Potion of Healing

A potion of Healing is a potion that provides Instant Health when used.

The potion effect heals all non-undead mobs and entities, for undead mobs it deals damage.

Name	Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Potion of Healing	Glistering Melon Slice + Awkward Potion
Potion of Healing II	Glowstone Dust + Potion of Healing
Splash Potion of Healing	Gunpowder + Potion of Healing
Lingering Potion of Healing	Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Healing

A witch has an 8.5% chance to drop a potion of Healing if it dies while drinking the potion.

In Bedrock Edition the cauldron in a swamp hut has a 25% chance to contain a potion of Healing.

Two Instant Health II potions can be found in the brewing stand on End ships in End cities.

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Lingering Potion of Healing	Trial Chambers	Chamber dispenser	2–5	3.4%
Java Edition 26.3
Potion of Healing	Abandoned Camp	Secret chest	1	36%
Bedrock Edition 26.40
Potion of Healing	Abandoned Camp	Secret chest	1	36%

Potion type	Tier	Duration	Effect	Description
Potion	1	Instant	Instant Health	Restores 4HP health.
	2			Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).
Splash Potion	1			Restores 4HP health.
	2			Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).
Lingering Potion	1			Restores 4HP health.
	2			Restores 8HP health (doubles with every additional level).

The effect of potions of Healing are reversed on undead mobs. It deals damage instead of healing them.

Potion of Healing is a base for brewing potions of Harming.

Name	Ingredients	Brewing recipe
Potion of Harming	Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Healing
Potion of Harming II	Fermented Spider Eye + Potion of Healing II

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Arrow of Healing	Arrow + Lingering Potion of Healing	88

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Potion of Healing	potion	Item	item.minecraft.potion.effect.healing
Splash Potion of Healing	splash_potion	Item	item.minecraft.splash_potion.effect.healing
Lingering Potion of Healing	lingering_potion	Item	item.minecraft.lingering_potion.effect.healing

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Potion of Healing	potion	426	Item	potion.heal.name
Splash Potion of Healing	splash_potion	561	Item	potion.heal.splash.name
Lingering Potion of Healing	lingering_potion	562	Item	potion.heal.linger.name

In Bedrock Edition:

Potion	Regular	Enhanced
Potion of Healing	21	22

Java Edition:

Normal potions use a "potion" tag inside "potion_contents" component to indicate the potion type.

Potion	Regular	Level II
Potion of Healing	healing	strong_healing

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Added potions of Healing. They are brewed by adding a ghast tear to an awkward potion.
							Brewing a fermented spider eye into a potion of Healing creates a potion of Weakness.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Added splash potions of Healing.
							Potions of Healing are now brewed using glistering melons; ghast tears are now used to brew potions of Regeneration instead.
							Brewing a fermented spider eye into a potion of Healing now creates a potion of Harming.
1.3.1			12w22a				Added potion of Healing to the Creative inventory.
1.6.1			13w23a				Potion of Healing has been nerfed (by 33.3%).
1.9			15w31a				2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships.
			15w33a				Added lingering potion of Healing.
1.14			18w43a				Changed the textures of potions of Healing.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Potions of Healing now generate in ancient city chests.
			22w13a				Potions of Healing no longer generate in ancient city chests.

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1			build 1				Added potions of Healing with its splash variant.
v0.14.0			build 1				Potions of Healing can now be obtained by killing witches while they're drinking it.
							Swamp huts now generate cauldrons filled with 1-3 bottles of a random potion, which has a 25% chance to be a potion of Healing. This makes potions of Healing obtainable in Survival without brewing.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added lingering potions of Healing.
							2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures for potions of Healing have been changed.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.20				The textures for potions of Healing have been changed.

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU7	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added potions of Healing with its splash variant.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Added lingering potion of Healing.
							2 potions of Healing II can now be found in a brewing stand inside End ships.
			1.90				Changed the textures of potions of Healing.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added potion of Healing with its splash variant.
1.7.10							Added lingering potions of Healing.

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  A brewing stand with a potion of Healing on it

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  A health potion as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons.

• Suspicious Stew
• Water Bottle
• Awkward Potion
• Medicine
• Potion of Harming
• Potion of Regeneration
• Arrow of Healing
• Instant Health
• Health Potion

v t e Brewing
Equipment	Brewing Stand
Ingredients	Blaze Powder Breeze Rod Cobweb Dragon's Breath Fermented Spider Eye Ghast Tear Glistering Melon Slice Glowstone Dust Golden Carrot Gunpowder Magma Cream Nether Wart Phantom Membrane Pufferfish Rabbit's Foot Redstone Dust Slime Block Spider Eye Stone Sugar Turtle Shell
Bottles	Glass Water
Potions	Awkward Mundane Thick Uncraftable‌[JE only] Night Vision Invisibility Leaping Fire Resistance Swiftness Slowness Turtle Master Water Breathing Healing Harming Poison Regeneration Strength Weakness Slow Falling Wind Charging Weaving Oozing Infestation Luck‌[JE only] Decay‌[BE only] Types Potion Splash Potion Lingering Potion