Give drugs to banish cold and help settle (7)
I believe the answer is:
mediate
'help settle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mediate that I've seen before include "try to resolve dispute" , "To referee" , "Act as middle man" , "Help settle a dispute" , "Intervene, act as go-between" .)