# Calotropis > [!material-plant] Material Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Alias(es)** | Calotropis gigantea | > | **Category** | Plant-matter | > | **Color(s)** | Flowers: lavender to white<br>Leaves: Thick, waxy, oval | > | **Cost** | —— | > | **Environment/Habitat** | Warm and tropical, abandoned farmlands | > | **Lifecycle/Lifespan** | Perennial | > | **Profession(s)** | [[Alchemist]], [[Cook]], [[Herbalist]], [[Poisonmaker]] | > | **Rarity** | —— | > | **Size** | 2-4m | > | **Weight** | —— | --- ## Description An ornamental, easy to grow shrub with decorative flowers and poisonous latex. A favourite of butterflies, it repels snakes, nightmares, and evil spirits. --- ## Properties skin contact with fresh latex causes severe blistering and eye contact a temporary vision loss; ingested, burns the digestive tract; inhaled causes immediate cardiac arrest ### Magical Properties - Controls snakes - Protects from illness, nightmares, and harmful magic - Repels reptiles ### Medicinal Properties - Cures paralysis and swelling, relieves itching, causes sweating, bowel emptying, and miscarriage ### Culinary Properties - Candied flower as sweetmeat - Fermented leaves in alcoholic bitters