dose vs salve

dose

verb
  • To administer a dose to. 

  • To prescribe a dose. 

  • To transmit a venereal disease. 

noun
  • A venereal infection. 

  • A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. 

  • The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered or experienced at any one time. 

salve

verb
  • To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint. 

  • To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good. 

  • To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute. 

  • To calm or assuage. 

intj
  • Hail; a greeting. 

noun
  • An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. 

  • Any remedy or action that soothes or heals. 

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