curative
Able to heal
Curative means having the power to cure or heal.
A curative treatment addresses the underlying disease rather than just managing symptoms: The drug proved curative in early-stage patients.
As a noun, a curative is a remedy or medicine: ancient curatives for common ailments.
Curative treatment or fix
- salveTopical healing preparation
- balmHealing topical preparation
- restorativePromoting return to health
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
poultice · tonic · elixir · panacea · alleviation · amelioration · mending · rejuvenation
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
antifungal · antimicrobial · antiseptic · vaccine · immunization · pharmaceutical · prescription · dosage
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restorationReturning something to condition
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
renewal · resilience · improvement · comeback · revival · rebuilding · reconstitution · overcoming
Addressing interconnected wholes
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- nutritionBodily use of food
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
balance · vitality · self-care · detox · cleanse · naturopathic · homeopathic · acupuncture
remedy
Curative treatment or fix
- salveTopical healing preparation
- balmHealing topical preparation
- restorativePromoting return to health
soothing · poultice · tonic · elixir · panacea · alleviation · amelioration · mending · rejuvenation · revitalization
treatment
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
antiviral · antifungal · antimicrobial · antiseptic · vaccine · immunization · pharmaceutical · prescription · dosage · prophylactic
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restorationReturning something to condition
regeneration · renewal · resilience · improvement · comeback · revival · rebuilding · reconstitution · overcoming · reawakening
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- preventiveMeant to stop trouble
- nutritionBodily use of food
- well-beingState of health, contentment
lifestyle · balance · vitality · self-care · detox · cleanse · naturopathic · homeopathic · acupuncture · chiropractic
- Drug Traitsaddictive, potent, toxic, sedative, narcotic
- healing effectstherapeutic, restorative, healing, soothing, pain relief
- beneficialbeneficial, helpful, advantageous, favorable, good
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- prognosispoor prognosis, favorable, unfavorable, guarded, grim
- Cancer Stagingstaging, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4
curativeineffective
Lacking power to achieve
useless · palliative · symptomatic · inert
curativeharmful
Causing damage or injury
injurious · damaging · detrimental · deleterious · toxic