Worms are very common and affect humans, animals and plants. About 250 species of these parasites are now known to inhabit the human body. The most common human lesions are pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms.
Treatment and elimination of worms is usually carried out medically, using various worm medications for people. However, in some cases, for example, if worms are found during pregnancy, the use of chemicals is prohibited. In such cases, you can use alternative, more cost-effective recipes for the body for worms.
Consider several effective methods of how to remove worms with folk remedies.
Pumpkin seeds for worms
There are several recipes on how to deal with worms with pumpkin seeds:
- Eat three tablespoons of pumpkin seeds on an empty stomach. After two hours, drink a laxative (you can use vegetable oil). The procedure can be repeated the next day.
- Eat half a cup of pumpkin seeds in the morning and in the evening a quarter of an hour before meals for 7 days.
- A decoction of pumpkin seeds: Pour 500 g of ground seeds in their shell with a liter of boiled water and place in a water bath for 2 hours. Then cool the broth, strain and drink in small portions for an hour.
It should be borne in mind that pumpkin seeds for all recipes must be raw, not heat-treated. These safe recipes can also be used to prevent worms in humans. It is advisable to put cleansing enemas after use on the second and third days as the worms come out for several days. This will help to prevent intoxication of the body by decomposition products.
garlic for worms
It is also a good folk remedy for worms, which can also be used for prevention.
- Boil the porridge of 5 cloves of garlic in 200 ml of milk over low heat in a closed container for about 15 minutes, then let it ferment until it cools under the lid. Take 1 hot teaspoon 4-5 times a day before meals for a week.
- Add freshly squeezed garlic juice (10-12 drops) to a glass of milk, take a quarter cup 4 times a day for 7 days.
- Worm enema with garlic. To prepare it, add 5-10 g of garlic porridge to a glass of boiled water, leave to infuse for several hours. Do an enema 1-2 hours before bed. The course of treatment is one week. You can combine these procedures with eating garlic inside.
herbs for worms
- Tansy is an age-old remedy for worms. But this plant has contraindications: you cannot use it to expel worms in children and during pregnancy. To prepare a tansy infusion, pour 1 tablespoon of plant flowers with a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse under the lid for 4 hours. Then strain and consume 1 tablespoon 4 times a day before meals.
- Absinthe. With the help of this herb, roundworms and worms can be removed. It is necessary to prepare an infusion: pour 1 teaspoon of absinthe in 500 ml of boiled water. After cooling, strain and take 2 tablespoons three times a day 30 minutes before meals. It is recommended to sweeten the infusion with honey.
- Collection of herbs against worms. To prepare the mixture you will need: a spoon of chamomile, yellow gentian root, tansy flowers, 2 spoons of wormwood and 3 spoons of hawthorn. Mix all the herbs well and prepare 1 tablespoon of the mixture with 200 ml of boiling water in a thermos for 8-10 hours. Take it in the morning on an empty stomach and at bedtime for 3 days.
When using folk remedies for worms, it is also important to follow a diet to create unfavorable conditions for their reproduction. It is necessary to exclude bakery and pasta, cereals (except buckwheat, rice, corn), sweets, fatty foods. It is useful to use low-fat yogurt, acidic fruit drinks and jams, boiled vegetables.