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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 had healing properties and was used in wizarding remedies: essence of rue was used to recover after poisoning,[1] and it was also used in the treatment of mad dog bites[2][5] and Felix Felicis.[3]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned in book)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions (First appearance)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
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
