nos ‧ trum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: nostrum 'something of ours' ]
an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all:
an economic nostrum
nos ‧ trum /ˈnɒstrəm $ ˈnɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: nostrum 'something of ours' ]
an idea that someone thinks will solve a problem easily, but will probably not help at all:
an economic nostrum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012