History Main / HealingPotion

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': The Elixir Soup fully refills Link's health and magic, and also [[FullHealthBonus makes him more powerful]] until he gets hit again, has two helpings, ''and'' isn't TooAwesomeToUse as it can be easily replenished by talking to Link's grandma. The only drawback is that you can only carry one bottle of it at a time.

* The Senzu Beans in ''Franchise/DragonBall'' and its related series. They can heal any damage or injury, even to someone near death, as well as curing fatigue and restoring a fighter's [[LifeEnergy ki]]. They were introduced as a special food, one bean supposed to be enough to feed a man for several days, although as the main characters are all {{Big Eater}}s, this is not quite the case in practice. They are also very difficult and time-consuming to grow, so the heroes usually never have more than a handful available at a time.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', being half-Disney, half-''Final Fantasy''.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Most games have a red healing potion, which recovers some or all of Link's hearts depending on the game. Other games add a green ManaPotion and a blue potion that heals both. Some games have other healing "potions", as well:
** Milk works like this in several games. It heals fewer hearts, but is cheaper and easier to get, making it a good alternative early on.

** In the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle games]], the Magic Potion works in the same way.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' lets you recover health by eating a wide variety of realistic foods, but you can also brew various elixirs that function more like traditional potions. The basic hearty elixir is essentially a reskin of the older red potion, but also gives you temporary extra life; the fairy elixir simply refills part of your health bar.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPGLegendOfTheSevenStars'' has various drink-based items, such as Elixirs and [=KeroKeroColas=], that can restore the party's HP and FP, alongside traditional Mario themed items like mushrooms.

* ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'': Antibiotic gel. Which is also in ''VideoGame/Persona4''.

* You can make these in your forge to instantly heal your dragons after attacks in ''War Dragons'' or occasionally get one while attacking an enemy base.

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* ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' has the Doctor Bag, a deployable item that can be used by the team which fully restores their health and resets their timer for bleedout (every knockdown reduces the timer).

* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. "God bless healing potions!"
* ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World''. John especially makes frequent use of them, both for healing and to help with his claustrophobia.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/JerichoMLP'' deconstructs this trope. If imbibed on an empty stomach (read: anything short of absolutely stuffed), they will kill you. Since they work by re-appropriating biomass, if you haven't eaten they will break down parts of your body to get the biomass to cure your wounds. Coupled with the narrator's habitual [[ForgetsToEat lack of eating]], it nearly murders him. Even professional [[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussian]] soldiers don't like health potions because of this.
* In ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'', [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Shendu]] knows how to concoct a tonic that hastens one's healing process. He says that it's simple alchemy and easy to master. [[KungFuWizard Uncle]] can also make it.

* ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': A shrine to Mula, [[HealerGod goddess of healing]] and fresh water, has water with healing properties. Pilgrims come to be healed there. The protagonists also steam some to treat Valerie after she gets injured (being villains, they would be found out by the Good-aligned clergy of the shrine otherwise). Arcie saves a wineskin full of it which later also saves Sam from injuries which he gets.

* ''VideoGame/TheEndTimesVermintide'' and ''VideoGame/VermintideII'': Healing draughts instantly restore a flat amount of HitPoints, whereas medical supplies take a few seconds to use, restore [[PercentBasedValues 80% of missing HP]], and can be used on another character. Each hero can carry only one healing item at a time.

* The Senzu Beans in ''Franchise/DragonBall'' and its related series. They can heal any damage even on the point of death, as well as curing fatigue and restoring a fighter's [[LifeEnergy ki]]. They were introduced as a special food, one bean supposed to be enough to feed a man for a whole day, although as the main characters are all {{Big Eater}}s, this is not quite the case in practice.

* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Water placed in the Holy Grail will heal the wounds of and even grant immortality to anyone who drinks it. If you want to nitpick, it was more of a "chalice that turns water into a healing potion" than a "healing potion", but the Joneses didn't want to look ''that'' gift templar in the mouth. Of course, the False Grail(s) had a [[ArtifactOfDeath different effect.]]

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' life gaining effects occasionally take the form of [[http://magiccards.info/5e/en/279.html potions]] or [[http://magiccards.info/mr/en/265.html elixirs]].

* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': Within the Biovessel, it's vials of mucus. Once back in the hospital, it's a concoction imported from same biovessel, created by Dr. Staph.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'', [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1300 SCP-1300 ("Liquid Surgeon")]]. After SCP-1300 finishes its surgery, it pumps an unknown fluid into the patient's body that repairs damaged organs.

* In ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'', [[{{Nanomachines}} nanite]] medicine can be taken in the form of pills to heal wounds and stave off fatigue. It's considered essential for a hunter in order to stay alive in the field and avoid collapsing of exhaustion. Unfortunately, it's difficult to verify the quality of medicine, forcing hunters to take whatever they can get regardless of the side effects. [[PhlebotinumOverdose Taking too much over a short period will also cause the nanites to go haywire]], causing one to collapse into a several-day-long coma. Akira's life is saved numerous times by an extra powerful version from the Old World he found in the Kuzusuhara Ruins, but that runs out after his encounter with the cannon insects.

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 its 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.]]

* At the beginning of the 20th Century, ALL the leading causes of death were from infectious disease, and medicine at the time had a limited repertoire of responses. Then came antibiotics, penicillin in particular; Wiki/TheOtherWiki states is thus: "The purified antibiotic displayed antibacterial activity against a wide range of bacteria. It also had low toxicity and could be taken without causing adverse effects. Furthermore, its activity was not inhibited by biological constituents such as pus, unlike the synthetic antibiotic class available at the time the sulfonamides. The discovery of such a powerful antibiotic was unprecedented."

Subtrope of MagicPotion. SuperTrope to BottledHeroicResolve and EmergencyEnergyTank. A SisterTrope to {{Panacea}} (curing potion) and ManaPotion (spellcasting restoration).