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One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi is a book written by Phyllida Spore.

It can be bought at Flourish and Blotts for two Galleons. It is a required first year textbook and therefore cannot be traded unless more than one copy is owned.

Introduction[]

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, by Phyllida Spore, details certain types of magical plants, often used in potions.

Item Description[]

An essential reference guide to potion ingredients.

Extract[]

An extract of the book can be unlocked in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapter 15, The Forbidden Forest, Harry Becomes an Outcast".

New from J.K. Rowling[]

Dittany is a powerful healing herb and restorative and may be eaten raw to cure shallow wounds.

Flobberworm mucus is a popular potion thickener.

Aconite is sometimes called monkshood or wolfsbane.

Moly is a powerful plant that can be eaten to counteract enchantments. It is a black-stemmed plant with white flowers.

The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it.

The Wiggentree is a magical rowan that will protect anyone touching its trunk from the attack of Dark creatures.

Never eat the leaves of the Alihotsy tree (also known as the Hyena tree). These leaves cause uncontrollable laughter.

From the Story[]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone[]

"A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" is first discovered in chapter 5, Diagon Alley, "Arriving at Diagon Alley".

An extract of the book can be found in chapter 15, The Forbidden Forest, Harry Becomes an Outcast".

Discovered in chapter 8, The Potions Master[]

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, by Phyllida Spore, details certain types of magical plants, often used in potions.

Pottermore at Playstation Home[]

On Pottermore at Playstation Home, 'One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi' is the 15th Pottermore Card in the Books category. 

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