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12	->''"Ahh! Life-giving water! Nectar of the gods! Graham can now feel strength and renewal flowing through him."''
13	-->-- ''VideoGame/KingsQuestV''
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15	Pure, clean water washing away dirt and grime is an age-old idea, and water is a fairly universal symbol for spiritual healing and restoration. In addition, all organic life on Earth is water-based and terrestrial life is thought to originate from the oceans. So it's no surprise that fiction associates water with health and life -- specifically, it is often used to heal. Water will have restorative properties (such as recovering health or mana), treat injuries (even internal ones that the water wouldn't even touch), and cleanse a body of poison and other toxins.
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17	One common way to do this is to make healing a subset of [[MakingASplash water-based powers]]: healing spells will be water-aligned, and individuals with a water-themed powerset can use their control over water to pull double duty as the team medic (or conversely, the team medic is likely to have an affinity for water magic for the same reason). This may specifically involve the manipulation of internal fluids to repair bodily damage[[note]]There's a tiny grain of TruthInTelevision to this, in that immediate immune responses often rely on how fast immune cells -- which are carried by blood and lymph -- can arrive at the site of damage[[/note]]. Because of this, if there's a ClassicalElementsEnsemble or ElementalRockPaperScissors, expect the healer characters to belong to the Water element.
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19	Heal It with Water relies on the idea of CoolClearWater as cleansing and life-giving. Since WaterIsBlue, this also allows for the ColorMotif of [[BlueIsCalm water being calming and soothing]]. Many real-life first aid procedures such as burn treatments and wound washing [[note]]although running water alone is not enough to clean a wound; a disinfectant is necessary -- water can even ''infect'' a wound without it[[/note]] rely on running water, and in the specific case of some poisons, water is used to "flush" them out[[note]]DoNotTryThisAtHome! Consult a doctor or toxicology specialist before trying anything[[/note]]. And of course, drinking sufficient amounts of water is essential to one's health.
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21	A useful application of MakingASplash, and may be utilized by a WhiteMage and / or those with HealingHands, who tend to be [[WaterIsWomanly feminine women]]. SuperTrope to HealingSpring, a body of water that specifically has healing properties. Compare HealingVat and HealingPotion, which are liquids that will recover health, but may be comprised of something other than water, and SwissArmyTears when they are used in a healing capacity. Contrast KillItWithWater and KillItWithFire; see also HealItWithFire and HealingWinds. This can apply to FireWaterJuxtaposition if water's healing properties are played in contrast to the destruction caused by fire.
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23	Not to be confused with ''aqua vitae'' -- see HardDrinkingTropes for that. Or HealItWithBooze.
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25	See also HolyWater, which will may be given restorative, curative or even resurrective properties in fiction.
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28	!!Examples:
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31	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
32	* Ameno in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' uses the Water Release jutsu to supplement her extensive medical skills; she's seen healing herself and flushing out poison with it.
33	* In ''Manga/PsychicAcademy'', Orina's aura is water-based, and can heal with it, which presents itself as little nude figures of hers that turn into water on injuries.
34	* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', the Undines are water-based fairies who specialize in healing magic.
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37	[[folder:Comic Books]]
38	* ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'': For a time, the title character has a magical hand made of water that can [[HealingHands heal anything it touches]] (among many other powers).
39	* In ''Uncle Sam and the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters\|DCComics}}'', the waters of the Mississippi River apparently revived Uncle Sam (the AnthropomorphicPersonification of America) after his apparent death in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
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42	[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
43	* In many variants of tale type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children", in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index (to which belongs the tale ''Literature/TheDancingWaterTheSingingAppleAndTheSpeakingBird''), the titular three golden children (three siblings or triplets) quest for three magical treasures, which includes a magical water source. After the elder siblings are turned to stone, their younger sibling (in most of the variants, a girl) uses the water to restore them to life, as well as several others that failed in the quest and were subject to petrification.
44	* This is the premise of tale type ATU 551, "The Water of Life": the hero quests for a magical healing water that can cure the king, but it is located in a distant kingdom in the hands of a princess, although the king's remedy may be a vial of healing potion, a bird, a tree or a herb, depending of the variant.
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48	* In ''Zelda and the Manacle of Cahla'', the spell for healing and mending is water-based.
49	* In the ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', whenever Danny uses his [[SuperMode True Ghost Form]], afterwards, in order to get his strength back up, [[HyperactiveMetabolism he has to guzzle a bottle or two of water]]. Sam quipped that at least he was staying well-irrigated.
