restorative

Etymology

From Middle English restoratif, restoratyve, from Old French restoratif, restauratif and Medieval Latin restaurātīvus.

adj

1. Serving to restore.
   After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
   Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved. 2019, Bridget Sweet, Thinking Outside the Voice Box, page 71

noun

1. Something with restoring properties.
   Marianne’s joy was almost a degree beyond happiness, so great was the perturbation of her spirits and her impatience to be gone. Her unwillingness to quit her mother was her only restorative to calmness; and at the moment of parting her grief on that score was excessive. 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 25
2. (euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.