Good analogy and, here again, Mother Nature offered the answer. Salicylic acid (Aspirin) derived from the bark of a willow (Salix). American Indians would boil willow bark and use the broth as a kind of panacea.

Dharmanol, The Miracle in a Tablet or Lozenge, could be something of a panacea, as well, inasmuch as it strengthens the body's existing endocannabinoid system, which plays an important role in healthy immune system function.

As Forbes pointed out, the Big Pharma model is becoming too costly, even for Big Pharma.