potion vs philter

potion and philter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potion	Yes	No	No	No
philter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, philter is a hyponym of potion; that is, philter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potion:

potion: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
philter: a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it

Other hyponyms of potion include elixir, love-philter, love-philtre, love-potion, philtre.

potion (noun)	philter (noun)
a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage	a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it