====== Alum ======
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latin_names: 
folk_names: 
energy_tags: Receptive
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: Saturn
element_tags: Earth
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection
----
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===== Magical Uses =====
Alum has been worn in Egypt as a protective amulet against evil. On the north coast of Africa, alum is also used for this purpose. A piece of alum is placed in the home to guard it, and small amounts of this mineral are sewn into or placed in children's hats to protect them

as well.</ifauth>