Literal translation
he's a remedy
Meaning
he's a very ugly person
Explanation
Said of a very ugly person, especially a woman. The full formula, es un remèdi contro l'amour (it's a remedy against love), builds on the foul taste of old-time medicines, purges and cod liver oil, to spin the image of disgust. One also says of someone that they are liked like a purge or like cagagne (diarrhea).