<adj.all> recuperative powers strongly recuperative remedies restorative effects of exercise
Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\ (r?*st?r"?*t?v), a. [Cf. F. restoratif.] Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.
Destroys life's enemy, Hunger, with sweet restorative delight. --Milton.
Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\, n. Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative medicine. --Arbuthnot.
That is, an arms-control agreement would be a political restorative for the Reagan presidency, a chance to pack 10 points onto Ronald Reagan's approval rating in some TV network's semiannual opinion poll (and keep Nancy happy in the bargain).
The war began a restorative process, and particularly so when the U.S. took a hand.