Potion



A potion is a magical liquid that can produce a variety of effects, from vanquishing a specific demon to turning one thing into another. Although the word "potion" suggests something one drinks, splashing someone with a potion also seems to be effective in many instances. A potion can also be poured over an inanimate object.

Potions are usually made from combinations of plant and animal parts, which can range from the ordinary (dill) to the obscure (spotted owl feathers), to the downright bizarre (newt's eyes). Some potions call for metal or stone. Demon-vanquishing potions usually require a piece of the demon in question. A number of ingredients shown being used in potions, such as jimson weed and henbane, are actually dangerous poisons.

The Charmed Ones' Book of Shadows contains a plethora of potions, nearly all of them written by Penny "Grams" Halliwell, who was considered the best potioneer of the entire Warren-Halliwell line ("Happily Ever After"). The warlock Bacarra once noted that there was a potion in the book for every demon he's ever heard of ("A Witch In Time").

Piper and Paige are considered to be the best potion-makers among the Charmed Ones. Piper is a university trained chef, and this naturally carried over to her talents as a potion-maker. Paige studied potion basics under Piper, and eventually her potion-making skills rivaled those of her older sister. Phoebe is a fairly talented potion-maker as well, owing to her talent as a spell-writer, although she was considered the best potion maker when Prue was alive.

Potion Making
Potion making is one of the three basic powers of a Magical Witch and Warlock though this power can also be possed by some Demons like the Seer, Zankou, and other Powerful magical beings.

To Stop The Heart Beating (killer cocktail)
Ingredients:


 * A pinch of oleander
 * A pinch of Jimson weed
 * A pinch of blood root
 * A pinch of hollyhock seeds

Grind to a fine powder and take with the juice of cranberries. Whoever takes it can be revived by C.P.R. (cardiopulmonary resusscitation) but it has to be done within four minutes to avoid brain damage.

Love Potion

 * Two mandrake roots,
 * cup betel nuts,
 * lock lover's hair.
 * Boil in red wine.
 * To be used with Love Spell

To vanquish Belthazor
Ingredients:


 * Cockles
 * Crickets
 * Pig's Feet
 * Mandrake
 * Toadflax
 * A dash of cardamom
 * A pinch of carrot seeds
 * Elm bark
 * Billings Root
 * Slice of demons flesh (In this case Belthazor)

Mix the ingredients in a pot over fire with boiling water. Then add the demons flesh


 * This potion can be adapted to work for all upper level demons as long as you add a piece of flesh of the respective demon. Also used in Season 5.
 * Note: Leo vanquishes a Grimlock by the potion despite Whitelighters being believed to be pacifists. He may have made an exception as he and Darryl were in danger and the Charmed Ones weren't there