History Main / HealingPotion

* The Uruk-Hai use this to help Merry in ''TheLordOfTheRings - The Two Towers''. Interesting, since they are the ones who hurt him to begin with and their plan is to bring him to Saruman and torture him to death. Saruman ''did'' give them instructions to bring the hobbits to him alive, though.
** Unlike most examples, this potion was highly unpleasent, and one kept a rather ugly scar on his forehead for the rest of his life despite the potion.
*** Actually, the healing effect and scar were a result of a cream or ointment the Uruk-Hai smeared on the wounds. The drink just gave them energy.

* A halfway example: healing potions that only work on the undead in ''DungeonsAndDragons'' - the Potion of Cause Moderate Wounds. See also ReviveKillsZombie.

* In a Doujin JPRG called Alshard (based on the table game of the same name) they have healing items in the form of crystals and berries which do percentage-based heals (10% of your health is healed by absorbing a crystal which is based on your current health while your health can also be healed by [[Healing Machines NanoMachines]] based on the amount of money you spend on it! So you pay 1000 credits you get 10% you pay 10,000 you get 100% healing!)

** However, according to the anime, Potions in ''{{Pokemon}}'' are sprayed on, rather than drank.

* Stimpacks in the {{Fallout}} series of games.

* In a fan-JPRG called Alshard (based on the table game of the same name) they have healing items in the form of crystals and berries which do percentage-based heals (10% of your health is healed by absorbing a crystal which is based on your current health while 35% of your health is healed by Healing Machines based on the amount of money you spend on it!)

* The first four ''HarryPotter'' games had Chocolate Frogs that did this. The second also had Wiggenweld Potions, and the fourth added red Bertie Bott's Beans, Cauldron Cakes, and Pumpkin Pasties.

* In Harry Potter, depending on the [[HarryPotter game]] it varied. There were chocolate frogs in the first game, Wiggenweld Potions and chocolate frogs in the second game, chocolate frogs in the third, red Bertie-Bott's Beans and Cauldron Cakes/Pumpkin Pasties/Chocolate Frogs in the fourth, but the fifth and sixth game lacked these.

* Medigel in the {{Mass Effect games}} qualifies.

** Finding it's way into the games, I suspect, the potions are now being depicted in spray bottles. Or maybe they did that before the anime.

* {{Deconstructed}} in a [=~Magic: The Gathering~=] tie-in novel. The protagonist, being a cop who has frequently stated that he's GettingTooOldForThis, frequently uses {{Healing Potion}}s after cases. This, coupled with his {{Alcoholic}} tendencies, have caused a dependency on quick healing that will eventually kill him.

* {{Deconstructed}} in a {{Magic: The Gathering}} tie-in novel. The protagonist, being a cop who has frequently stated that he's GettingTooOldForThis, frequently uses {{Healing Potion}}s after cases. This, coupled with his {{Alcoholic}} tendencies, have caused a dependency on quick healing that will eventually kill him.

* {{Deconstructed}} in a Magic:TheGathering tie-in novel. The protagonist, being a cop who has frequently stated that he's GettingTooOldForThis, frequently uses HealingPotions after cases. This, coupled with his {{Alcoholic}} tendencies, have caused a dependency on quick healing that will eventually kill him.

* In ''TheGodfather'' game, you can pick up or buy bottles of RX that serve this function. In a subversion, unlike traditional potions it doesn't instantly restore your health to full, but you must wait some time for the healthbar to refill, and enemies can interrupt the healing. Best to ensure there aren't any interruptions around.

* ''{{Diablo}} I'' and ''Diablo II''. [[strike:Went walkies in Diablo III apparently where the creators of the game realized that any cash filled hero could buy so many potions from the local brewery that it effectively rendered them invincible]] In Diablo III they put a cooldown on potion and make them rarer to prevent player from abusing it to stay alive.

* ''{{Diablo}} I'' and ''Diablo II''. Went walkies in Diablo III apparently where the creators of the game realized that any cash filled hero could buy so many potions from the local brewery that it effectively rendered them invincible.

Healing Potions are an old, ''[[OlderThanDirt old]]'' trope. Many fairy tales, legends and myths have a medicine woman or even goddess come to an ailing hero with a cup of Ambrosia, Dragon's Blood, or other magical elixir that reinvigorates the hero to continue their quest. It rarely ever has unpleasant side effects, but [[HarmfulHealing you never know...]]

Typically, it restores HitPoints depending on the quality of the potion. Some can bring back the [[OnlyMostlyDead (near)]] dead, and others will barely clot papercuts. Depending on it's use in the plot it may even function as a one time HealingFactor that can [[ScarsAreForever remove scars]] and regrow lost limbs. As an added bonus, lobbing one at a zombie [[ReviveKillsZombie is sure to harm it.]]

* [[OlderThanTheNES Prince of Persia]].

* And again. [[OlderThanTheNES Prince of Persia]].

Compare with HyperactiveMetabolism (a.k.a HealthFood) and {{Healing Spring}}.

** However, according to the anime, Potions in ''{{Pokemon}}'' are sprayed on, rather than drunk