panacea; elixir of life
A mythical medicine that cures all diseases or grants immortality. Often used in fantasy, mythology, or metaphorically for a miraculous solution.
He set out on a journey in search of the legendary elixir of life.
This new medicine works like a panacea.
gambir; catechu; cutch
Compound of 仙 (hermit, immortal) and 薬 (medicine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with Taoist alchemy and the search for an elixir of immortality.