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* In the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'', both bacta and kolto -- potent healing fluids central to the galaxy's medical industries -- are derived from secretions of specific species.

* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': Dwarf saliva is apparently a healing balm, at least against burns].

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E14TAHITI T.A.H.I.T.I.]]" reveals that agent Coulson was resurrected by a drug called GH.325, derived from the bodily fluids of a kree corpse, code named G.H. It is then used to heal Skye's fatal bullet wounds.

Compare SwissArmyTears and HealingHands for other body products/parts that heal. If the effects are recreational rather than medical, see MainliningTheMonster. See also CraftedFromAnimals.

* ''Film/PetesDragon1977'': There's a whole song about the many uses of various parts of a dragon.

* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'': Ponyo heals Sousuke's wound by licking it.

* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': Dwarf saliva is apparently a healing balm (at least against burns).

* In ''Literature/TheSnowQueenSeries'', the blood of the mers, a creature native to the planet Tiamat, is harvested to produce the "water of life", an ImmortalityInducer. The mers are in danger of being hunted to extinction because of this

** The title character's spit can heal injuries or illness and turn plants into PlantMooks. His mother, Rose Quartz, could do the same with her tears.

** The title character's spit can heal injuries and turn plants into PlantMooks. His mother, Rose Quartz, could do the same with her tears.

** The Diamond Authority's sweat[[labelnote:note]]Or more precisely, steam that's condensed on their body--full gems don't really sweat.[[/labelnote]] can [[CreatingLife bring some materials to life]], and is part of what other [[SiliconBasedLife gems]] are made of. [[spoiler:It's implied Steven's spit and Rose's tears are a different form of the same substance.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS6E2EscapeFromTheCitadel Escape from the Citadel]]", the blood from the Guardians of the Citadel can not only heal wounds, but also regrow flesh and muscles but not missing limbs. [[spoiler:This can extend to an entire skeleton, as [[OurLichesAreDifferent the Lich]] [[ReviveKillsZombie is unfortunate enough to experience]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS6E2EscapeFromTheCitadel Escape from the Citadel", the blood from the Guardians of the Citadel can not only heal wounds, but also regrow flesh and muscles but not missing limbs. [[spoiler:This can extend to an entire skeleton, as [[OurLichesAreDifferent the Lich]] [[ReviveKillsZombie is unfortunate enough to experience]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In "[[Recap/AdventureTimeS6E2EscapeFromTheCitadel Escape from the Citadel", the blood from the Guardians of the Citadel can not only heal wounds, but also regrow flesh and muscles [[spoiler:but not missing limbs. This can extend to an entire skeleton, as [[OurLichesAreDifferent the Lich]] [[ReviveKillsZombie is unfortunate enough to experience]].]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', the titular character has healing saliva. His mother, Rose Quartz, also has this power in the form of healing tears.

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Mega-seeds are able to briefly give someone super-intelligence when either ingested or [[AssShove dissolving in the rectum]]. Rick has Morty smuggle them in the latter regard since he's done it too many times for the trick to work.

* In one issue of the ''ComicBook/{{Futurama}}'' comic book, Fry's cold infects the citizens of New New York, and once a person gets better they cough up a gelatinous mass that comes togetehr to create a giant BlobMonster. Lela becomes afflicted too, but after her illness goes away, which included stripping naked and living with a pack of squirrles for a few days, she shows off a giant white blood cell on a leash, and Professor Farnsworth deduces that her mutated immune system is what created the large white cell, and they go to the sewers to infect the mutants. when they spit out their giant white cells, the two blobs meet, and destroy each other, saving the city.

* ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'': In one arc , Oliver makes a nearly-magical [[NeverTrustAHairTonic hair tonic]] out of cat sweat. It makes balding men grow their hair back overnight.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the episode "The Citadel", the blood from the Guardians of the Citadel can not only heal wounds, it can also regrow flesh and muscles [[spoiler:but not missing limbs. This can extend to an entire skeleton, as [[OurLichesAreDifferent The Lich]] [[ReviveKillsZombie is unfortunate enough to experience]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'' has elf blood, an ingredient for the Elixir of life which, when inserted into the Eternity Pendant can grant the wearer immortality or heal them from any injury or other affliction. However, it has to be blood from a full-blooded elf, or it will not work.

* ''Series/WarOfTheWorlds'' In one episode the aliens reduced a number of human brains into a drop of fluid that cured them of the flu.

* ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'': The Spice, which is a product of the life cycle of the sandworms of Arrakis and the most valuable substance in the Known Universe because it can greatly [[FountainOfYouth extend human lifespan]], provide enhanced [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs mental]] and [[SuperSerum physical]] abilities and even enable the power to [[{{Seers}} see through time and space]]. Its value is even greater because of prohibitions on artificial intelligence in this setting, which requires that human potential be maximized.

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E14TAHITI T.A.H.I.T.I.]]" reveals that agent Coulson was resurrected by a drug called GH.325, derived from the bodily fluids of a blue humanoid corpse of unknown origin, code named G.H. It is then used to heal Skye's fatal bullet wounds.

* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audio play ''The Bride of Peladon'', the Doctor uses his own blood as antivenin, because he'd survived exposure to the same venom before.[[note]]Aside from the time delay, this is how antivenins are actually made, only they generally use large mammals like horses, not a humanoid alien.[[/note]]

* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'' takes the WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon example and runs with it; many of the dragons produce substances (mostly venoms, but some tears and salivas) of medicinal value, including anesthetics, heart medications, paralytics, sterilizing agents, and even [[FantasyContraception abortificants]].

* In ''Literature/IllegalAliens'', there is a race of sapient trees whose leaves, seeds, and other body parts have remarkable healing properties when used as medicine by any other race in the galaxy. On top of that, the trees themselves are doctors.

* In ''Literature/StrangerStation'' by Damon Knight, an alien gives a liquid from its body that cures disease on Earth. Turns out that a human is necessary adjacent to the process, because humans are repulsive to the aliens, and the elixir is actually sweat produced out of their agony enduring our presence.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': cooking certain animals together with monster parts creates elixirs with various effects. Also, there's a sidequest to harvest some [[{{Sandworm}} Molduga]] guts for their healing properties.

* In ''Literature/StrangerStation'' by Damon Knight, an alien gives a liquid from its body that cures disease on Earth. Turns out that a human is necessary adjacent to the process, because humans are repulsive to the aliens, and the elixir is actually sweat produced out of their agony enduring our presence. [[/folder]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In a "[[HalloweenEpisode Treehouse of Horror]]" episode, Bart is immune to a zombie plague. The other still-human residents of Springfield want to kill, cut up and eat him in order to acquire his immunity. [[spoiler:They eventually decide to have him bathe in a soup for them to eat in order to acquire the immunity without killing him.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', the titular character has healing saliva. His mother, Rose Quartz also has this power in the form of healing tears.