1. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
   - panacea, catholicon, cure-all 
2. Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable

Derived forms: nostrums

Type of: curative, cure, patent medicine, remedy, therapeutic

Encyclopedia: Nostrum

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