medicine vs snake oil

medicine and snake oil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medicine	Yes	No	Yes	No
snake oil	Yes	No	No	No

medicine (noun)	snake oil (noun)
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries	communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
punishment for one's actions	(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

medicine (verb)	snake oil (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine