Definition of Panacia
Pan`a*ce"a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; all-healing; &?;, &?;, all + &?; to heal.]
1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal
medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for
affliction.
2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- Something that will solve all problems: "A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes."
- A false cure-all; a nostrum (negative sense), snake oil.
Panacea- Daughter of Asclepius and Salus (or Epione). She was the personification of healing through herbs.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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