panacea

English Thesaurus

1. hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic,
definition	:	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	elixir,
definition	:	a substance believed to cure all ills (noun.food)

2. (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	greek deity,
definition	:	a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person)