nostrum
noun
[ ˈnɒstrəm ]
• a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective.
• "a charlatan who sells nostrums"
Similar:
patent medicine,
quack remedy,
potion,
elixir,
panacea,
cure-all,
cure for all ills,
universal remedy,
sovereign remedy,
wonder drug,
magic bullet,
catholicon,
diacatholicon,
panpharmacon,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin, used in the sense ‘(something) of our own making’, neuter of noster ‘our’.
