Types of potions

• Philtre: Water-based, delicate ingredients
• Infusion: Water-based, delicate ingredients
• Decoction: For immediate ingestion, concentrated, sturdy ingredients, reduce to remove excess water
• Tincture: alcohol-based, keeps for up to a year, time needed for preparation, highly concentrated, dilute
• Vinegar: vinegar-based, masks ingredients, highly concentrated
• Syropp: ingredients preserved in sugar solution, very sweet
• Poultice: Chopped plant material, compress, can be infused with potions
• Formentation: clothes dipped in potion, compress
• Salve: Oil or fat-based, thick and creamy, for external application
• Elixir: alcohol-based, very pure
• Tisane: Hot water-based, herbal extract
• Macerate: cold water-based, plant infusion, requires up to 12 hours
• Essential oils: Diluted extracts
• Inhalation: vapor from a potion