How to Make a Potion of Healing in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Brew a potion of Healing by adding a glistering melon slice to an awkward potion in a brewing stand. It instantly restores 4 health (2 hearts), and glowstone dust upgrades it to Healing II which restores 8 health. It cannot be extended with redstone.

What you need

Brewing stand + blaze powder fuel
Nether wart + water bottles (for awkward potions)
1 glistering melon slice (melon slice + 8 gold nuggets)
Glowstone dust (optional, Healing II)
Gunpowder (optional, splash)

Step by step

Set up a brewing stand and fuel it with blaze powder.
Brew water bottles with nether wart to make awkward potions, the base for almost every potion.
Craft a glistering melon slice: 1 melon slice surrounded by 8 gold nuggets in a crafting table.
Place up to 3 awkward potions in the bottom slots of the brewing stand.
Put the glistering melon slice in the ingredient slot on top.
Wait 20 seconds. You now have potions of Healing that instantly restore 4 health when drunk.
Optional: add glowstone dust to upgrade to Healing II, which restores 8 health instantly. Add gunpowder for splash potions to heal others or damage undead mobs.

Java vs Bedrock

Healing is an instant potion, so it has no duration and cannot be extended with redstone in either edition. Splash potions of Healing damage undead mobs (zombies, skeletons, the wither) instead of healing them, which makes them a real weapon against undead. The end ship brewing stands come pre-loaded with two Instant Health II potions. Instant Health heals 4 HP (2 hearts) at level I and 8 HP (4 hearts) at level II.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Healing potion heal?

Potion of Healing restores 4 health (2 hearts) instantly. Healing II restores 8 health (4 hearts). Because it is instant, there is no extended version.

How do you make Healing II?

Brew a regular potion of Healing and then add glowstone dust. That upgrades it to Healing II, which restores 8 health instantly.

Do Healing potions hurt undead mobs?

Yes. Splash potions of Healing damage zombies, skeletons, zombie piglins and the wither instead of healing them, because undead are damaged by healing effects and healed by harming effects.