Total Brewing Time:

Pewter cauldron: 8 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes
Brass cauldron: 8 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes
Copper cauldron: 8 days, 3 hours, 1 minute

Ingredients:

Two and a half (2.5) liters of water
Sixty (60) ml excretion of horned toad¹
Three (3) fairy wings²
One (1) ginger root²
Thirty (30) grams powdered dragon claw¹
Three (3) peacock feathers¹
Fifteen (15) ml fresh lemon juice²
Ninety (90) grams dried, crushed crabgrass³
Thirty (30) ml Flobberworm mucus³

1. Bring One liter of water to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).


2. Add 30ml excretion of horned toad to the cauldron.


3. Add three fairy wings to the cauldron.


4. Stir twice counterclockwise and allow the potion to brew for three minutes.


5. While the potion is brewing, slice one ginger root lengthwise into pieces approximately half a cm in width.


6. Add half of the ginger root to the potion and put the other half to the side.


7. Stir once clockwise with your wand.


8. Leave the potion to brew in your pewter cauldron for 63 minutes (this would be 56 minutes in a brass cauldron and 51 minutes in a copper cauldron).

At this point, the potion will be a murky brown and the steam emitted will be a pale green.

Part 2:

1. Add 750 ml of water to the cauldron.


2. Add 30 grams of powdered dragon claw to the cauldron.


3. Bring the heat up to 383 Kelvin (110°C/230°F) for 4 minutes, and then reduce heat again to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).


4. Add three intact peacock feathers to the cauldron. (Note: at this point, the potion will begin to spit pale purple sparks. The brewer should be careful not to get hit by the sparks.)


5. Stir five times counter-clockwise and three times clockwise with your wand.


6. Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for six minutes, and then reduce heat again to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).


7. Leave the potion to brew in your pewter cauldron for 42 minutes (this would be 38 minutes in a brass cauldron and 34 minutes in a copper cauldron).

The potion will now be a silvery grey and will emit dark blue steam.

Part Three:

1. Add remaining half of the sliced ginger root to the cauldron.


2. Add 15 ml fresh-squeezed lemon juice to the cauldron.


3. Add 250 ml of water to the cauldron.


4. Stir twice clockwise with your wand.


5. Leave the potion to brew in your pewter cauldron for 17 minutes (this would be 15 minutes in a brass cauldron and 14 minutes in a copper cauldron).

The color and steam of the potion should be unchanged.

Part Four:

1. Add 90 grams of dried crabgrass to your mortar and crush to a consistent powder with your pestle while the potion is brewing.


2. Add 500 ml of water to the cauldron.


3. Add 90 grams of crushed, dried crabgrass to the cauldron.


4. Stir once counter-clockwise with your wand.


5. Add remaining 30 ml excretion of horned toad to the cauldron.


6. Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for 4 minutes, and then reduce heat again to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).


7. Leave the potion to finish brewing in your pewter cauldron for 54 minutes (this would be 49 minutes in a brass cauldron and 45 minutes in a copper cauldron).


8. Remove the potion from the heat and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. Add 30 ml of Flobberworm mucus to the cauldron and stir with a wooden spoon until it is of an even consistency. Transfer the potion to a tinted phial and prepare for storage.

The final potion will be a pale orange in color and will smell like bitter herbs. After brewing, the potion must be left to mature for eight days before consumption.

To Store:

To mature, the potion must be stored in a tinted phial in a cool, dark environment for eight days. After the eight days, the potion can be transferred to a room temperature, dark environment. The potion should be consumed within three days of maturation or it becomes ineffective.

To Use:

Forty-five ml of the Cure for Dragon Pox must be taken twice daily in order to combat dragon pox. The cure should not be taken on an empty stomach, and food must be eaten approximately 15 minutes before consumption. The potion should not be taken in association with any other potions or vitamin elixirs, or the effects are often nullified.

Effects:

After the second day of a regimen of Cure for Dragon Pox, the taker should begin to see some improvements in their symptoms. If after the fourth day, there is still no change, a healer should be
consulted immediately. Side effects of the potion can include, but are not limited to itchy skin, green tint to the fingernail beds, dry mouth, and the hiccups.

Caution:

The Cure for Dragon Pox has fairly good track record in curing dragon pox, but there are still occasions when the cure proves ineffective. Those with dragon pox should be monitored regularly by a healer. Never self-prescribe Cure for Dragon Pox without a healer. This potion should only be brewed by the competent healer or mediwizard.

The potion is safe for the elderly, children, and pregnant women. While there have been some odd side effects associated with the offspring of pregnant women who take the potion while pregnant, it has been proven preferable to the birth defects and issues experienced by women who do not take the potion while coming down with dragon pox when pregnant.

It is important to always consume the Cure for Dragon Pox after eating and to not exceed 90 ml of the potion each day. If either of these instructions are not heeded, the patient has been known to grow a thick coat of pale yellow fur on the inside of their mouth and throat.