remedy vs balm

remedy and balm both are nouns.

remedy is a verb but balm is not a verb.

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

As nouns, balm is a hyponym of remedy; that is, balm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remedy:

remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
balm: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Other hyponyms of remedy include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.

remedy (noun)	balm (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

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

Difference between remedy and balm

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