====== Pimpernel ======
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latin_names: Pimpinella saxifraga***, ***P. spp.
folk_names: Blessed Herb, Greater Pimpernel, Herb of Mary, Luib na muc, Pimpinella, Poorman's Weatherglass, Shepherd's Weatherglass
gender_tags: Masculine
planet_tags: Mercury
element_tags: Air
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, Health
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===== Magical Uses =====
The pimpernel is carried for protection and to keep people from deceiving you. When placed in the home it wards off illnesses and prevents accidents.

Its power is supposed to be so great that when dropped into running water it will move against the current.

Magical knife blades are rubbed with pimpernel juice to purify and empower them.
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