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52	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
53	* Downplayed and justified in ''Film/TheHungerGamesCatchingFire''. The protagonists are given boils by a poison fog which washes away when they step into a pond. In this case, the injuries from the fog were designed to wash away upon contact with saltwater.
54	* ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians -- The Lightning Thief'': This ability is expanded from the books. While in the books contact with water (particularly salt water) can empower and heal Percy, in this adaptation he is capable of also using it to heal others' wounds, as seen when he submerges himself and gently holds Annabeth's wrist.
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58	* ''Literature/CodexAlera'': Healing magic is one of the watercrafting arts and one of the most commonly used for its MundaneUtility. It usually requires the patient to be [[HealingVat immersed in a tub of water]], but the more powerful practitioners don't need to do so.
59	* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', witch Tiffany Aching develops a magic for taking away pain from a patient: she channels their pain through herself into a bucket of cold water, which accepts the pain-energy and noticeably heats up, in some cases coming to the boil.
60	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Water is associated with entropy, cleansing, and AntiMagic in the setting. Best exemplified by TheArchmage Joseph Listens-To-Wind, who uses water magic both in his peerless [[TheMedic Healing]] spells and to {{Dispel\|Magic}} hostile magic.
61	* Percy Jackson of ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' has a variation of this (and HealingFactor) as one of his many water-based superpowers -- because he's the son of the LordOfTheOcean, jumping into any body of water will heal his injuries.
62	* ''Literature/TheShadowOfKyoshi'': Sifu Atuat is a famous [[MakingASplash waterbender]] healer. In fact, it's implied that she's actually a ''[[BloodMagic bloodbender]]'', secretly using a dangerous and horrific talent that no one else knows about in order to increase her abilities. She also pioneers using the ice side of waterbending to aid in the more direct manipulation of energy that is traditional healing.
63	-->'''Sifu Atuat:''' Anybody can punch someone with water. I punch people's energy pathways with water so that they live a few more decades.
64	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': From ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/9-original-canon/130-silver-linings-chapter-1-part-5 Silver Linings 1 (Part 5)]]'': Sobek, used his powers related to the waters of the Nile, to "wash away evil", cleansing Quinn Seabury of magical rot, and washing away the traumas afflicting some children.
65	* Subverted in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''. Healing weaves often use a combination of Water, [[HealingWinds Air]], and Spirit, but it's a flawed version that works via LifeDrain, and later books introduce a weave using all five elements as the true healing weave.
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69	* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'': Water-based healing is part of a mermaid's basic power set, but unfortunately, [[MentorArchetype Rita]] is the only mermaid who actually knows how to do it. When she's knocked unconscious by a blast from a Moon Ring, the others have to brute force a healing spell by dunking her in the ocean.
70	* ''Series/TidelandsNetflix'': Tidelanders can heal through [[MakingASplash manipulating the water]] in people's bodies.
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73	[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
74	* In Myth/CelticMythology, Fionn mac Cumhaill offers to heal the mortally wounded Diarmuid by bringing him water cupped between his hands, but [[LoveTriangle in his jealousy]] "[[ContrivedClumsiness accidentally]]" lets it slip twice, with Diarmuid dying [[RuleOfThree before he can bring it a third time]].
75	* In Myth/JapaneseMythology, after escaping from [[TheUnderworld Yomi]], Izanagi saw that his body had been corrupted by the uncleanliness of the dead world, and decided to purify himself by bathing in a river. In the process, he gave birth to various gods of the Japanese pantheon, including [[TopGod Amaterasu]].
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79	* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': In ''Mask of Light'', Gali uses her elemental power of water to purify Tahu from Lerahk's poison inflicted earlier in the film.
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83	* ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsEpic'': The Rainbird, one of Chuck's classes, has the "Healing Rain" ability.
84	* ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'': Water Gems provide the user with both attacking and healing magic. In fact, Water is the only element (out of eight) with no attacking spells on its first tier.
85	* In ''VideoGame/BioShock2'', the Fountain of Youth gene tonic slowly regenerates health and EVE when in contact with water.
86	* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'': The only healing spell in the game is made using [[WaterIsBlue blue crystals of water magic]].
87	* In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Marle and Frog are the two Water-aligned party members, and they are the only ones with dedicated healing spells. Marle functions more like a WhiteMage, with a more dedicated healing and support arsenal, whereas Frog is more of a CombatMedic, where he can dish out damage and keep the party alive. In the sequel, ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', the Blue element, which governs water and ice, includes a large number of powerful healing spells.
