cure-all vs nostrum

cure-all and nostrum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cure-all	Yes	No	No	No
nostrum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cure-all and nostrum are synonyms defined as:

cure-all and nostrum: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

Other synonyms of cure-all include catholicon, panacea.

cure-all (noun)	nostrum (noun)
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists	patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
	hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists