Helminthiases represent a large group of diseases throughout the world. Even more cases of worm infections go undiagnosed because they are asymptomatic. Clinical signs of worm disease do not appear with an insignificant number of parasites, and in the case of their activity in the human body, the symptoms can be "disguised" as other diseases, and the diagnosis of helminthiasis will be significantly difficult.
At the same time, the most important thing in the successful treatment of such diseases is the timely start of therapy, since worms in humans are not harmless "co-inhabitants" in the body. Multicellular parasites significantly disrupt vital processes: they multiply and penetrate various organs of the human body, which has a negative impact on their work. The waste products of worms are poisons and toxins for the human body. In addition to their direct toxic effect, they slow down the penetration of nutrients into the bloodstream, necessary for life and development.
Traditional medicine is an effective form of alternative therapy, the recipes of which have been passed down through the generations to maintain the most effective treatment options. Therefore, successful methods have survived to this day and are used successfully for the treatment of many diseases, including worms.
The benefits of home remedies used for worms.
Despite the extensive development of pharmaceutical techniques, there is nothing more natural than a folk remedy for worms, which has been tested for generations before it came to us, and has proven its effectiveness.
Among the main advantages of home remedies are:
- the ability to remove worms with improvised means;
- lack of unnatural chemical exposure;
- relative safety for health;
- minimal risk of allergic reactions;
- natural ingredients do not contain additives that can have a negative effect on the body;
- the absence of counterfeits and other risks of the production of poor quality pharmaceutical products to combat worms;
- accessibility for all people: most recipes for home remedies can be repeated at home from the ingredients that everyone has in the kitchen;
- All medicinal herbs can be purchased at a pharmacy or phytopharmacy without a prescription, which saves a lot of time and effort.
It should also be remembered that alternative medicine is a combination of the forces of man and nature, therefore such treatment will not only effectively remove worms, but also give the body strength and energy.
Prepare for treatment with time-tested remedies for worms
Despite the safety of traditional medicine, before starting treatment, you need to undergo a number of procedures. This will help improve the effectiveness of the methods of getting rid of the worms.
First of all, it is important to make a correct diagnosis. It is advisable not only to confirm the presence of helminthiasis, but also to determine the specific type of worms. Most of the natural remedies are universal against flatworms and roundworms, but some of the methods differ in the specificity of action. It is important to pass stool or appropriate blood tests to determine an accurate diagnosis, as well as to track the result of treatment: a repeat test should be negative in case anthelmintic therapy with home remedies is successful.
Also, the body must be prepared for the course of treatment: cleanse it as much as possible from toxic metabolic products before getting rid of worms. You need to give up fatty, salty and sweet foods, adhere to a hypoallergenic and therapeutic diet, which will reduce the load on the immune system.
You also need to protect yourself and consult with a specialist in advance. Only a doctor will be able to determine the absence of contraindications to the treatment of worms in a specific way, since he will take into account all the diseases and features of the state of the human body. After full preparation for therapy and permission from the doctor, you can begin to practice your chosen method of alternative medicine.
Herbs and spices with which to eliminate worms
Herbal remedies for various worms remain one of the most popular drug groups in alternative medicine. Medicinal herbs served as the main treatment for all diseases in all countries of the world even before the development of the pharmaceutical industry.
Most modern pharmaceutical remedies for parasites are made from herbs. They form the basis of the active ingredient in tablets and other dosage forms. However, in the process of chemical processing, some of the useful properties of herbal remedies are lost, therefore the effectiveness of medicinal herbs in fighting industrial worms is much less than that of natural remedies.
Herbal infusions and decoctions
The infusions are prepared by adding hot or cold water to the medicinal plant, followed by the preparation time. The period of "infusion" is determined by the properties of the plant. It is important to strictly follow the recipe so that the infusion really has the indicated medicinal properties.
In the process of preparing decoctions for worms, you need to boil the solution, simmer the herb for a while so that the agent reveals its therapeutic properties.
Among anthelmintic herbs for the preparation of infusions and decoctions for an infected person, tansy, wormwood, cloves, wild garlic, dandelion, pelargonium, centaur and combined herbal preparations are most often used.
Tansy
Representatives of this genus of perennial herbaceous plants and shrubs have long been used for medicinal purposes.
As a remedy for worms, an infusion of tansy is used, which is taken orally. To make such a drug yourself, you need to buy or find tansy inflorescences and dry them. You can buy a ready-made preparation in dry form - tansy is sold in the Bud Zdorov pharmacy network.