88	* Water-based characters in ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' can use their powers to heal or prevent damage.
89	* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' and sequel ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'':
90	** The Hydrosophist ability governs [[MakingASplash water]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]] magic and includes a number of skills to restore HitPoints or [[AntiDebuff remove status ailments]], such as Restoration, Healing Tears, and Cleanse Wounds.
91	** Zig-zagged in the original game: the Hydrosophist ability has healing skills at all levels of proficiency, but the Master level also unlocks the "Mass Disease" skill.
92	** In the sequel, when [[GeoEffects Water surfaces and steam clouds]] are blessed with [[SoulPower Source magic]], they heal anyone who stands in them.
93	* ''VideoGame/DodgeballAcademia'': Balloony is capable of doing this with his Balltimate move. When seen doing this, water is around him and he can heal his teammates.
94	* Rab from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' is able to summon a healing rain shower with his Right as Rain ability, which grants the entire party [[GradualRegeneration healing over time]].
95	* In ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'', Duke can drink water adding 1% health for each sip. This is usually done after [[HydrantGeyser wrecking a fire hydrant]] or a toilet, then sipping from the fountain thusly created. Some levels include drinking fountains that can but don't have to be broken to drink from.
96	* In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'':
97	** The main plot concerns the reactivation of a water purification system (which serves as a metaphor for healing the post-nuclear wasteland). It becomes an important factor in the "Broken Steel" DLC (set after the events of the main plot, where the system's been reactivated [[spoiler: and possibly contaminated if the player took the "evil" option]]). In the game, distilled water (hard to come by) is a healing item (and one of the few that don't cause the PC to accumulate rads (although any water does some healing, at the cost of radiation poisoning).
98	** There's also a quest in the DLC about a ghoul salesman selling a miracle cure to ghouls, claiming it can reverse the ghoulification process. [[spoiler: It turns out he's been irradiating the water the Brotherhood of Steel's distributing; the radiation causes some healing effects for ghouls, but technically hastens the ghoulification process.]]
99	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'':
100	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Warrior of Light Lenna]] is a healer with water-related skill names to emphasize her status in her own game as Warrior of the Water Crystal.
101	** Shui Yu, a Global Original unit, is a water mage that can use healing skills.
102	* ''VideoGame/FlippinKaktus'': Whenever [[PlayerCharacter the cactus]] takes damage, he can recover health by standing in water.
103	* In ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', Hydro-based characters generally have healing powers. On the player's side, Barbara and Sangonomiya Kokomi are dedicated healers and Xingqiu has some slight healing on his Elemental Skill. On the enemies' side, Hydro Samachurls, Fatui Hydrogunner Legionnaires, and Hydro Specters are capable of [[MookMedic healing other monsters]] with Hydro abilities. Ironically, most characters from Fontaine (the Hydro Nation) operate with some form of CastFromHitpoints mechanic, with Hydro Archon Furina's unique skill boosting it's damage by draining health from the entire party.
104	* ''VideoGame/FortuneSummoners'': The earliest healing spell available is Sana's starting spell "Heal Water".
105	* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'':
106	** The water element healing spell series, Ply, which includes the strongest single-target healing, and Wish, which includes the strongest multi-target healing. Water is also the only element to provide status recovery spells.
107	** The water-elemental summon, Coatlicue, is the only summon spell that focuses exclusively on healing rather than causing damage.
108	** The Water of Life item revives a fallen party member.
109	** In general, Mercury (Water) Adept characters are slanted towards healing and support. Best exemplified by Mia, a water user who works as a healer and acts as the WhiteMagicianGirl. Her son Rief shares her abilities.
110	** The Water of Hermes is obtained after igniting the Mercury lighthouse, and is used to [[spoiler:restore Tret after his insane evil personality has been defeated]] and keep Imil's inhabitants safe from any disease. If reobtained, it can be used to fully heal a party member.
111	** Lemuria's inhabitants live multiple centuries thanks to the properties of the water from their island's fountain. Babi escaped the island with several bottles of the water, but his supply is running out after decades and he sends the heroes to get more. [[spoiler:He dies offscreen in the second game before you can get him the water.]]
112	* In ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'', all healing spells fall under the elemental water category.
113	* In ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the [[ElementalPowers Elementalist]] profession has an attunement to water that uses water magic and focuses on healing.
