panacea vs remedy

panacea

noun
  • A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all. 

  • A solution to all problems. 

remedy

noun
  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

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