preparation vs remedy

preparation

noun
  • A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared. 

  • The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day. 

  • The state of being prepared; readiness. 

  • Devotional exercises introducing an office. 

  • Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano. 

  • The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance. 

  • The act of preparing or getting ready. 

  • A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen. 

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 preparation and remedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )