A Potion of Healing is a potion in Minecraft that can be made by infusing an Awkward Potion with a Glistering Melon in a Brewing Stand. Learn more about the Potion of Healing and its different types, the ingredients for its recipe, how to make it, and what it's used for.

Potion of Healing Overview

Potion of Healing Basic Information

Potion of Healing
Effect	Instant Health
Duration	-
Stack	1

Potion of Healing Types

Alternative Types
Lingering Potion of Healing II Duration: -	Lingering Potion of Healing Duration: -
Splash Potion of Healing II Duration: -	Splash Potion of Healing Duration: -
Potion of Healing II Duration: -	Potion of Healing Duration: -

There are three types of potions in the game, Potions, Splash Potions, and Lingering Potions.

Potions are for drinking, while Splash Potions and Lingering Potions are for throwing. Splash Potions are absorbed by target entities, while Lingering Potions create an effect cloud on the target location, and entities that pass the location will gain the effect.

How to Make a Potion of Healing

Place the Ingredients in a Brewing Stand

Place the Base on to any of the bottom slots in the Brewing Stand, and the Ingredient on to the top slot to create the Resulting Potion. The required fuel at the top left is Blaze Powder.

Potion of Healing Recipes

Base	Ingredient			Resulting Potion
Water Bottle	+	Nether Wart	=	Awkward Potion
Awkward Potion	+	Glistering Melon	=	Potion of Healing
Potion of Healing	+	Glowstone Dust	=	Potion of Healing II
Potion of Healing	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Healing
Potion of Healing II	+	Gunpowder	=	Splash Potion of Healing II
Splash Potion of Healing	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Healing
Splash Potion of Healing II	+	Dragon's Breath	=	Lingering Potion of Healing II

How to Use a Potion of Healing

Heal and Restore Your Health

The Potion of Healing restores a significant amount of hearts to your health instantly. This is especially useful when you need to heal quickly during a fight, and when you are close to losing all your hearts.

You can either drink a Potion of Healing, or you can throw a Splash or Lingering Potion of Healing to a desired location for the effect.

Drink Potions to Obtain their Effects

1	Select the Potion in your Hotbar
2	Click the "Use" or "Drink" button
3	Effect will be visible through particles

Throw Splash and Lingering Potions to Use Them

1	Select the Splash or Lingering Potion in your Hotbar
2	Aim for your desired location and click the "Use" or "Throw" button
3	Effect will be visible through particles

Related Guides

List of All Items

Item Subcategories
Food	Tools	Arrows
Armor	Weapons	Materials
Decorations	Transportation	Potions
Mob Eggs	Records	Dyes

List of All Potions

List of Items
Water Bottle	Potion of Night Vision	Potion of Invisibility	Potion of Leaping
Potion of Fire Resistance	Potion of Swiftness	Potion of Slowness	Potion of Water Breathing
Potion of Healing	Potion of Harming	Potion of Poison	Potion of Regeneration
Potion of Strength	Potion of Weakness	Potion of Decay	Potion of the Turtle Master
Potion of Slow Falling	Potion of Luck