Worm diseases are very common and affect people, animals and plants. Today it is known that about 250 species of these parasites inhabit the human body. The most common human lesions are pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms.
Treatment and elimination of earthworms is often carried out medically, using a variety of worm medicines for humans. 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 economical for the body folk recipes for earthworms.
Consider a few effective methods of how to remove worms folk remedies.
Pumpkin seeds against 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 evening a quarter of an hour before meals for 7 days.
- Pumpkin seed decoction: Pour 500 g of unpeeled ground seeds with a liter of boiled water and put in a water bath for 2 hours. Then cool the soup, strain and drink in small portions for an hour.
It should be borne in mind that pumpkin seeds for all recipes must be raw and not cooked. These safe recipes can also be used to prevent worms in humans. It is recommended to put an cleansing enema after using it on the second and third day, because the worms come out for a few days. This will help prevent intoxication of the body by decomposition products.
Garlic against worms
It is also a good folk remedy against worms, which can also be used for prevention.
- Cook the porridge of 5 cloves of garlic in 200 ml of milk on low heat in a closed vessel for about 15 minutes, and then let it cook until it cools down under the lid. Take 1 teaspoon warm 4-5 times a day before meals for a week.
- In a glass of milk, add freshly squeezed garlic juice (10-12 drops), take a quarter cup 4 times a day for 7 days.
- Worm enema with garlic. To prepare it, add 5-10 g of garlic puree to a glass of boiled water, leave it to stand for several hours. Make an enema 1-2 hours before bedtime. The course of treatment is one week. You can combine these procedures with the intake of garlic inside.
Herbs against worms
- Tansy is an ancient remedy for worms. But this plant has contraindications: you cannot use it to expel worms in children and during pregnancy. To prepare the tansy infusion, pour 1 tablespoon of the plant's flowers with a glass of boiling water and let it stand under the lid for 4 hours. Then strain and consume 1 tablespoon 4 times daily before meals.
- Wormwood. With the help of this plant, roundworms and earthworms can be removed. It is necessary to prepare the infusion: pour 1 teaspoon of wormwood with 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.
- Herbal collection against worms. To prepare the mixture you will need: one tablespoon of chamomile, yellow gentian root, tansy flowers, 2 tablespoons of wormwood and 3 tablespoons of buckthorn. Mix all the herbs well and cook 1 tablespoon of the mixture in a thermos with 200 ml of boiling water for 8-10 hours. Take in the morning on an empty stomach and at bedtime for 3 days.
When using folk remedies for earthworms, it is also important to adhere to a diet to create conditions unfavorable for their reproduction. It is necessary to exclude bakeries and pasta, cereals (except buckwheat, rice, corn), sweets, fatty foods. It is useful to use low-fat yogurt, sour fruit drinks and compotes, cooked vegetables.