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"
Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses. Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight. = healing. able to, or intended to cure illness heal (curatif, from curare; CURE)