nostrum vs remedy

nostrum and remedy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nostrum	Yes	No	No	No
remedy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, remedy is a hypernym of nostrum; that is, remedy is a word with a broader meaning than nostrum:

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

Other hypernyms of nostrum include curative, cure, therapeutic.

nostrum (noun)	remedy (noun)
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

nostrum (verb)	remedy (verb)
	provide relief for
	set straight or right