heilend
Heilend is a German adjective meaning healing or curative. It describes substances, processes, or actions that promote recovery from illness or injury, or that have restorative effects. In medical contexts it is used for therapies, medicines, or practices believed to support healing, as in phrases like "heilende Wirkung des Medikaments" (therapeutic effect of the medication) or "eine heilende Behandlung." In everyday language it can also be used more figuratively to denote comfort or emotional restoration, for example "heilende Ruhe" or "heilender Blick."
The word is formed from the verb heilen (to heal) with the participle suffix -end, and it
Usage notes: heilend typically appears in contexts referring to genuine or claimed restorative effects, but as
See also: Heilen, Heilung, Heilmittel, Heilkunde, Heiler. Translation equivalents include healing, curative, restorative.