curative
adjective
[ ˈkjʊərətɪv ]
• able to cure disease.
• "the curative properties of herbs"
Similar:
healing,
therapeutic,
medicinal,
remedial,
curing,
corrective,
restorative,
tonic,
health-giving,
healthful,
sanative,
febrifugal,
vulnerary,
analeptic,
iatric,
curative
noun
• a curative medicine or agent.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to cures’): from French curatif, -ive, from medieval Latin curativus, from Latin curare (see cure).
