nostrums — nos·trum || nÉ’strÉ™m / nÉ’ n. false or phony remedy; panacea … English contemporary dictionary
Patent medicine — E.W. Kemble s Death s Laboratory in Collier s in 1906 Patent medicine refers to medical compounds of questionable effectiveness sold under a variety of names and labels. The term patent medicine is somewhat of a misnomer because, in most cases,… … Wikipedia
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nostrum — [[t]nɒ̱strəm[/t]] nostrums 1) N COUNT: usu pl, oft N of n You can refer to ideas or theories about how something should be done as nostrums, especially when you think they are old fashioned or wrong in some way. [FORMAL] We would be peddling… … English dictionary
Curtis Howe Springer — Springer in an advertisement from September 1930. Born 2 December 1896(1896 12 02) Birmingham, Alabama … Wikipedia
Cuticura soap — 1894 Advertisement for Cuticura Soap from Good Housekeeping Magazine Cuticura soap is an antibacterial medicated soap, in use since 1865 manufactured by Potter Drug and Chemical Company, George Robert White owner. It contains triclocarban instead … Wikipedia
Nostrum — Nos trum ( tr[u^]m), n.; pl. {Nostrums} ( tr[u^]mz). [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Psychotherapy — • That branch of therapeutics which uses the mind to influence the body Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Psychotherapy Psychotherapy … Catholic encyclopedia
Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup — was a medicinal product formula compounded by Mrs. Charlotte N. Winslow and first marketed by her son in law Jeremiah Curtis and Benjamin A. Perkins in Bangor, Maine, USA in 1849. The formula consisted of morphine sulphate (65 mg per fluid ounce) … Wikipedia
nostrum — noun 1) they have to prove their nostrums work Syn: medicine, patent medicine, potion, elixir, panacea, cure all, wonder drug, quack remedy; informal magic bullet 2) right wing nostrums Syn: magic formula, recipe for success … Thesaurus of popular words
