Noun
A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
Source: Webster's dictionary"Peace through Strength," surely history's most exploded nostrum. Christopher Hitchens
A patent medicine, also known as a nostrum is a commercial product advertised as a purported over-the-counter medicine without regard to its effectiveness. Source: Internet
He contends that Operation Mare Nostrum encourages immigrants to come to Italy as evidenced by the spike in the number of arrivals: 8,000 and 65,000 for the first half of 2013 and 2014, respectively. Source: Internet
Instead, Gallego, who started his airline career in 1997 with the Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum, takes the reins. Source: Internet
Pons also spoke with Air Europa and Air Nostrum about more inter-island flights because of the increase in the residents discount to 75%. Source: Internet
The boats appeared shortly after Italy had ended its Mare Nostrum naval search and rescue operation. Source: Internet