For other uses, see Ingredients .
Ingredients can be found all throughout Skyrim . Each has four different effects which can be discovered by attempting to brew a potion at an alchemy lab with two or more ingredients sharing at least one effect, or by 'eating' the ingredient, revealing the first effect. There is a perk, Experimenter , under the Alchemy skill tree which allows additional effects to be revealed when ingredients are eaten. If all three ranks of the perk are unlocked, all possible effects of the ingredient are discovered.
List of ingredients [ ]
The keyed by ingredient table shows what effects can be had for each ingredient. The keyed by effect table is the inverse of that and shows all of the ingredients in alphabetical order that can be used to produce the listed effect.
Keyed by ingredient [ ]
The order of the effects is top left (1), top right (2), bottom left (3), bottom right (4).
Ingredient
Primary Effect
Secondary Effect
Tertiary Effect
Quaternary Effect
Weight
Value
Obtained
Abecean Longfin
Weakness to Frost
Fortify Sneak
Weakness to Poison
Fortify Restoration
0.5
15
Lakes, rivers, streams, fish barrels
Ancestor Moth Wing *
Damage Stamina
Fortify Conjuration
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Enchanting
0.1
2
Ancestor Glade
Ash Creep Cluster ‡
Damage Stamina
Invisibility
Resist Fire
Fortify Destruction
0.3
20
Harvested from ash covered areas of Solstheim
Ash Hopper Jelly ‡
Restore Health
Fortify Light Armor
Resist Shock
Weakness to Frost
0.3
20
Ash Hopper Corpses
Ashen Grass Pod ‡
Resist Fire
Weakness to Shock
Fortify Lockpicking
Fortify Sneak
0.1
1
Harvested from ash covered areas of Solstheim
Bear Claws
Restore Stamina
Fortify Health
Fortify One-Handed
Damage Magicka Regen
0.1
2
Bears , Cave Bears , Snow Bears
Bee
Restore Stamina
Ravage Stamina
Regenerate Stamina
Weakness to Shock
0.1
3
Beehive
Beehive Husk
Resist Poison
Fortify Light Armor
Fortify Sneak
Fortify Destruction
1
5
Beehive
Berit's Ashes
(identical to Bone Meal )
Damage Stamina
Resist Fire
Fortify Conjuration
Ravage Stamina
0.5
5
Quest item given by Thadgeir ; also found in Valerica 's Study in Castle Volkihar .
Bleeding Crown
Weakness to Fire
Fortify Block
Weakness to Poison
Resist Magic
0.3
10
Mushroom clusters
Blisterwort
Damage Stamina
Frenzy
Restore Health
Fortify Smithing
0.2
12
Caves and dark areas
Blue Butterfly Wing
Damage Stamina
Fortify Conjuration
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Enchanting
0.1
2
Blue Butterfly
Blue Dartwing
Resist Shock
Fortify Pickpocket
Restore Health
Fear
0.1
1
Hovering above water
Blue Mountain Flower
Restore Health
Fortify Conjuration
Fortify Health
Damage Magicka Regen
0.1
2
Mountain flower clumps
Boar Tusk ‡
Fortify Stamina
Fortify Health
Fortify Block
Frenzy
0.5
20
Bristlebacks
Bone Meal
Damage Stamina
Resist Fire
Fortify Conjuration
Ravage Stamina
0.5
5
Draugr and skeletons
Briar Heart
Restore Magicka
Fortify Block
Paralysis
Fortify Magicka
0.5
20
Forsworn Leaders
Burnt Spriggan Wood ‡
Weakness to Fire
Fortify Alteration
Damage Magicka Regen
Slow
0.5
20
Burnt Spriggans
Butterfly Wing
Restore Health
Fortify Barter
Lingering Damage Stamina
Damage Magicka
0.1
3
Monarch Butterfly
Canis Root
Damage Stamina
Fortify One-Handed
Fortify Marksman
Paralysis
0.1
5
Near rocky areas
Charred Skeever Hide
Restore Stamina
Cure Disease
Resist Poison
Restore Health
0.5
1
Found at campfires
Chaurus Eggs
Weakness to Poison
Fortify Stamina
Damage Magicka
Invisibility
0.2
10
Falmer caves
Chaurus Hunter Antennae *
Damage Stamina
