worms- the popular name of helminths and parasitic worms that can live in the human body. Diseases caused by worms are called helminthoses. Symptoms of helminth infections are very diverse, similar to the manifestations of many common diseases: renal colic, pneumonia, hepatitis, pancreatitis, intestinal dysfunction, indigestion. There are many types of worms that can infect the human body - more than two hundred species, at least twenty of which are common in Europe.
It is believed that worms are a problem specific to countries with low social security and poorly developed medical science. Allegedly, only poverty, the poor, as well as people who are excluded from society and have fallen from it, suffer from worms. There is no such thing! A resident of any state, regardless of the level of prosperity, can be infected with worms. There can be no talk of exclusivity in this case. Another thing is that developed societies are protected from such diseases not only by advanced medicine, but also by culture, so that people acquire knowledge about the methods of combating, treatment and prevention of helminthiasis from the moment of their emergence. In this article, we will get acquainted with the most effective of them.
Prevention of helminthiasis in folk medicine
To prevent helminthiasis, traditional medicine recommends observing hand hygiene, washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly with clean water, eating meat well, and disinfecting insects in food stores. Maintain cleanliness not only in places where people live directly, but also in places where pets and livestock live. Where cattle are grazing, water should be boiled if possible, and raw water from natural sources should be avoided. When relaxing in nature, it is important to control the purity and smell of water in reservoirs. Even running water can carry the risk of helminth infection if livestock swim upstream. No matter how cute it looks, you should be suspicious of any stray animal and avoid contact with it. It is important to eat well, to eat foods rich in vitamins and trace elements. A healthy body has a strong immune system, which means that the risk of infection is reduced.
Herbal food as an anthelmintic agent
Treatment of worms with folk remedies includes a number of food products, their role in the treatment of helminthosis is no less important.
Onion, garlic, horseradish
These are time-tested anthelmintic products, their regular use will help prevent the risk of infection. As for the treatment, onions and garlic will also help. During treatment, onions can be consumed by both children and adults, but it is not recommended to give garlic to small children. The method of using onion as an anthelmintic is simple. Half a cup of finely chopped onion should be poured with boiling water. Brew it, then take it before breakfast for ten days. It is also easy to prepare an anthelmintic from garlic. Four large cloves of garlic should be crushed into a paste and poured with fresh (preferably homemade) milk. The mixture should be boiled and left overnight. As a result, the medicine should be taken with a sip before meals. Onions and garlic help with enterobiosis (a disease caused by parasites from the family of pinworms, roundworms). Reviews of the benefits of onion and garlic are positive, but most of those who have recovered agree that garlic is more effective, especially if you not only take the milk-garlic mixture internally, but also enema 100 ml with it every day.
Often in collections of folk remedies there are tips to combine horseradish with garlic to fight worms. Six cloves of garlic are made into a fine paste, and a medium-sized crushed horseradish root is added to it. Half a liter of vodka is poured into the resulting mixture. Tincture is aged for ten days. The product should be consumed one tablespoon before eating. Experts claim that the drug helps not only with enterobiosis, but also with ascariasis (helminthiasis caused by roundworms). The undoubted advantage of alcohol tinctures is the possibility of long-term storage at home.
Sauerkraut
A well-known folk remedy for worms. Rich in vitamin C, sauerkraut significantly improves immunity and strengthens the body, reducing the risk of infection with worms. This tasty and healthy product serves not only for prevention, but also for the treatment of helminthiasis. The treatment method is as follows: half an hour before meals, you need to eat a bowl of sauerkraut and wash it down with salt water. Within twenty days, the worms will leave the infected body. I think that both children and adults will be pleased with such a tasty treat. Reviews of people who use this method note its effectiveness against pinworms.
Cabbage is often fermented together with another excellent anthelmintic - carrots, used in folk medicine to fight pinworms. It can be consumed separately in the form of juices (for children) and raw (for adults). Combining cabbage and carrots will only increase the effect of the treatment of helminthiasis.
