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Healing spell — Healing magic in progress

" Episkey," said Tonks. Harry's nose felt very hot, then very cold. He raised a hand and felt it gingerly. It seemed to be mended."

— Tonks fixes Harry Potter's broken nose^[src]

Healing magic^[1] is a branch of magic devoted to improving the physical and mental condition. There are many different types of spells in this branch of magic, that have a variety of effects. There are also a vast group of potions that are dedicated to healing as well. Witches and wizards who specialize in this area of magic are known as healers.

Healing spells

Healing spells are spells which improve the physical condition of a patient.

Medication

Magical medication normally relates to healing potions, though there are other medications that exists too (such as chocolate). They are described below:

Healing potions

Unknown potions that helped Hermione lose the cat features in 1992.
Skele-Gro Potion.
Pepperup Potion.
Unknown wound-cleaning potion.
Unknown burn-healing paste.
Unknown potions that healed Neville's broken wrist in about a minute in 1991.
Mandrake Restorative Draught.
Bubotuber pus; when used correctly, makes an excellent cure for stubborn forms of acne.
Blood-Replenishing Potion.
Unknown purple Sleeping Potion.
Strained and pickled Murtlap tentacles.

Antidote to Uncommon Poisons
Calming Draught.
Poison antidotes.

Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction; given to Ron Weasley by Madam Poppy Pomfrey to cure bad thoughts and memories from the battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Wiggenweld Potion.
Antidote to Common Poisons.

Chocolate

Chocolate has special properties. Not only does it make a wonderful treat, but it also serves as a particularly powerful antidote for the chilling effect produced by contact with Dementors and other particularly nasty forms of Dark Magic.

Occupations

Wizard doctors are known as Healers and Mediwizards. While small infirmaries exist, such as the Hogwarts hospital wing run by Madame Pomfrey, the central establishment in England for this purpose is St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, where various magical diseases, such as "dragon pox", "spattergroit", and "Vanishing Sickness" are treated.

As Madam Poppy Pomfrey is said to be a matron, there may be different ranks of nurses like there is in the Muggle world. For example: matron, sister, staff nurse, nurse, and student nurse

Diseases and injuries

Dragon bite (turned green and swelled)
Dragon pox (is contagious, but even after a patient is past that stage he or she will have greenish and pockmarked skin)
- Gunhilda Kneen had to sit out a Quidditch match due to a case of dragon pox in the 1100s
- Chauncey Oldridge is credited with being the first known victim of dragon pox, but this was in the 1300s
- Gunhilda of Gorsemoor, the famous healer, developed a cure for dragon pox in the late 1500s/early 1600s; dragon pox is treated on the second floor of St. Mungo's.
Broken bones
- Broken ankle
- Broken arm
- Broken leg
- Broken nose
- Broken ribs
- Broken skull
- Broken wrist

Ron Splinched in Deathly Hallows Part 1 — Ron splinched

Splinching - the loss or damage of limbs caused by improper Apparition.
Scrofungulus, which is contagious
Vanishing Sickness, which is contagious
Werewolf bite - induces lycantrophy, an incurable condition but controllable with modern healing (Wolfsbane Potion and possibly the Homorphus Charm)
Snakebite wound that won't close naturally
Spattergroit - a malady which causes a person to develop spots on their face. Possible cure: "[T]ake the liver of a toad, bind it tight about your throat, stand naked at the full moon in a barrel of eels' eyes..."
Small child who had sprouted huge feathery wings
Man who was wearing jinxed shoes which ate his feet
A man whose head rang like a bell whenever he moved his head
A woman whose head had been made into something like a "teapot" - she whistled and gave off steam, and her face was red and sweaty
People with strange things growing out of them, such as an elephant's trunk

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available here)

[pottermore-1] Pottermore wand wood information (transcription available here)