Fortify Conjuration
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Enchanting
0.1
2
Chaurus Hunter , Chaurus Hunter Fledgling
Chicken's Egg
Resist Magic
Damage Magicka Regen
Waterbreathing
Lingering Damage Stamina
0.5
2
Chicken's Nest
Creep Cluster
Restore Magicka
Damage Stamina Regen
Fortify Carry Weight
Weakness to Magic
0.2
1
Hydro-thermal areas
Crimson Nirnroot
Damage Health
Damage Stamina
Invisibility
Resist Magic
0.2
10
Blackreach
Cyrodilic Spadetail
Damage Stamina
Fortify Restoration
Fear
Ravage Health
0.3
15
Lakes, rivers, streams, fish barrels
Daedra Heart
Restore Health
Damage Stamina Regen
Damage Magicka
Fear
0.5
250
Daedra
Deathbell
Damage Health
Ravage Stamina
Slow
Weakness to Poison
0.1
4
Wild, on planters
Dragon's Tongue
Resist Fire
Fortify Barter
Fortify Illusion
Fortify Two-Handed
0.1
5
Hydro-thermal areas
Dwarven Oil
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Illusion
Regenerate Magicka
Restore Magicka
0.3
15
Dwemer Ruins
Ectoplasm
Restore Magicka
Fortify Destruction
Fortify Magicka
Damage Health
0.1
25
Ghostlike creatures
Elves Ear
Restore Magicka
Fortify Marksman
Weakness to Frost
Resist Fire
0.1
10
Plant, hanging herbs
Emperor Parasol Moss ‡
Damage Health
Fortify Magicka
Regenerate Health
Fortify Two-Handed
0.3
1
Hanging from Emperor Parasol around Tel Mithryn .
Eye of Sabre Cat
Restore Stamina
Ravage Health
Damage Magicka
Restore Health
0.1
2
Sabre Cat , Snowy Sabre Cat
Falmer Ear
Damage Health
Frenzy
Resist Poison
Fortify Lockpicking
0.2
10
Falmer
Felsaad Tern Feathers ‡
Restore Health
Fortify Light Armor
Cure Disease
Resist Magic
0.1
15
Felsaad Tern
Fire Salts
Weakness to Frost
Resist Fire
Restore Magicka
Regenerate Magicka
0.3
50
Flame Atronach
Fly Amanita
Resist Fire
Fortify Two-Handed
Frenzy
Regenerate Stamina
0.1
2
Mushroom clusters in and around caves
Frost Mirriam
Resist Frost
Fortify Sneak
Ravage Magicka
Damage Stamina Regen
0.1
1
Hanging in homes, businesses and giant camps
Frost Salts
Weakness to Fire
Resist Frost
Restore Magicka
Fortify Conjuration
0.3
100
Frost Atronach
Garlic
Resist Poison
Fortify Stamina
Regenerate Magicka
Regenerate Health
0.3
1
Hanging in homes, businesses and cooking areas
Giant Lichen
Weakness to Shock
Ravage Health
Weakness to Poison
Restore Magicka
0.3
5
Swamps
Giant's Toe
Damage Stamina
Fortify Health
Fortify Carry Weight
Damage Stamina Regen
1
20
Giants
Gleamblossom *
Resist Magic
Fear
Regenerate Health
Paralysis
0.1
5
Harvested in Darkfall Cave , Forgotten Vale
Glow Dust
Damage Magicka
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Destruction
Resist Shock
0.5
20
Wispmother
Glowing Mushroom
Resist Shock
Fortify Destruction
Fortify Smithing
Fortify Health
0.2
5
Caves, Dwemer Ruins
Grass Pod
Resist Poison
Ravage Magicka
Fortify Alteration
Restore Magicka
0.1
1
Tundras
Hagraven Claw
Resist Magic
Lingering Damage Magicka
Fortify Enchanting
Fortify Barter
0.3
20
Hagraven
Hagraven Feathers
Damage Magicka
Fortify Conjuration
Frenzy
Weakness to Shock
0.1
20
Hagraven
Hanging Moss
Damage Magicka
Fortify Health
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify One-Handed
0.3
1
Vegetated areas, hanging in caves, from buildings
Hawk Beak
Restore Stamina
Resist Frost
Fortify Carry Weight
Resist Shock
0.3
15
Hawks
Hawk Feathers
Cure Disease
Fortify Light Armor
Fortify One-Handed
Fortify Sneak
0.1
15
Hawks
Hawk's Egg †
Resist Magic
Damage Magicka Regen
Waterbreathing
Lingering Damage Stamina
0.5
2
Hawk's Nest
Histcarp
Restore Stamina
Fortify Magicka
Damage Stamina Regen
Waterbreathing
0.3
6
