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==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | *Scurvy grass (''Cochlearia officinalis'') is a biennial herb that grows in salt marshes or along the seashore in northern and western Europe and Great Britain. Its high vitamin C content meant is was used in the past to help cure or prevent [[wikipedia:Scurvy|scurvy]], or Vitamin C deficiency.<ref>http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cochlearia+officinalis</ref> Scurvy grass also has |
+ | *Scurvy grass (''Cochlearia officinalis'') is a biennial herb that grows in salt marshes or along the seashore in northern and western Europe and Great Britain. Its high vitamin C content meant is was used in the past to help cure or prevent [[wikipedia:Scurvy|scurvy]], or Vitamin C deficiency.<ref>http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cochlearia+officinalis</ref> Scurvy grass also has antiseptic, diuretic, and mild laxative properties. <ref>http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_scurvy_grass.htm</ref> |
==Appearances== |
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A jar of scurvy grass.
- "These plants are most efficacious in the inflaming of the brain, and are therefore much used in Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts, where the wizard is desirous of producing hot-headedness and recklessness…"
- — A passage about the uses of scurvy grass, lovage and sneezewort.[src]
Scurvy grass is a plant used as an ingredient in the Befuddlement Draught. It was kept with other potion ingredients in the Potions Classroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Behind the scenes
- Scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) is a biennial herb that grows in salt marshes or along the seashore in northern and western Europe and Great Britain. Its high vitamin C content meant is was used in the past to help cure or prevent scurvy, or Vitamin C deficiency.[1] Scurvy grass also has antiseptic, diuretic, and mild laxative properties. [2]