catholicon vs curative

catholicon and curative both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catholicon	Yes	No	No	No
curative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, curative is a hypernym of catholicon; that is, curative is a word with a broader meaning than catholicon:

catholicon: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Other hypernyms of catholicon include cure, remedy, therapeutic.

catholicon (noun)	curative (noun)
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

catholicon (adjective)	curative (adjective)
	tending to cure or restore to health