The apple produced by this spell will kill you when eaten - though it is only a temporary death. It is not the most popular spell, for understandable reasons, but young wizards would still do well to master it. "If you crave life, brave death!" would seem a questionable mantra, but there may be some shred of truth to it.
Poison Apple is an everyday spell that acquired from the Fairy Godmother in The Fairyground. The spell is used in the Tombstone Trail in order to fake your death in order to get past a skeleton who won't let you in if you're alive.