Lakes, rivers, streams and fish barrels
Honeycomb
Restore Stamina
Fortify Block
Fortify Light Armor
Ravage Stamina
1
5
Beehive
Human Flesh
Damage Health
Paralysis
Restore Magicka
Fortify Sneak
0.3
1
Falmer Vampire dens
Human Heart
Damage Health
Damage Magicka
Damage Magicka Regen
Frenzy
1
0
Falmer Vampire dens
Ice Wraith Teeth
Weakness to Frost
Fortify Heavy Armor
Invisibility
Weakness to Fire
0.3
30
Ice Wraith
Imp Stool
Damage Health
Lingering Damage Health
Paralysis
Restore Health
0.3
0
Mushroom clusters near caves or dungeons
Jarrin Root
Damage Health
Damage Magicka
Damage Stamina
Damage Magicka Regen
0.5
10
Dark Brotherhood quest
Jazbay Grapes
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Magicka
Regenerate Magicka
Ravage Health
0.2
1
Hydro-thermal regions
Juniper Berries
Weakness to Fire
Fortify Marksman
Regenerate Health
Damage Stamina Regen
0.1
1
Juniper Trees
Large Antlers
Restore Stamina
Fortify Stamina
Slow
Damage Stamina Regen
0.1
2
Deer , Elk
Lavender
Resist Magic
Fortify Stamina
Ravage Magicka
Fortify Conjuration
0.1
1
Outdoors in clumps
Luna Moth Wing
Damage Magicka
Fortify Light Armor
Regenerate Health
Invisibility
0.1
5
Luna Moth
Moon Sugar
Weakness to Fire
Resist Frost
Restore Magicka
Regenerate Magicka
0.3
50
Khajiit Caravans
Mora Tapinella
Restore Magicka
Lingering Damage Health
Regenerate Stamina
Fortify Illusion
0.3
4
Dead Trees
Mudcrab Chitin
Restore Stamina
Cure Disease
Resist Poison
Resist Fire
0.3
2
Mudcrabs
Namira's Rot
Damage Magicka
Fortify Lockpicking
Fear
Regenerate Health
0.3
0
Caves
Netch Jelly ‡
Paralysis
Fortify Carry Weight
Restore Stamina
Fear
0.5
20
Netch
Nightshade
Damage Health
Damage Magicka Regen
Lingering Damage Stamina
Fortify Destruction
0.1
8
Graveyards, undead areas
Nirnroot
Damage Health
Damage Stamina
Invisibility
Resist Magic
0.2
10
Near water
Nordic Barnacle
Damage Magicka
Waterbreathing
Regenerate Health
Fortify Pickpocket
0.2
5
Underwater
Orange Dartwing
Restore Stamina
Ravage Magicka
Fortify Pickpocket
Lingering Damage Health
0.1
1
Hovering above water
Pearl
Restore Stamina
Fortify Block
Restore Magicka
Resist Shock
0.1
2
Satchels; Alchemy Laboratory of a Homestead † Pearl Oyster ‡
Pine Thrush Egg
Restore Stamina
Fortify Lockpicking
Weakness to Poison
Resist Shock
0.5
2
Nests in forests
Poison Bloom *
Damage Health
Slow
Fortify Carry Weight
Fear
0.3
5
Darkfall Cave
Powdered Mammoth Tusk
Restore Stamina
Fortify Sneak
Weakness to Fire
Fear
0.1
2
Giant Camps , Alchemy Laboratory of a Homestead †
Purple Mountain Flower
Restore Stamina
Fortify Sneak
Lingering Damage Magicka
Resist Frost
0.1
2
Mountain flower clumps
Red Mountain Flower
Restore Magicka
Ravage Magicka
Fortify Magicka
Damage Health
0.1
2
Mountain flower clumps
River Betty
Damage Health
Fortify Alteration
Slow
Fortify Carry Weight
0.3
15
Lakes, rivers, streams and fish barrels
Rock Warbler Egg
Restore Health
Fortify One-Handed
Damage Stamina
Weakness to Magic
0.5
2
Rock Warbler Nest
Sabre Cat Tooth
Restore Stamina
Fortify Heavy Armor
Fortify Smithing
Weakness to Poison
0.1
2
Sabre Cat , Snowy Sabre Cat
Salmon Roe †
Restore Stamina
Waterbreathing
Fortify Magicka
Regenerate Magicka
0.2
5
Salmon jumping up falls, Kitchen of a Homestead†
Salt Pile
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Restoration
Slow
Regenerate Magicka
0.2
2
Merchants, containers, near cooking places
Scaly Pholiota
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Illusion
Regenerate Stamina
Fortify Carry Weight
0.3
4
Dead birch trees
Scathecraw ‡
Ravage Health
Ravage Stamina
Ravage Magicka
