# Deadly Nightshade > [!material-plant] Material Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Alias(es)** | Atropa belladonna | > | **Category** | Plant-matter | > | **Color(s)** | Flowers: purplish green<br>Leaves: Large, ovate, with smooth margins | > | **Cost** | —— | > | **Environment/Habitat** | Temperate, shady, moist woodlands, hedgerows, and field margins | > | **Lifecycle/Lifespan** | Perennial | > | **Profession(s)** | [[Alchemist]], [[Herbalist]], [[Poisonmaker]] | > | **Rarity** | —— | > | **Size** | 50-150 cm | > | **Weight** | —— | --- ## Description A highly toxic and equally magical plant that can be used as medicine and poison. It brings protection and death and can be a powerful tool for both Good and Evil. --- ## Properties delirium; hallucinations; dilated pupils; sensitivity to light; loss of voice; confusion; loss of balance; convulsions; death by heart attack ### Magical Properties - Allows astral projection and altered states of mind - Blights the land - Protects and retaliates against hexes - Staple of curses and poisons ### Medicinal Properties - Antidote to physostigmine, mushroom, and toadstool poisoning, but might be a cure worse than the disease - Dilates pupils - Narcotic - Strong sedative and anesthetic - Treats peptic ulcers