panacea vs catholicon

panacea and catholicon both are nouns.

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

As nouns, panacea and catholicon are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of panacea include cure-all, nostrum.

panacea (noun)	catholicon (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