heal-all
(ˈhiːlɔːl)
[f. heal v. + all. Cf. all-heal.]
1. Something that heals or is reputed to heal all diseases; a universal remedy; a panacea. Also fig.
| 1577 B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. iv. (1586) 191 It was called in the olde time Panacea or Healeal. a 1878 Lewes Study Psychol. (1879) 150 Forgiveness is contemplated as a heal-all. 1891 Lit. World 4 Sept. 159 Unlike many other popular economic heal-alls, co-operation does not involve any fundamental economic fallacy. |
2. Herb. A popular name of various plants, including Rhodiola rosea, Valeriana officinalis, Prunella vulgaris, and Collinsonia canadensis.
| 1853 G. Johnston Nat. Hist. E. Bord. 82 (Britt. & Holl.) Rhodiola rosea. Often to be met with in gardens, where it is sometimes called Heal-all, for the leaves are applied to recent cuts of a slight nature. 1884 Miller Plant-n., Heal⁓all, Collinsonia canadensis and Rhodiola rosea. |