Strong medicine

Strong medicine
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.

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.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]

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 Past[edit]

Game	Description
	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 King[edit]

Game	Description
	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 Skies[edit]

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 X[edit]

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 Age[edit]

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