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"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
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Snakeweed was a magical plant. It was sold at one of the apothecaries in Diagon Alley, thus it was therefore used in potion-making.[1] It was also used in the making of snakeweed tea.[3]
One could buy jars of Purest Extract of Snakeweed at The Diagon Dispensary.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- Snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta) is one of the forty members of the Polygonum genus, like knotgrass. Because knotgrass may refer to several species of Polygonum, the two are easily confused. Snakeweed, commonly known as Bistort, was used traditionally to treat ulcerative sores and stomach ailments and was also an ingredient in a springtime pudding in Northern England.[4]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned only) (GBC version)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter Limited Edition
- The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Graphic Design
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) - GBC version
- ↑ Grieve, Maud. A modern herbal: the medicinal, culinary, cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation and folk-lore of herbs, grasses, fungi, shrubs, & trees with all their modern scientific uses. Courier Dover Publications, 1971.
