A cure-all.
This used to just refer to a medicine that cured everything medical, but since has been used for anything that would solve all of another problem--such as crime, homelessness, and so on. It is sometimes used to refer to a 'cure-all' for a single issue, such as disease, but other times referring to all problems that a group might face.
The origin of this word if Greek, for 'All-Healing', but it's also a lesser known (seriously lesser known) goddess of the Greek Pantheon. She is the daughter of Asclepius, the goddess of medicines, salves, and other curatives. She is not the goddess of Healing, just the pills and potions used for that. She only comes up a few times in the records of Greek Mythos, but one of those is the Hippocratic Oath. (Randomly, one of the oath's used as a modern equivalent to that oath is called the Lasagna Oath. Doctors, before becoming a Doctor, make the Oath of Lasagna.)
Doctors throughout history have searched for a panacea, something to rid the world of all illness, but it's also considered unattainable by many because of how diverse problems can be, and how varied medicine must be to combat the issues of the world.
If you listen to Grandma though, you've probably got a soup recipe that makes everything better. As a woman, I've been told several times that chocolate is a good cure-all also. Combining those two, I'd say that chocolate fondue should make the world doubly better. So, with those in mind, please go eat whatever will make you happy. Happiness is a good cure-all too, so start there. The rest will follow.
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