Elixir
Elixir noun - Something that cures all ills or problems.
Usage example: warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes
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Panacea
Panacea noun - Something that cures all ills or problems.
Usage example: a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything
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- These productions were usually sponsored by some sort of elixir or panacea, or "snake oil" to critics, that purportedly would cure a wide variety of ills.
Source: Medicine Show - However, alchemy always had something occult-like to it, as evidenced by goals such as the panacea (cure-all) and the "Elixir of Life" (which grants immortality).
Source: Alchemy Is Magic -
Western alchemists spent their lives seeking an immortality potion that was variously called aqua vitae, panacea, elixir, the philosopher's stone, or literally hundreds of other names.
Source: Immortality Seeker
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