Perfect panacea
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| Japanese | 超万能ぐすり (VIII only) 超ばんのうぐすり (IX onward) |
| Romaji | Chō bannō gusuri |
| Old localisations | Greater panacea |
| Found in | Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest of the Stars |
| Effect | Cures a single party member of most negative status ailments and restores a large amount of HP. |
Perfect panacea, also known as Greater panacea, is a healing item in the series.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
The perfect panacea cures a single party member of the effects of poison/envenomation, paralysis, sleep, and confusion, as well as restoring a large amount of HP, and is consumed upon use. In its original appearance (Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King), it could fully restore a character's HP, but it was reduced to restoring around 90~120 HP in later games. In Dragon Quest XI, the perfect panacea is able to remove curses as well. The item art depicts it as a red pellet of medicine inside of a finely-decorated green-and-gold box.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
 | Fully restores HP of a single ally and cures a variety of status abnormalities.[1] |
Known as the greater panacea in this game, it will completely restore a single character's HP and cure them of the effects of poison, envenomation, paralysis, sleep, and confusion. It can be made in the Alchemy Pot. In the original Sony PlayStation 2 version, greater panacea can be sold for 880 gold each for the first five sold, 616 gold for the sixth through tenth, then dropping even further to 264 gold each from the eleventh sold onward.
- In the Nintendo 3DS version, greater panacea can be found randomly in blue treasure chests in the Arcadia Region, Blizzard Peaks, Isolated Plateau, the World of Darkness, and the Untrodden Groves. Since the Alchemy Pot works instantly, it can only be sold for 320 gold each for the first five sold, 224 gold each for the sixth through tenth, then dropping down to 96 gold each from the eleventh onward.
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Greater panacea |
 Special medicine |
Special medicine |
Special medicine |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
Greater panacea |
 Lesser panacea |
Special medicine |
 Rose-wort |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]
Perfect panacea (超ばんのうぐすり)
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| A remedy that removes all manner of ills and restores around 90 HP.[2] | |||
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| ★☆☆☆☆ | |||
| Price | Location | ||
| 245 / 245 | Krak Pot 6% chance of being found in Rank 7 (C) blue treasure chests in grottoes. Sold from the DQVC during Alchaid 3, Metal Slime Time, Companions Collection, Handwear Fayre, New Year's Sale, Companions Collection 2, Guest Guys' Gear Week, Heroes of History, Guest Guys' Gear Week 2, Heroes of History 3, Bridal Fayre, and Everything Rust Go Sale. |
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*A single dose of perfect panacea is required to complete Quest #148: Flaptride, along with a phial of elfin elixir, a dose of special medicine, and an Yggdrasil bud.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
 | Cures an ally of most ailments and restores at least 90 HP. Consumed upon use.[3] |
Perfect panacea cures a single character of the effects of poison, envenomation, paralysis, sleep, confusion, and curses, as well as restoring around 90 to 120 HP, and is consumed upon use. It can be sold from most roving emporiums starting from Laguna di Gondolia during act two and item shops in the postgame. It is always dropped by Wight bulbs and has a 1⁄64 chance of being dropped by Cureslime and Vicious cureslime. One perfect panacea can be found in a barrel at the Heliodor Region and another in a pot in the Heliodor Sewers during act two.
Perfect panacea is used in a singular recipe for the Fun-Size Forge:
- Recipe: Catholicon ring = Gold bar + Perfect panacea x3 + Royal ruby x2 + Red wood x3
Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit | edit source]
Perfect panacea cures a single character of the effects of poison, paralysis, sleep, and confusion. It can be created at the item workshop by combining a lesser panacea, three doses of superior medicine, and three doses of softwort.
In Other Languages[edit | edit source]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Panacea mayor (VIII only) Panacea perfecta (IX onward) | Spanish for "greater panacea". Spanish for "perfect panacea". |
 Français | Panacée suprême (VIII only) Panacée universelle (IX onward) | French for "supreme panacea". (VIII only) French for "universal panacea". (IX onward) |
 Deutsch | Allheilmittel | German for "panacea" or "cure-all". Derived from the German all, heilin and Mittel. |
 Italiano | Gran panacea | Italian for "great panacea". |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- A panacea is a supposed remedy that is claimed to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. It is named after the Greek goddess of universal remedy, Panacea. In the past, it was sought after by alchemists, along with the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone.