SALVE

[noun] [C] - an oily substance used on a damaged, sore or dry place on your body to make it hurt less and encourage new skin to grow; ointment(esp. old use) The plant has an old herbal use in salves for treating cuts.(figurative) She created this fantasy as a salve to her hurt feelings (= way of making her feelings hurt less). [C](figurative) I hadn't written to her for months so I sent her a little present as a salve to my conscience (= to make me feel less guilty).