[ adj ] tending to cure or restore to health <adj.all> curative powers of herbal remediesher gentle healing hand remedial surgery a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air a therapeutic agent therapeutic diets
Sanative \San"a*tive\, a. [LL. sanativus.] Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal; sanatory. -- {San"a*tive*ness}, n.