Panacea

  1. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) Daughter of Asclepius and Salus (or Epione). She was the personification of healing through herbs.
  2. Noun.  A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
  3. Noun.  Something that will solve all problems.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.

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