antidote vs magic bullet

antidote

noun
  • A remedy to counteract the effects of poison. 

  • Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful. 

verb
  • To counteract as an antidote. 

magic bullet

noun
  • A simple remedy for a difficult or complex problem, especially a cure for a disease. 

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