noun
- substances or treatments that cure illness or disease
Usage: plural form of curative
Examples
- The herbalist recommended several natural curatives for the patient’s condition.
- Ancient civilizations relied on plant-based curatives to treat various ailments.
- Modern medicine has developed powerful curatives for diseases once thought incurable.
- The pharmacy stocks both traditional and alternative curatives.
- Researchers are studying new curatives derived from marine organisms.
- Many folk curatives have been scientifically validated in recent studies.