universal remedy
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The public must not expect cancer research to disclose the secret of the cause of cancer, nor to provide a universal remedy for advanced cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ginseng, which they pretended was a universal remedy, is found to be a root of no singular virtue.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
Harmony was esteemed the panacea, or universal remedy, in mental and even bodily affections; in the tones of the lute were found medical recipes in almost all diseases.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 by Various
This is my universal remedy; thousands and ten thousands of times have I experienced its efficacy.
From The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. by Graham, Isabella
The man kept his gravity, and did reverence to the poor doll, while I burned with indignation at being imposed upon by a counterfeit "universal remedy for all diseases."
From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.
