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An antidote, or more literally, a potion of cure poison, was a potion that could cure a specific poison, or multiple poisons.

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Antidotes were a direct cure for a poison. However, they weren't the only way to rid poison, as the poisoned creature could be cured by clerical[2] or druidic magic.[3][4] They could also cure against magical poisons.[5] Some poisons were antidotes to other poisons. Sometimes even a poison was the antidote to itself, such as specific doses of srindym.[6]

There were many ways to make antidotes, as they cured individual types of poisons, and thus required a range of ingredients in their production. A common ingredient for antidotes was the horn of a unicorn.[7] Another recipe for a thick and chewable antidote was made using a variety of herbs and roots, including salts of mugwart and a certain type of alchemical suspension.[1]

In the land of the Malatran Plateau, antidotes were brewed using curative herbs found in the Living Jungle and kept in yellow-skinned gourds.[8]

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Novels
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth DrannorNeverwinterThe Howling DelveVenom in Her Veins
Video Games
Eye of the BeholderBaldur's GateBaldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnBaldur's Gate II: Throne of BhaalIcewind DalePool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth DrannorIcewind Dale IIBaldur's Gate III
Licensed Adventures & Organized Play
An Army of One Thousand

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