catholicon vs panacea

catholicon and panacea both are nouns.

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

As nouns, catholicon and panacea are synonyms defined as:

catholicon and panacea: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

Other synonyms of catholicon include cure-all, nostrum.

catholicon (noun)	panacea (noun)
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists	hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists