Orc "vitality Drink"
Appearing in The Lord of the Rings (The Two Towers), this is an unnamed liquid given by Uglúk to the captive and weak Merry and Pippin. It gives them strength during their journey to Isengard. Described as having a burning sensation when drunk, it gives Merry a "hot fierce glow" inside. It also removes or dulls his bodily pain, enabling him to stand. Despite its invigorating nature, it is not very filling.
In the extended edition of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Two Towers, an orc forces some down Merry's throat when Pippin requests that he be given water. In the book, Uglúk also smears some "dark stuff" from a box on a wound to Merry's head (absent from the film).
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