trio's [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|escape]] from the [[British Ministry of Magic]] in [[1997]].<ref name="DH14">{{DH|B|14}}</ref> She used it again to heal the snake bite Harry received on his arm from [[Nagini]] after they were [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|attacked]] in [[Godric's Hollow]],<ref name="DH17">{{DH|B|17}}</ref> and once more following the [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|Break-in of Gringotts]], to heal the burns they had received from the [[Flagrante Curse|burning]] treasure contained with the [[Lestrange Vault]].<ref name="DH27">{{DH|B|27}}</ref>
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[[Severus Snape]] suggested that [[Draco Malfoy]] use it after [[Harry Potter]]'s attack on him using ''[[Sectumsempra]]'', saying it may prevent any lasting scarring if taken immediately.<ref name="HBP">{{HBP}}</ref>
  
   
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Dittany might be quite rare because Hermione was only able to obtain a small bottle of it for her, Harry and Ron's travels. Alternatively, as only small amounts were needed to heal the various wounds the [[trio]] acquire, perhaps a little goes a long way. Essence of Dittany is described as a brown liquid.<ref name="DH14">{{DH|B|14}}</ref>
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[[Hermione Granger]] used Essence of Dittany to heal [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]'s arm when he [[Splinching|splinched]] it [[Apparition|Disapparating]] soon after the trio's [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|escape]] from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[1997]]. She used it again to heal the snake bite Harry received on his arm from [[Nagini]] after they were [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997)|attacked]] in [[Godric's Hollow]], and once more following the [[Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank (1998)|Break-in of Gringotts]], to heal the burns they had received from the [[Flagrante Curse|burning]] treasure contained with the [[Lestrange Vault]].
  
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Dittany might be quite rare because Hermione was only able to obtain a small bottle of it for her, Harry and Ron's travels.<ref name="DH" /> Alternatively, as only small amounts are needed to heal the various wounds the [[trio]] acquire, perhaps a little goes a long way. Essence of Dittany is described as a brown liquid.
  
   
 
[[Mathilda Grimblehawk]]'s partner used dittany to heal wounds on a [[Mountain Troll]] that was mistakenly transported from the [[Alps]] to [[London]].<ref>{{FBC|2|4}}</ref>
  
[[Mathilda Grimblehawk]]'s partner used dittany to heal wounds on a [[Mountain Troll]] that was mistakenly transported from the [[Alps]] to [[London]].<ref>{{FBC|2|4}}</ref>
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During the [[Calamity]] which affected the [[Wizarding world]] in the [[2010s]], volunteer members of the [[Statute of Secrecy Task Force]] frequently collected and used Dittany as a [[potion]] ingredient, particularly in the brewing of the [[Healing Potion]].<ref name="WU">{{WU}}</ref>
   
 
==Etymology==
  
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
 
*There are a number of real-world plants with the common name dittany. Though its description in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{PS}} matches most closely with that of ''{{wplink|Dictamnus albus}}'', ''{{wplink|Origanum dictamnus}}'' has a more significant history of being used as a medicinal plant and is thus more likely to be the type of dittany [[J. K. Rowling]] had in mind.
  
*There are a number of real-world plants with the common name dittany. Though its description in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)|video game adaptation]] of {{PS}} matches most closely with that of ''{{wplink|Dictamnus albus}}'', ''{{wplink|Origanum dictamnus}}'' has a more significant history of being used as a medicinal plant and is thus more likely to be the type of dittany [[J. K. Rowling]] had in mind.
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*In ''[[The Wizard and the Hopping Pot]]'', a sick baby is doused in dittany and wakes well and rosy.[[File:Dittany.jpg|195x195px|thumb|right|An illustration of dittany in ''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'']]
  
 
*In [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/pliny8.html Book 8 of Natural History]<ref>http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/pliny8.html</ref>, Pliny the Elder stated that deer consume dittany to remove arrows from their wounds, which revealed the plant's healing virtues. Twice in the Harry Potter series, dittany is mentioned in connection to an individual whose [[Patronus Charm|corporeal Patronus]] is a [[Deer|stag]] or a doe. After Draco Malfoy is attacked by Harry, Severus Snape recommended the use of dittany to prevent scarification. Later Hermione uses the Essence of Dittany to heal Harry's snake bite.
  
