[2] Panacea may have been an independent goddess before being absorbed into the Asclepius myth.

[1] Panacea traditionally had a poultice or potion with which she healed the sick.

[citation needed] This brought about the concept of the panacea in medicine, a substance with the alleged property of curing all diseases.

The term "panacea" has also come into figurative use as meaning "something used to solve all problems".

I swear, calling upon Apollo the physician and Asclepius, Hygeia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses as witnesses, that I will fulfill this oath and this contract according to my ability and judgment.