The infusion for worms is prepared according to this recipe: 1 tablespoon of dried inflorescences should be poured with a glass of boiling water. If a solution for fighting worms is prepared in a special kettle, it should be covered with a lid or covered an ordinary cup with a saucer; this is important for quick preparation. After the medicine has cooled down, you should take it regularly.
The dose is 4 tablespoons 3-4 times a day. It is necessary to drink an infusion to get rid of worms before meals: in the morning on an empty stomach, then 30 minutes before lunch and dinner.
Sagebrush
This perennial herb is known for its bitter smell and specific taste. Wormwood has been used medicinally for centuries. Due to the irritating effect of the taste buds of the oral cavity, the excretory work of the gastrointestinal tract is enhanced. It favors the production of gastric juices, bile and pancreatic secretions.
The recipe for the decoction is as follows: it is necessary to grind the dried plant in a coffee grinder, then pour 2 teaspoons of dry matter with 1. 5 cups of boiling water. The resulting product should be left in a thermos or covered with a towel, and after 6-8 hours strain the infusion.
The decoction for the fight against worms should be divided into three parts and drunk in the morning before meals for an hour and a half. The procedure should be repeated every morning for 2-3 weeks, depending on the severity of the helminthiasis, to completely remove the worms.
Carnation
The spice, which is often used in various recipes, is prized for its multifaceted medicinal effects. Dried clove buds are used to eliminate toxins, stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, and normalize digestive processes. In addition to the beneficial gastroenterological action, clove-based preparations have a pronounced immunomodulatory effect, activating nonspecific immune defense mechanisms. The use of clove infusion is effective against worms. In addition, it normalizes the functioning of all organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
To prepare a medicine for most worms, 30 g of buds are poured with boiling water in a volume of 0. 5 liters and left to cool completely.
You can take the drug according to the following scheme: 1 glass 1 time a day before breakfast.
Some recipes suggest that cloves should be infused with alcohol. To do this, pour 30 g of buds with 0. 5 liters of vodka or pure alcohol, then leave the solution in a dark place for several weeks. The anthelmintic therapy scheme with an alcoholic clove solution for humans consists of taking a teaspoon of tincture before meals for several weeks.
In addition, dry teeth to combat worms can be crushed and dried according to the following scheme: the first day: 0. 5 g after meals, then add 0. 5 g every day The duration of treatment is 6 days.
rescue
The plant known as "bear onion" increases appetite, increases the secretion of the gastrointestinal glands, improves intestinal motility. Even in ancient Greece, wild garlic was used successfully against worms, as well as a bactericidal and antifungal agent. You can find a ready-made dry decoction base from this plant to quickly get rid of worms.
Dandelion
From the first leaves of this plant, you can make a healthy salad, and the stems are useful for infusions.
The recipe assumes the following proportions: pour 1 teaspoon of dried stems with a glass of boiling water, leave to stand for an hour and strain. A phytopreparation is taken in a quarter glass 4 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Drying the crushed dandelion root makes it an excellent alternative to pharmaceuticals for worm control at any time of year. Dandelion root powder should be taken a pinch three times a week, half an hour before meals. It is important to drink it with plenty of water.
Pelargonium
This plant is used in gastroenterology to treat intestinal disorders, ulcers of the gastric and intestinal mucosa and other gastrointestinal diseases. The efficacy of pelargonium's action against various types of worms in humans, especially pinworms and roundworms, has also been demonstrated.
Centaur
The plant quickly helps to get rid of all kinds of parasites. It is also used to treat various types of cholecystitis, chronic gastritis, and ulcerative defects in the gastrointestinal mucosa. Therefore, this drug will be an excellent alternative to most drugs for complex pathology of the gastrointestinal tract.
Combined herbal preparations
For parasitosis, natural preparations of various herbs are also used. They provide a complex effect and allow you to quickly get rid of parasites. For example, such a collection may include a combination of tansy, wormwood, and chamomile. Each of these components fights against worms, which provides a powerful triple effect of the drug. Chamomile also relieves inflammation, promotes rapid recovery of the human gastrointestinal tract after worm infection.
The recipe for the infusion is simple: 1 tablespoon of the dried collection should be poured with a glass of boiling water, and then allowed to cool and settle overnight. In the morning, you can start the treatment: you should drink 1 glass of the drug, and then prepare the next serving in the evening. The duration of such treatment for worms is 3 days.
Garlic and onion will help eliminate worms
These plants belong to the same species and therefore have a similar effect on various diseases, including worm infection. Onions and garlic contain phytoncides, active substances that have fungicidal, antimalarial, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects.