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+[[File:Healing_spell.gif|frame|Healing magic in progress ]]
-The '''Medical Magic''' is one branch of [[magic]] that helps to cure and treat magical injuries and diseases.
-Wizard medicine is well ahead of its [[Muggle]] counterpart. While Muggle medicine largely attempts to stimulate the body's own healing and defence systems, magic can simply impose well-being. Healing is not as simple as ordinary [[spell]]s, but should be able to cure minor injuries in a negligible amount of time and just about every other problem (even missing or boneless limbs) given somewhat longer. Conventional ailments, save large-scale neurological damage, appear to be very easy to fix. Of course, a number of problems in a setting like this do not qualify under conventional ailments. Despite their advanced medical "technology", wizards apparently cannot use magic to cure minor inherent conditions such as myopia.
+{{quote| ''Episkey''," said Tonks. [[Harry]]'s nose felt very hot, then very cold. He raised a hand and felt it gingerly. It seemed to be mended.|[[Tonks]] fixes Harry Potter's broken nose|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
-Wizards had a cure for the common cold for years: it is known as [[Pepperup Potion]] and is characterised by the patient emitting steam from their ears.
+'''Healing magic'''<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'' wand wood information (transcription available [http://archive.is/20130109195708/pottermorespoilers.tumblr.com/post/9770067306/wand-woods here])</ref> is a branch of [[magic]] devoted to improving the physical and mental condition. There are many different types of spells in this branch of magic, that have a variety of effects. There are also a vast group of [[potions]] that are dedicated to healing as well. Witches and wizards who specialize in this area of magic are known as [[Healer|healers]].
-Wizards do not appear to make use of vaccinations, however: a common cause of death appears to be [[dragon pox]].
+==Healing spells==
-Wizard doctors are known as [[Healer]]s and [[Mediwizard]]s. While Madam [[Poppy Pomfrey]] runs a [[hospital wing]] at Hogwarts, the central establishment, in England, for this purpose is the [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
+[[Healing spells]] are [[spell]]s which improve the physical condition of a patient.
+*[[Anapneo]]
-As Madam [[Poppy Pomfrey]] is said to be a matron, there may be different ranks of nurses like there is in the Muggle world. For example: Matron, Sister, Staff Nurse, Nurse, and Student Nurse
+*[[Brackium Emendo]]
+*[[Episkey]]
+*[[Ferula]]
+*[[Tergeo]]
+*[[Vulnera Sanentur]]
+=== Medication ===
-Various magical diseases, such as "[[dragon pox]]", "[[spattergroit]]" and "[[Vanishing Sickness]]," are treated in St Mungo's. Wizards tend to view Muggle medicine as primitive and barbaric.
+Magical medication normally relates to healing potions, though there are other medications that exists too (such as chocolate). They are described below:
+==== Healing potions ====
-==Medical procedures and spells==
+[[File:Skele-gro-lrg.png|frame|Skele-Gro|168x168px]]
-===Chocolate===
-Chocolate has special properties. Not only does it make a wonderful treat, but it also serves as a particularly powerful antidote for the chilling effect produced by contact with [[Dementor]]s and other particularly nasty forms of [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]].
-===Potions===
 *Unknown potions that helped Hermione lose the cat features in [[1992]].
 *[[Skele-Gro]] Potion.
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 *[[Blood-Replenishing Potion]].
 *Unknown purple Sleeping Potion.
-*Strained and pickled [[Murtlap]] Tentacles.
+*Strained and pickled [[Murtlap]] [[Murtlap tentacle|tentacles]].[[File:Antidote-to-common-poisons.png|frame|Antidote to Uncommon Poisons]]
 *[[Calming Draught]].
+* Poison [[antidotes]].
 *[[Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction]]; given to [[Ron Weasley]] by Madam [[Poppy Pomfrey]] to cure bad thoughts and memories from the battle of the [[Department of Mysteries]].
-*Poison [[antidotes]].
 *[[Wiggenweld Potion]].
 *[[Antidote to Common Poisons]].
+==== Chocolate ====
+Chocolate has special properties. Not only does it make a wonderful treat, but it also serves as a particularly powerful antidote for the chilling effect produced by contact with [[Dementor]]s and other particularly nasty forms of [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]].
+==Occupations==
+Wizard doctors are known as [[Healer]]s and [[Mediwizard]]s. While small infirmaries exist, such as the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[hospital wing]] run by [[Madame Pomfrey]], the central establishment in England for this purpose is [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]], where various magical diseases, such as "[[dragon pox]]", "[[spattergroit]]", and "[[Vanishing Sickness]]" are treated.
+As Madam [[Poppy Pomfrey]] is said to be a matron, there may be different ranks of nurses like there is in the Muggle world. For example: matron, sister, staff nurse, nurse, and student nurse
 ==Diseases and injuries==
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 **Broken skull
 **Broken wrist
+[[File:Ron Splinched in Deathly Hallows Part 1.jpg|thumb|Ron splinched|170x170px]]
+*[[Splinching]] - the loss or damage of limbs caused by improper [[Apparition]].
 *[[Scrofungulus]], which is contagious
 *[[Vanishing Sickness]], which is contagious
-*[[Werewolf|Werewolf bite]] - induces [[werewolf|lycantrophy]], an incurable condition but controllable with modern healing ([[Wolfsbane Potion]])
+*[[Werewolf|Werewolf bite]] - induces [[werewolf|lycantrophy]], an incurable condition but controllable with modern healing ([[Wolfsbane Potion]] and possibly the Homorphus Charm)
 *Snakebite wound that won't close naturally
 *[[Spattergroit]] - a malady which causes a person to develop spots on their face. Possible cure: "[T]ake the liver of a toad, bind it tight about your throat, stand naked at the full moon in a barrel of eels' eyes..."
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 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
-*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
-[[Category:Magic]]
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Medicine]]
+[[Category:Medical Magic]]