Medical Herb

The Medical Herb, also known as the Prestoveggie or Pep Root, is a recurring recovery item in the Mana series. Available since the very first game, this strange root resembling a radish or common carrot is known to cure various status ailments not directly caused by magic. It cannot reverse magic effects such as time manipulation, defense breakdown, or offense breakdown.

A much weaker variant, the Antidote, debuted in Final Fantasy Adventure, where it was called a Potion of Pure, with the icon for a potion set to the left. Its only function is neutralizing poison.

Adventures of Mana
The AntidoteAoM (originally PureFFA) is used to cure Sumo from the poison status. It can be used three times per item.
 * Buy: 30 GP
 * Sell: 15 GP
 * Places to buy: Crooked Boulder Sundries, Ish Sundries, Jadd Sundries, Menos Sundries, Northwestern Cliff Sundries, Oil Peddler, Swamp Shack, Topple Sundries, Tundra Sundries, Wendel Sundries.
 * Item Drop from Death Flowers.

Secret of Mana
The Medical Herb can cure a single party member of all status aliments. The Undine spell Remedy has the same effect.
 * Buy: 10 GP (Neko: 20 GP)
 * Sell: 6 GP
 * Places to buy: Dwarf Village • Forest of Seasons • Gold City • Haunted Forest • Kakkara • Kippo Village • Lofty Mountains • Mana Palace • Mandala • Matango • Moogle Village • Neko's Crystal Forest Branch • Neko's General Store • Northtown • Pandora • Potos Village • Republic of Tasnica • Southtown • Todo Village • Witch's Castle
 * Item Drop from Beast Zombie • Bomb Bee • Chess Knight • Crawler • Eggatrice • Eye spy • Ghoul • Green Drop • Howler • Lullabud • Mad Mallard • Nemesis Owl • Pumpkin Bomb • Sand Stinger • Steelpion • Trap Flower • Weepy Eye • Zombie

Behind the scenes
The original Antidote is based on the recurring item in Final Fantasy. As well, concept drawings render it as a small bottle filled with the substance. Antidotes were redrawn for Adventures of Mana; they now resemble the modern Medical Herb. The rationale behind this particular change is not known.