# Calabar Bean > [!material-plant] Material Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Alias(es)** | Physostigma venenosum | > | **Category** | Plant-matter | > | **Color(s)** | Flowers: purple and pink<br>Leaves: Large, trifoliate | > | **Cost** | —— | > | **Environment/Habitat** | Tropical rainforests, riverbanks | > | **Lifecycle/Lifespan** | Perennial | > | **Profession(s)** | [[Alchemist]], [[Herbalist]], [[Poisonmaker]] | > | **Rarity** | —— | > | **Size** | 6-15 m | > | **Weight** | —— | --- ## Description A large, climbing perennial with snake-like vines, striking flowers and deadly poison stored in the beans, often used for magic detection rituals and wards. --- ## Properties deadly poison to most animals; salivating; sweating; reduced eye pupil size; nausea; blood pressure changes; loss of muscle control; paralysis; death by asphyxiation ### Magical Properties - Alert ward against astral threats and spells - Magic detection: lights up and emits heat, possibly ending in an explosion ### Medicinal Properties - Antidote to atropine - Counteracts tetanus - Raises blood pressure - Slows pulse - Treats eye ailments