I've been bitten by a cave spider, how can I cure the poison?

I've been bitten by a cave spider in a dungeon and now I'm poisoned. I'm taking too much damage when poisoned and I want to be cured.

I know when eating rotten flesh, I can be poisoned too, so an antidote could also help those who have eaten it.

What's the remedy?

Solution 1:

As of Beta 1.9, drinking Milk cures poison, as well as other potion effects.

Solution 2:

You can drink milk, I've tried it a bunch of times and it works.

You get the milk by getting a bucket and right click on a cow. It might take a few tries to get milk but just keep right clicking.

I'm sure you may want to save milk for a cake, but would you want to lose your stuff to a death just because you want a cake instead of getting more milk after you respawn?

There is a bunch of poisons and stuff that could kill you, so I say always bring a couple buckets of milk.