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"I've used mistletoe berries for potions before! I'm glad I didn't eat them."
Penny Haywood in Herbology[src]

The berry of the mistletoe is small, white, and waxy,[4] and also poisonous, thus making it unsafe to eat.[2]

It was used as an ingredient in potions, including the Antidote to Common Poisons and the Forgetfulness Potion.[1]

History[]

The Holiday Blancmange Severus Snape recalled enjoying in his youth used mistletoe berries as ingredients.[3]

Professor Pomona Sprout taught sixth-year Herbology students in the 1989–1990 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry how to tend mistletoe bushes and their berries.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

  • The use of mistletoe berries as an ingredient in the Antidote to Common Poisons is ironic: the non-berry parts of the mistletoe plant are extremely poisonous, causing intense stomach pain,[5] diarrhoea,[5] low pulse,[5] visual disturbances,[6] and convulsions[6] if eaten.
    • However, the berries are considered "relatively non-toxic" if only a small amount are ingested, but can cause stomach upset when eaten in larger quantities.[6]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Pottermore
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 40 (A Witch Scorned) - Herbology Lesson "Mistletoe"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE" Achievement - Part 2, Side Quest "Snow Much Fun"
  4. WP favicon Viscum album on Wikipedia
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "WP favicon Mistletoe on Wikipedia
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Berries and Seeds" from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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