Lingering Damage Health
0.1
1
Harvested all over Solstheim
Silverside Perch
Restore Stamina
Damage Stamina Regen
Ravage Health
Resist Frost
0.3
15
Lakes, rivers, streams and fish barrels
Skeever Tail
Damage Stamina Regen
Ravage Health
Damage Health
Fortify Light Armor
0.2
3
Skeever
Slaughterfish Egg
Resist Poison
Fortify Pickpocket
Lingering Damage Health
Fortify Stamina
0.2
3
Underwater
Slaughterfish Scales
Resist Frost
Lingering Damage Health
Fortify Heavy Armor
Fortify Block
0.1
3
Slaughterfish
Small Antlers
Weakness to Poison
Fortify Restoration
Lingering Damage Stamina
Damage Health
0.1
2
Elk
Small Pearl
Restore Stamina
Fortify One-Handed
Fortify Restoration
Resist Frost
0.1
2
Pearl Oyster ‡
Snowberries
Resist Fire
Fortify Enchanting
Resist Frost
Resist Shock
0.1
4
Snowberry bush, snowy areas
Spawn Ash ‡
Ravage Stamina
Resist Fire
Fortify Enchanting
Ravage Magicka
0.1
20
Ash Spawn
Spider Egg
Damage Stamina
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Lockpicking
Fortify Marksman
0.2
5
Spider lairs
Spriggan Sap
Damage Magicka Regen
Fortify Enchanting
Fortify Smithing
Fortify Alteration
0.2
15
Spriggan
Swamp Fungal Pod
Resist Shock
Lingering Damage Magicka
Paralysis
Restore Health
0.3
5
Swamps
Taproot
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Illusion
Regenerate Magicka
Restore Magicka
0.5
15
Spriggan
Thistle Branch
Resist Frost
Ravage Stamina
Resist Poison
Fortify Heavy Armor
0.1
1
Thistle Plant
Torchbug Thorax
Restore Stamina
Lingering Damage Magicka
Weakness to Magic
Fortify Stamina
0.1
1
Torchbugs , glowing at night
Trama Root ‡
Weakness to Shock
Fortify Carry Weight
Damage Magicka
Slow
0.2
1
Harvested from ashen areas of Solstheim
Troll Fat
Resist Poison
Fortify Two-Handed
Frenzy
Damage Health
1
15
Trolls
Tundra Cotton
Resist Magic
Fortify Magicka
Fortify Block
Fortify Barter
0.1
1
High mountains below snow line, tundra
Vampire Dust
Invisibility
Restore Magicka
Regenerate Health
Cure Disease
0.2
25
Vampires , the Silver Hand
Void Salts
Weakness to Shock
Resist Magic
Damage Health
Fortify Magicka
0.2
125
Storm Atronach
Wheat
Restore Health
Fortify Health
Damage Stamina Regen
Lingering Damage Magicka
0.1
5
Grows on farms, containers
White Cap
Weakness to Frost
Fortify Heavy Armor
Restore Magicka
Ravage Magicka
0.3
0
Mushroom clusters near caves or dungeons
Wisp Wrappings
Restore Stamina
Fortify Destruction
Fortify Carry Weight
Resist Magic
0.1
2
Wispmother
Yellow Mountain Flower *
Resist Poison
Fortify Restoration
Fortify Health
Damage Stamina Regen
0.1
2
Darkfall Cave , Ancestor Glade
* These items can be obtained only with the addition of the Dawnguard DLC.
† These items can be obtained only with the addition of the Hearthfire DLC. An Alchemy Laboratory , as well as a Kitchen may be built as an expansion wing when building a Homestead. The Alchemy Laboratory tower comes with a lot of ingredients on the shelves including powdered mammoth tusk and pearls which are extremely hard to come by in Skyrim. The Kitchen Wing has Salmon Roe on a low round table near the oven.
‡ These items can be obtained only with the addition of the Dragonborn DLC.
Note that all ingredients above can also be found as random loot in an apothecary's satchel or on mages, hagravens, and falmer.
Keyed by effect [ ]
*Denotes add-on content. This item can only be obtained with the addition of Dawnguard .† Denotes add-on content. This item can only be obtained with the addition of Hearthfire .‡ Denotes add-on content. This item can only be obtained with the addition of Dragonborn .