The amino acid alliin is found in garlic, which is converted to allicin in the process of biochemical reactions. It is this substance that has a powerful bactericidal and antifungal effect, and it also treats worms. These and many other beneficial effects of garlic have long been used in alternative medicine in different eras, from the time of Ancient Egypt.
Garlic is used in various versions, depending on the type of helminthiasis and its severity. For example, garlic can be used internally, just eat a few cloves. Experts recommend adding garlic to all meals. You can safely eat up to 6 cloves of garlic per day. This dose will only bring health benefits.
A decoction of garlic in milk is the second version of a medicinal composition that is effective in the fight against worms. To prepare it, pour 3-4 cloves of garlic with a glass of milk, then bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes. The resulting broth is cooled and filtered through a sieve or cheesecloth. It is necessary to drink a remedy for worms daily.
The second option for using garlic broth in milk is a medicinal enema. To treat worm infection, a whole head of garlic is added to a glass of milk, then boiled until soft and filtered. The cooled solution is used as a medicinal composition for microclysters. The procedure is performed daily for 7 days.
It is important to ensure that the product does not undergo heat treatment before consuming it for medicinal purposes, as allicin is only active when raw garlic is consumed.
You can also get rid of worms at home with the help of preparations based on an ordinary onion. The active components of onion broths will help to quickly kill worms at the egg and adult stage and their waste products.
One of the simplest recipes is to chop 1 onion and pour boiling water over it, then let it steep for a day. After that, the medicine against worm infection is filtered and taken in a dose of 0. 5 cups in the morning on an empty stomach for 3-4 days.
For the second recipe, 1 onion should be finely chopped and put in a thermos, pour boiling water for at least 2 hours. The worm medicine should be consumed in the morning on an empty stomach, 0. 5 cups for 10 days. The onion infusion can be combined with a tablespoon of honey, which compensates for the peculiar flavor of the onion.
Pumpkin
Pumpkin seeds have many useful properties, they have a beneficial effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder. Pumpkin seeds contain a rare amino acid (cucurbitin), which provides anthelmintic action. This compound has a paralyzing effect on adult helminths, causing a complete cessation of their vital activity.
To treat an adult, it is enough to take 300 g of seeds, grind them in a coffee grinder, add a tablespoon of honey and 50 ml of water. The resulting mixture is taken on an empty stomach in the morning in parts: 1 teaspoon for an hour, and after 30-60 minutes they make a cleansing enema for worms.
A more pleasant version of a pumpkin-based anthelmintic is a pumpkin seed dessert. To remove worms, the seeds must be moistened with salted water, and then fried over low heat with the addition of vegetable oil and salt.
It is necessary to comply with the indicated dose. Excessive intake of even herbal remedies in the fight against worms can harm the body. The pumpkin seed preparation is taken in the morning on an empty stomach.
Other popular anthelmintics
If worms have been found, other treatment methods are also used: fruits of fruit trees, papaya seeds, pineapples, bananas, and many others. Consider them in more detail.
Tree fruits
The fruits of various fruit and berry trees have an anthelmintic effect. For example, pear seeds provide a mild effect against the main human parasites, so it is recommended to eat the pear together with the seeds, chewing well for maximum absorption.
Papaya seeds
Papaya seeds are an exotic analog of pear fruits. This way of getting rid of worms is not very common due to the rarity of this plant. However, papaya contains carpain, sitosterol, caricin, and other biologically active substances. These chemical compounds allow the body to recover as quickly as possible after undergoing a course of anthelmintic therapy (normalizing the digestive tract). Pinworm seeds can be ground or eaten whole. The choice depends only on the preferences of the patients.
A pineapple
Another exotic anthelmintic agent is pineapple. It contains the natural component bromelain, which effectively fights the release of free radicals from tapeworms. In addition, the natural acid in pineapple interferes with the metabolism of glucose, the main source of energy for worms.
Berries
Various berries also have a powerful effect on worms.
For example, strawberries are recommended for anyone with low-acid gastritis. These berries can simply be added to your usual diet: they will benefit the gastrointestinal tract, liver function, normalize the stool, help treat urolithiasis, and also help eliminate parasites. Strawberries have been shown to be effective against pinworms, tapeworms, and pinworms.
Cherries, due to the large amount of organic acids in their composition, are effective in getting rid of worms. The number of berries per day in the treatment of worms is not strictly limited, but it is better not to eat more than 1 glass, so as not to provoke the development of gastrointestinal diseases.
Also, cherry stalks are used for the preparation of medicinal compositions. They become the best remedy for worms. Grind, measure out 1 teaspoon, bring to a boil with boiling water and let it steep for at least 30 minutes. Then you can start drinking the infusion to fight the worms.
