I.that which heals again; a cure, remedy (class. and freq.).
I. Lit., a remedy, medicine: “ratio remedi certa,” Lucr. 6, 1226: “pantheras, quae in barbariā venenatā carne caperentur, remedium quoddam habere, quo cum essent usae, non morerentur,” Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 126: “contrariis remediis sanant,” Cels. 3, 9.—With gen.: “remedium est magni et recentis doloris sanguis missus,” Cels. 4, 6.—With contra: “contra omnium morsus remedio est gallinaceum cerebrum,” Plin. 29, 4, 27, § 88: “fumum ejus contra alia ligna,” id. 12, 17, 39, § 78; Aug. Pecc. Merit. 2, 3.— Absol.: “abstinere cibo omni, aut potu, etc.... in praesentissimis remediis habetur,” Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53: “in remedio est,” id. 29, 4, 27, § 88: “remedium ad fauces pollicitus,” Suet. Ner. 35 fin. et saep.—
B. Esp., a charm, amulet, magic preventive: “si qui remedia quartanae vel doloris alterius collo gestaret,” Amm. 19, 12, 14.—
II. Trop., a means of aid, assistance, or relief; a remedy: “ad magnitudinem frigorum remedium comparare,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26; so, “remedia sibi comparare ad tolerandum dolorem,” id. Tusc. 5, 26, 74: “remedium quaerere ad moram,” id. Clu. 9, 27; cf.: “adversus consulta senatūs et decreta principum vel magistratuum remedium nullum est, nisi, etc.,” Quint. 5, 2, 5: “adversus reliqua uti remediis,” id. 4, 2, 101: “remedium in ceteros,” Tac. H. 1, 20 fin.: “illius tanti vulneris,” Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1: “aegritudinum,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 28: “miseriarum,” id. Ad. 3, 1, 7: “iracundiae,” id. Phorm. 1, 4, 8: “infirmae memoriae,” Quint. 11, 2, 49: “hujus metūs,” id. 1, 2, 6: “ubertatis,” id. 2, 4, 6: “cum hoc unum his tot in commodis remedium esse arbitrarer,” Cic. Div. in Caecil. 3, 9: quibus rebus nostri haec reperiebant remedia, ut, etc., Caes B. C. 3, 50; cf.: “veneficiis remedia invenire,” Cic. Phil. 13, 11, 25: “quod remedium huic malo inveniam?” Ter. And. 3, 1, 10; id. Phorm, 1, 4, 23; “4, 3, 11: acrioribus saluti suae remediis subvenire,” Cic. Clu. 24, 67: “id remedium timori fuit,” Liv. 3, 3, 5: “cum utrumque ipsi pro remedio aegris rebus discordiā intestinā petissent,” id. 9, 20, 5: “hinc ira et questus, et postquam non subinveniebat (Olennius) remedium ex bello,” Tac. A. 4, 72.
