Power Stripping

The ability to temporarily or permanently take away one's powers so that they can't use them. A similar power to power extraction. Witches do this by binding powers through a potion or spell. Another method is power binding, which can render someone's powers useless, but is easier to undo.

List of Users

 * Elders
 * The Charmed Ones (through spells/potions)

Active Power
With this power one can strip every magical power from another person. The user doesn't obtain these powers; they just strip them from the magical being. If the process of stripping power was interrupted the person who was attacked will die slowly. Whitelighters can't heal it. This power is unique to the Phoenix witches. Though other magical beings could possess similar powers.

List of users

 * Phoenix witches
 * Bianca
 * Lynn

Potion
''There have been different power stripping potions displayed. For the potion used to strip Cole/Belthazor of his powers in Exit Strategy see Power Stripping Potion for full details.''

The first power stripping potion seen was created by Melinda Warren in The Witch Is Back. Melinda hid the potion in a pouch inside a locket and threw the locket at the warlock Matthew Tate. The potion only stripped him of all the powers he stole from her and then she used a powerful curse to imprison him a locket that he had given to her as a gift.

Next, the potion to strip Cole's demonic power is made in Exit Strategy.

In Lost and Bound Piper makes a point to express the potion she made Tyler, the firestarter, woud only bind his powers not strip them.

In I Dream of Phoebe, Paige tries to throw a power-stripping potion at Richard, but he repels it and knocks Paige flat. Richard later drinks another power-stripping potion.