The Mandrake Restorative Draught is a potion used to restore those who have been petrified or paralyzed. It requires Mandrake roots that have been matured past the stage of adolescence.
The Mandrake Restorative Draught was particularly useful to students at Hogwarts during the events surrounding the re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets. The Basilisk was released from the Chamber of Secrets and attacked numerous members of the Hogwarts community, including including Colin Creevey, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Hermione Granger, Mrs. Norris, Penelope Clearwater and Nearly-Headless Nick. These individuals suffered complete and total paralysis, almost mirroring death, and were restored to their normal state of being when Madam Pomfrey gave them this potion. This particular potion was created using Mandrake plants raised by Professor Sprout and the second year students at Hogwarts at that time.
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