114	* ''Videogame/JadeCocoon 2'': Each of the four classical elements is associated with a particular strategy in battle, with water representing healing.
115	* Nami, the Tidecaller, from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is a support-type champion who can both heal allies ''and'' damage enemies at the same time with her Ebb and Flow ability. If she targets an ally, the water can bounce back and heal another ally.
116	* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' plays with this idea. While the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' trilogy has all healing arts be of the water element, subsequent games afterwards have the AreaOfEffect healing arts be of [[HealingWinds wind element]] to avoid CripplingOverspecialization.
117	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
118	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Mipha, whose magic is is explicitly aquatic because she was princess of the FishPeople Zora, was also a renowned healer when she was alive. The skill she gives Link is the ability to restore his health to full, and it even has a bubbling visual effect.
119	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'', the sequel to ''Breath of the Wild'', reveals that all the Zora have at least some magical control over water and its healing properties; Mipha just happened to be uncommonly skilled with it. Yona and her attendants are shown using their water magic to heal Zora who have been poisoned by the sludge polluting Zora's Domain.
120	* The water-element Glyphs in ''VideoGame/{{Lunarosse}}'' focus primarily on healing and buffing.
121	* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 6'': In the Falzar version, after Mega Man finishes the side quest with [[MakingASplash Spout Man]], he'll gain access to Spout Cross, where Mega Man acquires Spout Man's abilities. When he activates Spout Cross, Mega Man will be able to heal 5% of his HP whenever he uses Aqua-element Battle Chips.
122	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
123	** The move Aqua Ring is a Water-type move that surrounds the user with a veil of water that slowly restores health.
124	** The Life Dew move spreads water to heal the user and any allies on the field for twenty-five percent of their maximum HP.
125	** A few abilities are based on this concept. Rain Dish causes a Pokemon to regain some HP when it's raining, Water Absorb and Dry Skin will both heal Pokemon hit with Water-type attacks instead of damaging them, and Hydration will cure status effects (eg. burn, freeze, poison) in rain.
126	* In the ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' Sands of Time trilogy, fountains, pools and any other source of water will heal the Prince to full health (handy if you take a nasty fall in the waterworks). Taken to its greatest extent in ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones The Two Thrones]]'', where touching water will revert him back from the Dark Prince form.
127	* ''Videogame/SecretOfMana'': The water spirit Undine grants support mage Primm a "Healing Water" spell when the party go to her to learn magic. Candy, the healing item, gives out a water drop animation when used.
128	* ''VideoGame/TheCrystalKey 2'' involves a HealingSpring that can revive dead plants in ''seconds'', and make trees grow to enormous sizes. [[spoiler: It turns out later that it can also remove the Belial trance, and the endgame involves drenching the entirety of Planet Evany in the stuff to break the planet's curse.]]
129	* Healing magic in ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' games tends to be the province of Water Runes.
130	* In ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', Mario's health meter is also his OxygenMeter. If Mario is low on health, he can jump into a body of water and rise to the surface to refill his health meter to its full extent.
131	* ''Videogame/SuperMarioRPG'': Mallow is a SquishyWizard who's special abilities often have a weather theme. The animation for his healing spell HP Rain has a smiling rain cloud appear above the target's head and rain on them.
132	* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''
133	** In multiple games in the series, the Water Elemental Undine both heals the party and attacks the enemy when summoned.
134	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'', Atwight was a powerful healer in life and also a master of water magic. As a Swordian, she shares this power with her wielder, Rutee.
135	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'', all healing spells are derived from Undine.
136	** The Healing Stream spell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' is a bit of an odd case. Its animation shows a wave of water and bubbles healing allies in the area, but its prerequisite spell is earth-elemental. Its users' offensive water spells were DummiedOut.
137	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'', Annie's ability to heal is an affect of having the Force of Rain.
138	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''
139	*** Tear can use Water Fonons to change her First Aid spell into the stronger Meditation, which also heals status effects. She can do the same with her Resurrection spell to change it into the stronger Regenerate, which can heal multiple allies at once.
140	*** Each of the [[MagicMusic Fonic Hymns]] combine the seventh fonon with one of the six standard elements. The ultimate healing spell, Revitalize, combines it with water.
141	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'' features Illia Animi, who uses Water-elemental magic, and is one of two healers in the party (with the other being Light-elemental WhiteMagicianGirl Ange).
142	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'', all of the standard single-target healing spells influence the battlefield towards water.
