Editing Medical Herb

{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:Medical Herb SOM artwork.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''Secret of Mana''
|first_appearance=''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' (1991)
|latest_appearance=''[[Trials of Mana (remake)|Trials of Mana]]'' (2020)
|location=Various
|effect=Cures [[Status aliments|status aliments]]
|related=[[Unicorn Horn]]
}}

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 (status)|poison]].

==History==
===''Adventures of Mana''===
The '''Antidote'''<sup>AoM</sup> (originally '''Pure'''<sup>FFA</sup>) is used to cure [[Sumo]] from the poison status. It can be used three times per item.
* '''Buy''': 30 GP
* '''Sell''': 15 GP
*'''Effect''': Cure Sumo from [[Poison (status)|poison]].
* '''Places to buy''': [[Crooked Boulder Sundries]], [[Ish Sundries]], [[Jadd (Adventures of Mana)|Jadd Sundries]], [[Menos (Adventures of Mana)|Menos Sundries]], [[Northwestern Cliff Sundries]], [[Oil Peddler]], [[Swamp Shack]], [[Topple (Adventures of Mana)|Topple Sundries]], [[Tundra Sundries]], [[Wendel (Adventures of Mana)|Wendel Sundries]].
* '''Item Drop''' from [[Death Flower (Adventures of Mana)|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
*'''Effect''': Cure an ally's [[Status effect|status effects]].
*'''Places to buy''': [[Dwarf Village (Secret of Mana)|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 (Secret of Mana)|Beast Zombie]] • [[Bomb Bee (Secret of Mana)|Bomb Bee]] • [[Chess Knight (Secret of Mana)|Chess Knight]] • [[Crawler (Secret of Mana)|Crawler]] • [[Eggatrice (Secret of Mana)|Eggatrice]] • [[Eye Spy (Secret of Mana)|Eye spy]] • [[Ghoul (Secret of Mana)|Ghoul]] • [[Green Drop (Secret of Mana)|Green Drop]] • [[Howler (Secret of Mana)|Howler]] • [[Lullabud (Secret of Mana)|Lullabud]] • [[Mad Mallard (Secret of Mana)|Mad Mallard]] • [[Nemesis Owl (Secret of Mana)|Nemesis Owl]] • [[Pumpkin Bomb (Secret of Mana)|Pumpkin Bomb]] • [[Sand Stinger (Secret of Mana)|Sand Stinger]] • [[Steelpion (Secret of Mana)|Steelpion]] • [[Trap Flower (Secret of Mana)|Trap Flower]] • [[Weepy Eye (Secret of Mana)|Weepy Eye]] • [[Zombie (Secret of Mana)|Zombie]]

===''Trials of Mana''===
[[File:Medical Herb icon TOM remake sprite.png|100px|thumb|HD sprite]]
'''Medical Herbs''' once again cure an ally from all status aliments but [[Ghost (status)|death]]. The [[Wisp|Lumina]] spell [[Twinkle Rain]] has the same effect. The plant can be bought for 10 lucre in stores for the 2D version and 20 lucre in the 3D one.

In the 2D version, medical herbs can be grown from the [[Magic Pot]] by planting an [[Item Seed]]. In the 3D version, they can also sprout from the magic pot should the player use either an item seed, a [[Silver Item Seed|silver]], [[Gold Item Seed|gold]] or [[Rainbow Item Seed|rainbow item seed]]. They can also be found by collecting [[Sparkle|sparkles]] or by breaking [[Urns|red urns]].

