The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - salve n.

1) balm, ointment, unguent, dressing, cream, lotion, demulcent, embrocation, liniment: The doctor applied a salve to the wound and bandaged it. 2) emollient, balm, palliative, tranquillizer, opiate, anodyne, narcotic, relief, assuagement: The money was more a salve to his conscience than a token of his charity. --v. 3) mitigate, relieve, ease, alleviate, assuage, palliate, soothe, mollify, comfort, appease: There must be something you can do to allow them to save face and to salve their wounded pride.