magical ingredients:

• comes from magical beasts or plants


• magical potions take much faster effect
  
  
  
  • cause the body to temporarily have a higher rate of metabolism
  
  
  
  


• magical ingredient acts as catalyst which speeds up metabolism until absorbed into bloodstream


• has much more intense effect
  
  
  
  • does their work in a very short span of time
  
  
  • the effect can also cause a 'jolt' in the body due to rapid shift
  
  
  
  


• children, very old, pregnant, people with weakened immune systems are discouraged from taking potions

mundane ingredients:

• used as milder alternatives to potions


• can be used by children and all other people who can't take potions


• can be taken every day without adverse side effects
  
  
  
  • taking potions for digestion everyday can cause the digestive system to weaken as it gets dependent on the potion for the digestion
  
  
  • however, ginger (mundane ingredient) can be taken daily without any side effects
  
  
  
  


• can be used to give a nice flavor to potions

transitional ingredients:

• have no magical properties of their own


• when used in conjugation with other magical ingredients, it has some magical property of its own.


• it is unknown what causes the latent magical ability


• some say they are an early development towards magic


• others say another expression for the magical gift/talent