{|width=55% class="wikitable"
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|width=10%|'''Buy''' || 10 lucre<sup>2D</sup>/20 lucre<sup>3D</sup>
|-
|'''Sell''' || 5 lucre
|-
|'''Effect''' ||  Cure an ally from [[Status effect|status effects]].
|-
|'''Places to buy''' || [[Alrant]] • [[Altena]] • [[Astoria]] • [[Beiser]] • [[Beiser's Night Market]]<sup>3D</sup> • [[Diin]] • [[Dior]] • [[Dwarf Village (Trials of Mana)|Dwarf Village]] • [[Jadd Stronghold]] • [[Maia]] • [[Mintas]] • [[Palo]] • [[Pedda]] • [[Sirhtan]] • [[Tomato Town]] • [[Valsena]] • [[Holy City Wendel|Wendel]]
|-
|'''Item Drop''' || [[Assassinant (Trials of Mana)|Assassinant]], [[Beelancer (Trials of Mana)|Beelancer]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Bulette (Trials of Mana)|Bulette]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Chess Knight (Trials of Mana)|Chess Knight]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Dark Batmo (Trials of Mana)|Dark Batmo]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Eggatrice (Trials of Mana)|Eggatrice]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Evil Sword (Trials of Mana)|Evil Sword]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Frost Dragon (Trials of Mana)|Frost Dragon]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Gremlin (Trials of Mana)|Gremlin]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Howler (Trials of Mana)|Howler]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Imp (Trials of Mana)|Imp]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Kid Dragon (Trials of Mana)|Kid Dragon]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Kid Drazombie (Trials of Mana)|Kid Drazombie]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Ladeeb (Trials of Mana)|Ladeeb]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Mushboom (Trials of Mana)|Mushboom]], [[Parpoto (Trials of Mana)|Parpoto]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Pricklebeak (Trials of Mana)|Pricklebeak]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Sahagin (Trials of Mana)|Sahagin]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Shape Shifter (Trials of Mana)|Shape Shifter]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Silver Knight (Trials of Mana)|Silver Knight]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Slime (Trials of Mana)|Slime]], [[Specter (Trials of Mana)|Specter]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Succube (Trials of Mana)|Succube]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Tremorkin (Trials of Mana)|Tremorkin]]<sup>2D</sup>, [[Zombie (Trials of Mana)|Zombie]]
|-
|{{hover|'''Magic Pot'''|Can this item be grown from the magic pot?}} || <span style="color:Green;">'''Yes'''</span> ([[Item Seed]]<sup>2D</sup>/Item, [[Silver Item Seed|Silver]], [[Gold Item Seed|Gold]], or [[Rainbow Item Seed|Rainbow Item Seeds]]<sup>3D</sup>)
|-
|'''{{hover|Sparkles/<br>Chests/Urns|The number in parentheses indicate the amount of this item found in sparkles, chests, or red urns}}''' || [[Astoria]] (3) • [[Beuca Island]] (1) • [[Beiser]] (1) • [[Burning Sands]] (1) • [[Cascade Cavern]] (2) • [[Daria]] (1) • [[Dark Castle]] (1) • [[Duskmoon Forest]] (1) • [[Dwarf Tunnels]] (1) • [[Ghost Ship]] (3) • [[Jadd Stronghold]] (1) • [[Koropokkur Woods]] (1) • [[Lampbloom Woods]] (1) • [[Laurent Secret Base]] (1) • [[Molebear Moors]] (2) • [[Nevarl Fortress]] (1) • [[Sirhtan]] (1) • [[Rabite Forest]] (2) • [[Valsena]] (2)
|}

===''Sword of Mana''===
A '''Prestoveggie''' will cure an ally from many status effect. Below is a list of status aliments cured by the item:

{|width=50% class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%| Name !!width=5%| Curable !!width=20%| Name !!width=5%| Curable
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Bedraggled]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[Poison (status)|Poison]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Bewitched]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] || [[Pose]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Charm]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[PowerDown]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Confusion]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[Silence (status)|Silence]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Dark (status)|Darkness]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[Sleep (status)|Sleep]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Ghost (status)|Death]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[Snowman (status)|Snowman]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Burn (status)|FireMan]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[SpeedDown]] || [[File:Check mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Numb]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[Toxin]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
| [[Petrify (status)|Petrify]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] || [[Wimp]] || [[File:X mark.png|20px]] 
|-style="text-align:center;"
|}
<br>
*'''Buy''': 15 Lucre
*'''Sell''' 7 Lucre
*'''Effect''': Cure an ally's [[Status effect|status effects]].
*'''Places to buy''': All item shops
*'''Item Drop''' from [[Assassinant (Sword of Mana)|Assassinant]], [[Bebe (Sword of Mana)|Bebe]], [[Bonny Matango (Sword of Mana)|Bonny Matango]], [[Cobra (Sword of Mana)|Cobra]], [[Eye Spy (Sword of Mana)|Eye Spy]], [[Ice Leech (Sword of Mana)|Ice Leech]], [[Land Leech (Sword of Mana)|Land Leech]], [[Mushboom (Sword of Mana)|Mushboom]], [[Viper (Sword of Mana)|Viper]], [[Wizard Eye (Sword of Mana)|Wizard Eye]]

===''Children of Mana''===
A '''Pep Root''' will cure the hero from any status effect, save from poison or ghost.

*'''Buy''': 80 Lucre
*'''Sell''' ? Lucre
*'''Effect''': Cure an ally's [[Status effect|status effects]] except [[Poison (status)|Poison]] or [[Ghost (status)|Ghost]].
*'''Places to buy''': [[Golden Goods]]
*'''Item drop from''' ?

==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.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pure FFA artwork.jpg|''Final Fantasy Adventure'' artwork
Antidote AOM.png|''Final Fantasy Adventure'' sprite
Medical Herb SOM sprite.png|''Secret of Mana'' sprite
Medical Herb SOM remake sprite.png|''Secret of Mana HD'' sprite
Medical Herb TOM sprite.png|''Trials of Mana'' sprite
Prestoveggie Sword of Mana sprite.png|''Sword of Mana'' sprite
Pep Root COM sprite.png|''Children of Mana'' sprite
Pep Root large COM sprite.png|''Children of Mana'' sprite
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=プイプイ草
|JapR=Puipui kusa
|JapM=Puipui Grass
|Spa=Vegeantídoto 
|SpaM=
|Fra=
|FraM=
|Ger=
|GerM=
|Ita=Verzura
|ItaM=
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