143	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia''
144	*** The water elemental Great Deluge and Dispersion passive skill are frequently the key to unlocking stronger healing spells, such as Estelle turning Resurrection into Regenerate and Flynn turning First Aid into Cure.
145	*** One of the random results of Patty's Gamble Cast spell is the unique Marvelous Fountain, which deals water damage to all enemies in the area before healing the entire party.
146	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', Rowen's Diffusional Drive spell simultaneously causes water damage in the target area and heals the entire party for a small amount.
147	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', Milla can summon Undine to heal allies in the area around her. Diffusional Drive also returns as a spell for Rowan and Muzet.
148	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'', the Water Seraph Mikleo is the party's strongest healer, and when [[FusionDance Armitized]] provides the ultimate healing spell, Elixir Vitae.
149	** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'', Magilou's Fairy Circle spell heals all party members in its AOE while simultaneously causing water-elemental damage to enemies in the same AOE.
150	* In ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'', Sanative Rain is a Water technique that heals all Temtem on the battlefield.
151	* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'': In the first two story arcs ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Liberl]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Crossbell]]) installing blue quartz into [[MagicFromTechnology battle orbments]] provides the character with both Water[=/=]{{Ice\|MagicIsWater}} combat spells, and healing "Tear", "Thelas" and "Curia" arts series. In later games each spell needs to be installed separately, but blue quartz still includes both single-target healing and Water-based attack spells.
152	* In ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'', Lapis's Tidal Wave can be upgraded twice so that it can heal any ally it hits and also cure their negative StatusEffects.
153	* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': In the first dungeon, the party heals by drinking water.
154	* ''VideoGame/WanderersIo'': Rain not only restores a meadow's groundwater and thus regenerates trees, mushrooms and grass, but it also causes ''rocks'' (which can be mined to get coins) to form again. In Castle Mode, groundwater can be accessed with wells, and water can be transferred to other wells to restore the water of its adjacent meadow (which aids in growing plants, only rain causes nature to regenerate instantly).
155	* ''VideoGame/WildArms2'': It has no bearing on gameplay, but Lilka's healing and reviving spells are both shown to be a combination of Water and Earth elements, as can be seen in Magic Guilds.
156	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
157	** Shamans use water to restore their mana and help them heal. As of ''Legion'' most of their healing spells have water effects.
158	** Monks use healing mist for most of their healing spells, which is a kind of water.
159	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' series:
160	** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': Melia Antiqua's [[ElementalPowers Summon Aqua]] has healing-over-time properties in battle. In one cutscene the dedicated CombatMedic Sharla asks for water-type Ether Crystals so she can heal Melia.
161	** In the sequel ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', while [[EquippableAlly Blades]] of any element can be healers, Dromarch (the first-obtained healer Blade) and [[spoiler: Nia (the most powerful healer Blade, both gameplay- and story-wise)]] are notably both water element.
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165	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Waterwomen can heal from any injury if they're submerged in water so long as their small core isn't destroyed.
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169	* The HealingSpring in ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' is run by a water faerie named Marina. Water faeries in general have [[SwissArmyTears tears]] that can heal.
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173	* The water elementalists of ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' are healing-oriented, but also have token offensive spells.
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176	[[folder:Western Animation]]
177	* ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Of the four classical elements, Waterbenders have the unique power of HealingHands. It is the only form of water bending that women in the Northern Water Tribe are allowed to learn. Katara spontaneously manifests the ability when she dips her burned hands in a stream and later trains up to become such a CombatMedic that she can use water from a sacred spring to basically bring someone BackFromTheDead. She later teaches her daughter, Kya, and Aang's successor, Korra, how to heal others, and is even outright stated to be he greatest Waterbender healer in the world.
178	* In ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers,'' clean water is one of the things which can revive Cap if he's had his powers drained by pollution.
179	* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse,'' Rose Quartz possessed the ability to heal the gems of the soldiers in her rebel army with SwissArmyTears. This power is passed along to her son, Steven, although this is done through his spit rather than his tears.
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183	* A number of patent medicine and New-Age "cures" rely on this trope, being essentially water with a few properties that are claimed to have healing power. Examples include [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radithor Radithor]] (radioactive water) or the more recent trend of alkaline water, both of which have been claimed to have miraculous health benefits.
184	* Flushing with large amounts of water is a common first response to chemical burns, and drinking lots of water may be recommended to treat certain types of internal poisoning (DoNotTryThisAtHome without consulting a doctor first).
185	* Cold water and ice are common treatments for fresh burns.
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