Lesson Four: Potions Lab Allergy Elixir Study Guide

Chapter 6

This style of the potion is made in pewter cauldrons & uses Celsius temperature.

Alexandros Papadakis invented the Allergy Elixir in 1893. He wanted to help alleviate the symptoms of Hay Fever with nettles & a tiny amount of butterfly wings. In 1898, he altered the potion & used Billywig Stings.

Estimated Brewing Time (EBT): 1 hour, 50 seconds

Ingredients:
⊱ 1L of water
⊱ 3 tbsp of eucalyptus oil
⊱ 2 tbsp of honey
⊱ 2 tbsp of Flobberworm Mucus
⊱ 4 dried Billywig Stings
⊱ 1 mandrake root
⊱ 6 fairy wings
⊱ 3 eel eyes

Instructions

1. Add 1L of water & heat to 90 degrees Celsius. Add 3 fairy wings & 4 Billywig Stings to the mortar & pestle. Crush into a powder.
2. Add 2 measures (tablespoon) of the crushed powder & 1 measure (tablespoon) of eucalyptus oil to the cauldron. Stir once clockwise.
3. Add 2 measures (tablespoon) of honey & heat to 110 degrees Celsius for 35 seconds. Decrease heat to 90 degrees Celsius & add 3 measures (tablespoons) of crushed powder to the cauldron.
4. Stir four times counterclockwise & brew for 30 minutes. The potion’s color should be a deep navy blue with no smokey color.
5. Add 1 sliced Mandrake root & 3 eel eyes to the cauldron. Heat to 110 degrees Celsius for 15 seconds, & decrease heat to 90 degrees Celsius.
6. Stir once counterclockwise & add 2 measures (tablespoon) of eucalyptus oil. Stir three times clockwise.
7. Brew for 25 minutes. The Potion’s color should be a red-orange color with a pale green smoke. It will smell like mentholate.

Usage Notes

If desired, use Flobberworm Mucus. Store the Allergy Elixir in a dark, cool place in a tinted vial. It can be stored up to five months. Use by ingesting or sipping it in a tea. When ingested by itself, it will have a musty grass & peppermint taste. This potion does not aid in rashes. Take daily as needed. Do not use more than once daily as it can cause jitteriness, dizziness, a pounding heart, & lightheadedness. This potion may rarely cause a blue or green rash on the neck or face.

Allergic Reactions & Lacerations

Some severe allergic reactions are hives & rashes. Rash ointments can include Dittany, crushed butterfly wings, & lionfish spines. Skin ulcers can turn into gangrene, which can lead to amputation. The Flesh-Rejuvenation Potion & Skin-Growing Potion can be used to treat ulcers before amputation occurs. There can be magical & non-magical lacerations. Moths & powdered rose quartz are used in these potions. The Chinese Chomping Cabbage is used in Skele-Gro.

Fun Facts
⊱ Pufferfish, jellyfish, Essence of Dittany, powdered sulfur, & scarab beetles are also used in Skele-Gro.
⊱ Witch hazel is an ingredient which is used to treat an allergic reaction.
⊱ The Chinese Chomping Cabbage, snake fangs, & scarab beetles are used in bone repair bone structures, but it is very painful.
⊱ Some magical effects to using serums include spasms, bubbles through the nose or throat, & singing on impulse.