Healing

Healing is the mechanic of regaining lost health
== Natural regeneration ==
Natural healing can be deactivated using the command or from the world option.
=== Hunger ===
Whenever a player's hunger is or higher, they regenerate every 4 seconds. This increases the player's exhaustion by 6, of which 4 cost hunger. If existing, the player's saturation is used up first.
=== Saturation healing ===
If the player's hunger bar is completely filled and they have leftover saturation, this saturation gets drained, healing at a rate of every second. Just as with the hunger-based regeneration, every regenerated deducts 1.5 saturation. With the maximum amount of 20 saturation, the player can rapidly regenerate up to .
=== Peaceful difficulty ===
When the difficulty is set to Peaceful, the player regenerates at a standard rate of per second, additionally with every 4 seconds as the player's hunger bar is filled. Chorus fruit, golden apples, honey bottles, and suspicious stew can be eaten even when the hunger bar is full, increasing the player's regeneration even further. On the other hand, this also causes the player to lose saturation even when changing from other difficulty levels to Peaceful mode.
== Artificial regeneration ==
=== Potions ===
The player can drink a potion to regain health immediately or over time.
==== Potion of Healing ====
The potion of Healing instantly regenerates . If it gets amplified with glowstone, this value increases to . In the upcoming Combat Tests, it instantly heals per level.
Brewing scheme:
Potion 	Ingredients 	Scheme	Effect 	Duration (in minutes)
Potion of Healing	Glistering melon slice + Awkward potion	 	Regenerates per potion.	Instant
It can also be turned into a lingering potion that heals up to when the player is inside an area effect. Glowstone amplifies healing up to .
Brewing scheme:
Potion 	Ingredients 	Scheme	Effect 	Duration (in minutes)
Lingering Potion of Healing	Dragon's Breath + Splash Potion of Healing	 	Regenerates per second.	0:05
==== Potion of Regeneration ====
The potion of Regeneration heals every 2.5 seconds over 45 seconds, resulting in in total. Amplifying the potion with glowstone increases this rate to every 1.25 seconds for 0:22 seconds, whereas redstone increases the duration to 1:30/2:00 minutes, restores / 
Brewing scheme:
Potion 	Ingredients 	Scheme	Effect 	Duration (in minutes)
Potion of Regeneration	Ghast tear + Awkward Potion	 	Regenerates health over time.	0:45
 Adding gunpowder to make splash potion decreases its duration, making healing less effective. Splash potion of regeneration heals every 2.5 seconds over 33 seconds, resulting in in total. Amplifying the potion with glowstone increases this rate to every 1.25 seconds for 0:16 seconds, whereas redstone increases the duration to 1:30 minutes, restores .
Adding Dragon Breath on splash potion to make lingering potion. Lingering potion of regeneration heals every 2.5 seconds over 11 seconds, resulting in in total. Amplifying the potion with glowstone increases this rate to every 1.25 seconds for 0.5 seconds, whereas redstone increases the duration to 0:22 / 0:30 seconds, restores .
==== Tipped arrow ====
Tipped arrow shots from a bow, crossbow, or dispenser inflict arrow damage and a status effect. Arrows of healing give the same effect as its potion ( for an arrow of healing I, and for an arrow of healing II). Regeneration I arrows last 5 seconds (restores ), the extended regeneration I arrows last 0:11 / 0:15 seconds (restores / ), and arrows of regeneration II give regeneration II for 0:02 seconds (restores ). However, arrow damage decreases or sometimes even nullifies the health recovered unless a weak bow shot is used or the player is wearing good armor.
=== Golden apple ===
A golden apple can heal the player in different ways:
* Both golden apples refill hunger.
* They provide 9.6 saturation, which can be drained for quickly if the player's hunger bar is filled.
* Similar to a potion, a golden apple provides the Regeneration status effect. A normal golden apple gives Regeneration II for 5 seconds, and an enchanted golden apple for 20 seconds, resulting in regenerated from a normal golden apple and from an enchanted one. , enchanted apple gives regeneration V for 30 seconds, which enough to recover full health in a few seconds. The enchanted golden apple also gives the status effects Fire Resistance and Resistance for 5 minutes.
* A normal golden apple can be crafted by 8 gold ingots, and a regular apple, and can be found in generated chests. The enchanted golden apple cannot be crafted, and are found exclusively in generated chests.
=== Totem of undying ===
When used, a totem of undying prevents the player's death and provides Regeneration II for 45 seconds, restoring . It also gives 40 seconds of Fire Resistance II and 5 seconds of Absorption II.
=== Suspicious stew ===
* Suspicious stew refills hunger.
* It provides 7.2 saturation.
* If made from oxeye daisy gives 8 seconds of regeneration I (restores ).
=== Beacon ===
When a beacon is upgraded to the highest level, it can be configured to provide the Regeneration status effect. As long as a player is within the radius of such a beacon, they regenerate every 2.5 seconds.
== Mob healing ==
In contrast to the player, most mobs don't heal by themselves. Nevertheless, there are several ways to heal animals and monsters.
=== Potions ===
Most mobs are healed by potions of Healing and Regeneration just like the player.
On the other hand, undead mobs take damage from these potions, and healing them requires a potion of Harming. Potions of Regeneration or Poison don't affect undead mobs at all.
=== Regeneration ===
Rideable animals like horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses and llamas automatically regenerate at a slow rate of about per minute.
=== Spider ===
, spiders on Hard difficulty can spawn with permanent positive status effects, which can include regeneration, making the spider gradually recover health.
=== Villager ===
Villagers gain 10 seconds of regeneration when new trades are unlocked. 
Additionally , villagers recover health when waking up from bed every morning.
=== Iron golem ===
Iron golems can be healed using iron ingots by right-clicking on them, restoring their health by . This cannot be done using iron nuggets or iron blocks.
===Witch ===
Witches use potions of Healing to heal themselves. 
Additionally, witches throw splash potions of Healing or Regeneration at illagers during raids.
===Feeding===
Some animals can also be fed in order to recover a set amount of hitpoints. The following animals can be fed:
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Feeding wolf pups not only restores lost health but can also increase their total health from the usual up to a maximum of .
===Boss healing===
====Ender dragon====
The ender dragon gets healed by the end crystals on the obsidian pillars in the End. If a crystal gets destroyed during the healing phase, though, the dragon takes 10 (5 hearts) damage instead.
====Wither====
The wither permanently regenerates its health. If an undead mob (including a wither) gets hit by a blue wither skull, they also get healed by the provided Wither effect.
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