nostrum
/ˈnɑstrəm/
noun
- A medicine or remedy that is not scientifically proven, often sold with exaggerated claims.
- The market was full of vendors selling nostrums that promised to cure anything.
- Doctors warn against buying nostrums from unlicensed websites.
- He spent a fortune on a nostrum that claimed to grow hair overnight.
- A questionable or oversimplified solution to a complex problem.
- Calling for lower taxes is a popular nostrum, but it rarely solves budget problems.
- We need real reform, not another nostrum from the same old thinkers.
- The politician's plan was just a nostrum that ignored the real issues.