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- "Madam Pomfrey says he’ll have to stay here a week or so... keep taking essence of rue..."
- — Harry Potter regarding Ron Weasley after he was poisoned[src]
Rue,[1] also known as common rue,[3] is a kind of evergreen shrubs native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia, with a distinctive bitter taste.[4]
Rue has healing properties, and is used in wizarding remedies: essence of rue is used to recover after poisoning,[1] and it is also used in the treatment of mad dog bites[2][5] and Felix Felicis.[3]
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Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned on book)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions (First appearance)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 19 (Elf Tails)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - see this image
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ "Rue" on Wikipedia
- ↑ "A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery" (pp. 178-179) at Google Books
