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nostrums

noun

Meaning

  1. A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
  2. An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data