It is recommended to consume 0. 5 cups in the morning before breakfast and in the evening. Sometimes it is suggested to divide the daily dose into 4 doses. The course of treatment is usually 7 days, then you need a 1 week break and repeated use of the drug for all worms within 7 days. Such a phytopreparation not only promotes the elimination of worms, but also has a tonic effect on the stomach, stimulates the appetite and improves digestive processes.
Raw rice
Raw rice is also effective against worms. Take 1 handful of raw rice and chew it well for a long period of time. This manipulation should be repeated within a week.
herring
When used correctly, herring becomes an anthelmintic medicine, which is why it is often used at home. For a therapeutic effect, you should eat as much herring as possible in the evening, and in the morning supplement the effect with the use of 50 g of pumpkin seeds.
Honey
Another anthelmintic recipe includes honey treatments. To do this, mix a tablespoon of the product with a glass of hot water, then let it cool until lukewarm.
They drink such a solution for worms on an empty stomach, 1 time a day in the morning before breakfast. For maximum effect in the fight against worms, experts recommend drinking a glass of wormwood infusion after 20 minutes and then after 30 minutes, doing a cleansing enema.
Peanut butter
The oils of walnuts, macadamia nuts and other plant components have a choleretic effect, remove various toxins from the intestines, including disrupting the vital activity of worms in the human body.
Herbal enemas
Worm enemas have long been recognized as the best way to cleanse the intestines, as well as for a quick healing effect.
For enemas, the same herbal preparations are used as for infusions, however, the proportions in the recipes may differ. For example, to prepare a useful infusion for worms, dried tansy inflorescences should be poured with boiling water in the following ratio: 1 teaspoon of herbs in half a glass of water. After 3 hours of infusion, the solution can be filtered and, for use as an enema, heated in a water bath. The infusion is injected into the rectum at night. The term of treatment for worms is 7 days.
Rules for placing an enema with phytopreparations:
- Many techniques involve the preliminary use of cleansing enemas. This tool is necessary to thoroughly cleanse the intestines and prepare the gastrointestinal tract for the effects of a therapeutic worm enema.
- It is necessary to filter the agent thoroughly and ensure that no plant particles remain in the solution. Under the pressure of an enema, small remnants of the stem or inflorescences can enter the intestines, causing irritation of the mucous membrane or even a violation of its integrity.
- It is important that the enema solution is warm and corresponds to the body temperature, around 36-37 degrees. This will provide a gentle effect of traditional medicine on the intestinal mucosa and maximum therapeutic effect: the beneficial properties of herbs are best "revealed" at this temperature.
- The number of sessions of medicinal enemas is determined individually, depending on the degree of worm infestation and the type of worms.
The advantage of an enema is that with this method of application, the drug does not have a negative effect on the gastric mucosa, liver and kidneys. Acting locally, an enema remedy for worms promotes a rapid onset of therapeutic effect and ensures the absence of generalized adverse reactions.
Prevention with home remedies.
Traditional medicine is effective not only in treating worm infections, but also in preventing the penetration of worms into the body. To do this, it is important to follow a healthy diet, periodically adding any proven herbal remedy to the diet as a preventive measure against most worms.
These foods include high-fiber vegetables like cabbage, squash, squash, cucumbers, as well as onions and garlic. Every day, everyone is recommended to add greens to dishes: dill, parsley, green onions. Raw pumpkin seeds are a great way to prevent worms if consumed daily on an empty stomach, chewing the seeds well. Fresh carrot juice also prevents parasitic diseases. You can also grate the tuber and add sour cream or vegetable oil to it.
It has been proven that the appearance of worms can be prevented if all precautions are followed:
- wash your hands thoroughly after returning from the street and using the bathroom;
- always wash vegetables and fruits before eating them;
- thermally process all kinds of meat and fish;
- be careful with dishes containing raw fish;
- make individual dishes for each person (in the family, at work);
- it is imperative to treat animals prophylactically against worms in order to prevent the development of worm infections and the transmission of parasites to humans;
- do not swim in unknown bodies of water, the safety of the water in which has not been tested;
- keep the house clean, control the hygiene of pets;
- reject natural fertilizers of unknown origin during gardening work.
In order for the treatment to be effective, it is necessary to follow the basic rules for taking anthelmintic drugs of traditional medicine, observe the indicated doses and carefully monitor the dynamics of the development of the disease.
Also, it is important to treat worms with the whole family at the same time. This will allow to completely save all loved ones from an unpleasant illness. There is nothing wrong with helminthiasis in adults - you just need to comprehensively approach the solution of the problem, and in the future, follow all measures to prevent infection by parasites.