Strong medicine

Strong medicine is an advanced healing item in the Dragon Quest series. The strong medicine usually restores 40 or more HP to a single party member. In games where Alchemy appears, it can be created by mixing two medicinal herbs together, but later in the game it can also be purchased from various shops, as well.

Strong medicine
Strong Medicine.png
Japanese 上やくそう
Romaji Jō yakusō
Old localizations N/a
Found in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dragon Quest VII (3DS)
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest of the Stars
Dragon Quest Walk
Dragon Quest Tact
Effect Restores a decent amount of HP to one character.

AppearancesEdit

Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit

  Strong medicine (上やくそう)  
Description
Restores at least 50 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.
Effect
Restores 50~60 HP
Price Location
48/34 SOld in:
Khoryv
Super Secret Faerie Village
Ibis
Portoga
Baharata
Mur
Manoza
Immigrant Town
Tantegel
Kol



Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit

GameDescription
Restores a little of one party member's HP.[1]

Strong medicine appears exclusively in the Nintendo 3DS version, being commonly found in DLC Tablets and Traveller's Tablets in pots, barrels, treasure chests, and occasionally dropped by monsters. They restore around 50~68 HP to a single character per use. It can be sold for 6 gold.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit

GameDescription
Restores 50 or more HP to a single ally.[2]

Making their debut, strong medicine restores 50~68 HP to a single party member. In addition to being made in the Alchemy Pot, it can be purchased randomly from the girl selling herbs at Port Prospect for 10 gold. They can also be dropped by various monsters, including gargoyles, Hades' Condors, stone golems, treefaces, and treevils.

In the original Sony PlayStation 2 version, strong medicine can be sold for 88 gold each for the first 29 sold, 264 gold each for the 30th to 49th sold, then back to 88 gold for the 50th onwards. Since the Alchemy Pot works instantly in the Nintendo 3DS version, strong medicine can only be sold for 48 gold each for the first 29 sold, 32 gold each for the 30th to 49th sold, then only 16 gold each from the 50th onwards.

Strong medicine can also be used to make even more restorative items in the Alchemy Pot, as well.

Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Strong medicine
 
Medicinal herb
 
Medicinal herb
-


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Amor seco essence
 
Strong medicine
 
Holy water
-


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Rose-root
 
Strong medicine
 
Medicinal herb
-


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Rose-wort
 
Strong medicine
 
Moonwort bulb
-


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Special medicine
 
Strong medicine
 
Strong medicine
-


Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit

  Strong medicine (上やくそう)
Description
A helpful herb that restores 40~60 HP to a single ally
Rarity
★☆☆☆☆
Price Location
36/18 Found in:
Rank 1/I chests
Sold in:
Gleeba
Batsureg
Wormwood Creek
Dropped by:
Badboon (1/32)
Bag o' laughs (1/64)
Leafy larrikin (1/32)
Metal slime (1/64)
Medislime (1/16)
Treeface (1/32)
Zumeanie (1/16)
Recipe
  
Ingredient for
   



Dragon Quest XEdit

Strong medicine restores around 50 HP and can be found in various dungeons and made using the Alchemy Pot.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit

GameDescription
Restores at least 50 HP to a single ally. Consumed upon use.[3]

Once again, strong medicine can be purchased from various shops and roving emporiums around the world for 36 gold, particularly in the second act. It can also be picked up from sparkly spots and dropped from various monsters, including bongo drongos, great sabrecats, malicious hammerhoods, medislimes, stump grumps, vicious drackies, vicious fright bulbs, vicious great sabrecubs, vicious slimes, and zumeanies.

Dragon Quest Monsters: JokerEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2Edit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3DEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious KeyEdit

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3Edit

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark PrinceEdit

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight BelowEdit

Strong medicine will restore around 50 HP to whichever character the player is controlling. They appear as stage powerups that can be dropped by various monsters or found by smashing pots and barrels. Since they do not carry over between levels, they should be used as needed.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's EndEdit

Dragon Quest Builders 2Edit

Dragon Quest TreasuresEdit

A replica strong medicine appears under the older rose-root name as treasure No. 299 in the Items category, with a base value of 24,000.

Dragon Quest of the StarsEdit

Strong medicine restores around 60 HP to a single party member. It can be created by combining three medicinal herbs together.

Dragon Quest TactEdit

Strong Medicine Throw appears as a Perk that can be learned by Stump chump through Talent Blossoming. If an ally is attacked by an enemy within healing range, Stump chump will automatically heal them for a small amount of HP with a Strong Medicine.

Strong Medicine Throw (上やくそうなげ Jō yakusō nage) 
Ability information
Strong Medicine Throw
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Support Martial   0
Range Additional effects
 
1-2
None
Description
Heals a minor amount of HP for 1 ally
Naturally learnt by
Stump chump


In Other LanguagesEdit

Language Translation Meaning
  EspañolMedicina fuerteSpanish for "strong medicine".
  FrançaisRemède puissantFrench for "strong remedy".
  DeutschStarke arzneiGerman for "strong medicine".
  ItalianoMedicine potenteItalian for "potent medicine".

GalleryEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. Nintendo 3DS version.
  2. Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.
  3. Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.