snake oil vs medicine

snake oil and medicine both are nouns.

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

snake oil (noun)	medicine (noun)
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive	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
(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless	punishment for one's actions
	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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