Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Curative \Cur"a*tive\ (k?r"?-t?v), a. [Cf. F. curatif. See
   {Cure}, v. t.]
   Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to
   cure. --Arbuthnot.

Source : WordNet®

curative
     adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of
           herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial
           surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and
           fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
           [syn: {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial}, {sanative},
            {therapeutic}]
     n : a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
         [syn: {remedy}, {cure}]