*In [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/pliny8.html Book 8 of Natural History]<ref>http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/pliny8.html</ref>, Pliny the Elder stated that deer consume dittany to remove arrows from their wounds, which revealed the plant's healing virtues. Twice in the Harry Potter series, dittany is mentioned in connection to an individual whose [[Patronus Charm|corporeal Patronus]] is a [[Deer|stag]] or a doe. After Draco Malfoy is attacked by Harry, Severus Snape recommended the use of dittany to prevent scarification. Later Hermione uses the Essence of Dittany to heal Harry's snake bite.
 
*Dittany stalk is, so far, the only wand core in canon taken from a plant.
  
*Dittany stalk is, so far, the only wand core in canon taken from a plant.
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"Dittany is a powerful healing herb and restorative and may be eaten raw to cure shallow wounds."
— Phyllida Spore, One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi[src]

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.[2]

Dittany is one of the plants found in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.[3]

Effect

"Greenish smoke billowed upward and when it has cleared, Harry saw that the bleeding had stopped. The Wound now looked several days old; new skin stretched over what had been open flesh. "
— The fast effect of Dittany[src]
Dittany1

The healing effects of Dittany taking place

Dittany is a healing and restorative herb, one of the plants found in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.[3]In addition to Dittany's essence being applied topically, the raw plant can be consumed to heal shallow to moderate wounds.[4]

Dittany

An illustration of dittany in Magical Drafts and Potions

If used in a mixture with silver it can cure werewolf bites. It will prevent the victim from bleeding to death from the bite, but not cure them of lycanthropy.[4] Shredded Dittany is an ingredient in the creation of the Wiggenweld Potion. Also known as Burning Bush, it sometimes releases flammable vapours.[1] A sick baby may be cured with the application of dittany.[5] Dittany can also be used to heal Doxy bites.

History

"There may be a certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might avoid even that...."
— Healing wounds, received from a cutting curse[src]
WoundedTroll

The troll's hand, before

TrollAfterDittany

... and after Mathilda Grimblehawk and her partner applied dittany to its wounds

File:Dittany-0.jpg

A clove of Dittany

Harry Potter researched dittany in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi during his First Year as part of his Herbology homework during the 1991–1992 school year.[3]

In 1997, Severus Snape suggested that Draco Malfoy use it after Harry Potter's attack on him using Sectumsempra, saying it may prevent any lasting scarring if taken immediately.[6]

Later that year, Hermione Granger used Essence of Dittany to heal Ron Weasley's arm when he splinched it Disapparating soon after the trio's escape from the British Ministry of Magic in 1997.[2] She used it again to heal the snake bite Harry received on his arm from Nagini after they were attacked in Godric's Hollow,[7] and once more following the Break-in of Gringotts, to heal the burns they had received from the burning treasure contained with the Lestrange Vault.[8]

Dittany might be quite rare because Hermione was only able to obtain a small bottle of it for her, Harry and Ron's travels. Alternatively, as only small amounts were needed to heal the various wounds the trio acquire, perhaps a little goes a long way. Essence of Dittany is described as a brown liquid.[2]

Mathilda Grimblehawk's partner used dittany to heal wounds on a Mountain Troll that was mistakenly transported from the Alps to London.[9]

During the Calamity which affected the Wizarding world in the 2010s, volunteer members of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force frequently collected and used Dittany as a potion ingredient, particularly in the brewing of the Healing Potion.[10]

Etymology

'Dittany' comes from the Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, supposedly Δικτή, meaning Dicte. Dicte is a mountain in Crete, the plant grew on.

Behind the scenes

  • There are a number of real-world plants with the common name dittany. Though its description in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone matches most closely with that of Dictamnus albus, Origanum dictamnus has a more significant history of being used as a medicinal plant and is thus more likely to be the type of dittany J. K. Rowling had in mind.
  • In Book 8 of Natural History[11], Pliny the Elder stated that deer consume dittany to remove arrows from their wounds, which revealed the plant's healing virtues. Twice in the Harry Potter series, dittany is mentioned in connection to an individual whose corporeal Patronus is a stag or a doe. After Draco Malfoy is attacked by Harry, Severus Snape recommended the use of dittany to prevent scarification. Later Hermione uses the Essence of Dittany to heal Harry's snake bite.
  • Dittany stalk is, so far, the only wand core in canon taken from a plant.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 14 (The Thief)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 14 (Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pottermore
  5. ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
  6. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
  9. ↑ Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World, Case 2: The Smell of Fear, Act 4
  10. ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  11. ↑ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/holland/pliny8.html
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