PANACEA Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster In current use, panacea most often refers to a remedy—medical or otherwise—that inevitably falls far short of what some claim or hope it can do, but the word’s Latin and Greek forebears referred to plants with legit healing properties, including mints and yarrows
Panacea - Wikipedia This brought about the concept of the panacea in medicine, a substance with the alleged property of curing all diseases The term "panacea" has also come into figurative use as meaning "something used to solve all problems"
panacea - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun panacea (plural panaceas or panaceae or panaceæ) A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all Synonym: heal-all A solution to all problems Synonym: chicken soup A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes