Synonyms of the word

remedial

• adj. curative; providing a remedy.
• adj. intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject.

alterative

• n. (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body,…
• adj. Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions…

bettering

• v. present participle of better.
• n. improvement.

curative

• adj. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
• n. A substance that acts as a cure.

healing

• n. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
• n. An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
• n. The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
• v. present participle of heal.

healthful

• adj. Beneficial to bodily health.
• adj. Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.

sanative

• adj. That cures or restores; curative or restorative.

therapeutic

• adj. Of, or relating to therapy.
• adj. Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
• n. (medicine) A therapeutic agent.