- "Spirits of air, forests and sea, set us of this demon free; beasts of hoof and beasts of shell, drive this evil back to hell."
- —The Charmed Ones casting the spell over the potion.[src]
The Upper-Level Demon Vanquishing Potion is, as the name suggests, a potion designed for vanquishing upper-level demons. The potion has an entry in the Book of Shadows.
It should be noted that when the tissue of a demon is added, the potion will have a minor explosion and one should be cautious when adding the tissue.
History[]
The potion was brewed on five occasions:
- In late 2000, Prue and Piper made the potion for Belthazor, using a slice of flesh they collected from an earlier battle. Phoebe used it to fake Cole's death.[1]
- A couple of months later, the Charmed Ones made the vanquishing potion for Belthazor against the Brotherhood of the Thorn due to their blood connection to each other. This batch was completely used up two weeks later when Piper tried to vanquish Cole with the remainder of the potion, however by this time, Cole had already gained immunity from it.[2][3]
- In late 2001, Piper and Paige made the potion for Sykes.[4]
- The following year, Paige made the vanquishing potion twice for the Seer, however, each batch was destroyed by Phoebe's baby before the sisters could use it on the Seer.[5]
- In early 2003, Paige and the Piper of an alternate reality made the potion to vanquish Cole, who was once again Belthazor in that reality. Phoebe vanquished him with the potion.[6]
Appendices[]
Book of Shadows[]
Upper Level Demon Vanquishing Potion[]
- One part Mandrake Root
- 1 pinch of Carrot Seeds
- 1 dash of Cardamom
- 1 dash of Toadflax
- 1 pig's foot
- 1 cockle shell in its whole form
- 1 pinch of Juniper Berries
- A few crickets
All these ingredients have to be blended as one. When the pig's foot is added, it will ignite upon adding. In order for the potion to work, add the final and key ingredient—a piece of the demon's flesh or blood.
Notes and Trivia[]
Piper and Prue brewing the potion
- The first time the sisters made the potion, Piper was thrown back by an explosion while adding the demon flesh. The same thing later happened to Paige, while Piper stepped back without warning her. While making the potion in the alternate reality, Paige took the precaution of ordering Leo and Piper to stand back to avoid this effect.
- The Belthazor entry in the Book of Shadows lists a spell to be used with the potion.
- In "Look Who's Barking", Cole gained immunity to the potion when an Alchemist transmuted his blood. However, he was ultimately vanquished by the potion in the alternate reality using a freshly cut tissue to renew it.
- In "My Three Witches", Chris Halliwell presumably made the same potion for the demon Gith, evident by his need of the demon's blood.