alterative vs healing

alterative

noun
  • A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. 

adj
  • Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one. 

  • Causing alteration. 

healing

noun
  • The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves. 

  • An act of healing, as by a faith healer. 

  • The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems. 

How often have the words alterative and healing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )