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digestive system
intestinal worms
botanicals
primary herbs
note: use cathartic-laxative in formulae or immediately after to expel worms.
Allium sativum: oxyuriasis, see treatment in Weiss, p. 120
Artemisia abrotanum: threadworms in children (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 32)
Artemisia absinthium: nematodes: Enterobius or Ascaris (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 33)
Artemisia cina: Ascaris lumbricoides; dose persistently at half to 1 grain, may fast on papaya, pineapple, and pumpkin seeds, water. Repeat Artemisia cina after 1 week. (Mitchell, p. 5)
Artemisia vulgaris: threadworm, roundworm, with Tanacetum vulgare and
Picraena excelsa (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 34)
Aspidium filix-mas (Dryopteris filix-mas): Taenia (tapeworm) can cause toxic liver damage with jaundice; see instructions in Weiss, pp. 118-119
Chenopodium ambrosioides (toxic, oil): especially roundworm and hookworm; tapeworm, whipworm. Child: 2-3 drops twice daily 2-3 days, then use strong purgative e.g. Cascara sagrada; adult: 2-3x dose of child. (Smith)
Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin seed): must eat large amounts: 1-2 lb. per day; grind in blender, tapeworm, not very reliable (Smith, Weiss, p. 119)
Daucus carota: threadworms: serve nothing but coarse or finely grated carrot for 1-2 days, as much as child likes; during inactive stage, use a glass of carrot juice per day or 1-2 large carrots for breakfast daily (Weiss, p. 121)
Inula helenium: needs to be very aromatic (use 2nd year root); vermifuge, clears mucus. Adult dose: powder half to one tsp. three times daily (Smith)
Matricaria discoidea or matricarioides: expels round worms, whipworms. See treatment in Weiss, p. 122
Picraena excelsa: soak in cold water, do not use hot water; prophylactic for worms (Smith)
Punica granatum: (Mitchell, p. 5)
Spigelia marilandica (toxic): (Mitchell, p. 5)
Tanacetum vulgare: (Mitchell, p. 5)
complementary herbs
Papayasan: available from BioForce
footnotes