Pumpkin
Pumpkin occupies an important place in the arsenal of folk remedies for worms in humans. True, in this case, the seeds of the vegetable are not used. They contain substances that cause paralysis of the locomotor system of parasitic roundworms (pinworms and roundworms). Pumpkin seeds and the oil obtained from them are an anti-worm remedy known in academic medicine. Pumpkin seeds are a wonderful and very healthy delicacy, so they are great for preventing helminthiasis in children. But for treatment, it is not enough to just chew the seeds, you need to use their alcohol tincture; To prepare it, you need to buy two hundred grams of peeled pumpkin seeds and a glass of medical alcohol. Seeds should be infused in alcohol for three days. Tincture should be taken one tablespoon before each meal. Treatment lasts a week.
Helminths are also treated with pumpkin oil. Treatment and prevention with pumpkin oil is suitable for very young children who cannot yet eat a handful of hard seeds. A teaspoon of pumpkin oil is an excellent remedy for preventing helminthiasis, and also helps with constipation and indigestion.
Alcohol tincture is a folk remedy for worms for adults. In other forms (including seeds and oil), pumpkin is useful for both adults and children.
Finally, it should be added that during treatment it is important to follow a diet, not to eat rough and heavy foods (fatty pork, legumes, raw cabbage).
Other herbal anthelmintics
If the previous section was about food, this section will focus on plant products that humans do not eat. It includes medicinal plants, leaves, bark and non-edible parts of tree fruits.
walnut
It was recognized as an anthelmintic during the time of Hippocrates. It was popularized here by the Kuban Cossacks. Dried walnut partitions are used to prepare the decoction, and fresh green leaves are used for the infusion. Leaves and partitions can be combined with each other, the effectiveness of the product will only increase. The infusion is prepared quickly - crushed walnut leaves are poured with a glass of boiling water, allowed to stand for two hours, filtered and used a spoonful before eating. Treatment lasts three days. When preparing the decoction, the following proportions are observed: for two glasses of water - one crushed leaf and a dozen dried walnut partitions. Cook for fifteen to twenty minutes and that's it - the broth is ready. Use in the same way as infusion.
Reviews of the use of this anthelmintic show its effectiveness against all intestinal parasites. just remember that walnut infusions and decoctions, like other natural remedies, cannot be used if you have individual intolerance.
Aspen
Decoctions from the bark of this tree help treat opisthorchosis (a disease caused by cat hair - a parasite of the genus flatworms - and primarily affects the liver, gall bladder and pancreas). Prepare the infusion as follows:
- the bark of young aspens is collected in spring;
- lightly dry the peel and then grind it in any convenient way;
- pour vodka into the shell in a ratio of one to five;
- insist ten days;
- separate the liquid from the wood pulp by filtering it with cheesecloth or a coarse cloth;
- A new shell is added to the resulting liquid and the process is repeated;
- Let the product stand until a precipitate appears, which must be carefully separated from the liquid part.
According to reviews, there is no more effective remedy against flat parasites in folk medicine than aspen bark. The infusion should be used after consultation with a parasitologist, who determines the dose and duration of treatment. Contraindicated for children.
Herbs
In folk practice, herbs such as elecampane, tansy, chamomile, St. John's wort, immortelle, wormwood, clove, celandine are used for the treatment of helminthiasis. Each of these herbs deserves special attention, but in this article we have examined only the most effective means, and therefore we will focus on the "three".
Trochatka is a method of treating helminthosis with a combination of three herbs: tansy (heads), wormwood and cloves (fruits). To start treatment with this method, it is necessary to grind all the herbs into powder and strictly follow the dosage using a pharmacy scale. The resulting powders should be drunk three times a day, half an hour before meals, in the following dosage: tansy - 1 gram, clove - 0. 5 grams, wormwood - 0. 3 grams. Reviews indicate the highest effectiveness of the method.
Contraindicated for children and adults suffering from gastric ulcer, gastritis or hypertension. The product should not be used by women during pregnancy and menstruation.
Traditional medicine has wide possibilities in the treatment of helminthosis. However, it should be remembered that even natural remedies can cause side effects or allergic reactions. Therefore, it is recommended to consult a doctor before using this or that folk remedy.