Effective remedies for fighting parasites at home

Serious upset of the digestive system, interruptions in sleep and increased nervousness, spots on the skin, loss of weight and appetite - these are just some of the symptoms that you will encounter when infected with worms. However, treating helminths can be no less dangerous than they themselves.

An incorrectly chosen course, an overdose, an acute allergic reaction - all this can cause irreparable harm to your health. Therefore, let's talk about how to get rid of worms at home, and whether it is worth changing traditional medicine to folk medicine.

Advantages and disadvantages of folk remedies

Today, the pharmacological market offers dozens of names of tablets, capsules, and granules. However, not all infected people rush to buy them as soon as they learn about their diagnosis.

Every year more and more people choose traditional medicine.

And no wonder, because it has a number of advantages, including:

1. Safety.The main problem with drugs is their high toxicity. Destroying parasites, they gradually accumulate in the body, causing harm to the liver and other internal organs. Folk remedies for worms, on the contrary, consist exclusively of products of plant origin. They are absolutely safe for both adults and children, and therefore can be prescribed at any age.
2. Price.While you will have to pay a lot of money for branded drugs, treatment at home will cost much less. The components of tinctures and mixtures are used everywhere, and therefore are inexpensive.
3. Availability.Artificial or natural shortages often occur for many tablets. This does not threaten folk remedies. The main components of "grandmother’s" recipes can always be found in any pharmacy or grocery store.
4. Versatility.Medications have a fairly large list of side effects, and therefore are not suitable for everyone. Herbal preparations against worms can be taken by both the average person and people in a high-risk category: children, pregnant women, nursing mothers.
5. Reliability.Medicines appear and disappear, replacing each other on the shelves at a fairly active speed. At the same time, some of them do not even undergo mandatory checks and are not registered with the state. register of drugs approved for use. At the same time, folk remedies have passed the main test - the test of time. They clearly demonstrated their effectiveness, because with their help our grandmothers were successfully treated for worms, when they had never even heard of newfangled tablets.

As for the shortcomings of traditional medicine, among them we can only highlight the healing time. Medications remove worms in one or two applications. For those who take tinctures and herbal preparations, treatment can take more than one month.

Note!If the infection with worms occurs in a severe stage, folk remedies alone will not help you. In this case, comprehensive treatment should be used to combat parasites, which will include both medications and folk remedies for parasites.

Traditional medicine and its varieties

Today on the Internet you can find dozens of recipes for various herbs, decoctions, and diets, which will not be difficult for an untrained user to get confused about. Therefore, let's look at what modern traditional medicine offers, and which of its remedies really help.

Tinctures

Tinctures are the most common type of remedy to help get rid of worms at home.There are thousands of recipes on the Internet, most of which, unfortunately, are not particularly useful. To correct this problem and provide you with the most reliable information, we analyzed the materials found on the Internet and prepared our list of folk remedies that will really help get rid of worms at home.

Mushroom tincture

Take 2-3 chanterelles or 2 medium-sized boletus, peel them and cut into small pieces. Place the mushrooms in an opaque jar and fill with vodka (100 ml). Without stirring, put the infusion in the refrigerator and leave it there for 2 weeks. Then take it out, strain and take one teaspoon before bed for a week.

Important!When cleaning, make sure that the mushrooms are not wormy. Otherwise, you will not only not get rid of your parasites, but also risk introducing new ones into your body. In addition, between doses, the mixture should also be stored in the refrigerator so that it does not lose its healing properties (for this it should always remain cold).

Birch decoction

Do you want to get rid of helminths using folk remedies in just 3 days? Then take a teapot and fill it 2/3 with dried birch leaves, and then fill it to the top with boiling water. Infuse the decoction overnight, then strain it in the morning and drink half a glass three to four times a day.

Important!If you plan to remove worms from a child using this decoction, the dosage should be reduced by 2 times. Otherwise, the treatment will not be beneficial, but will harm your baby.

Saussurea infusion

Saussurea willow is one of the best remedies for combating giardiasis. To prepare an infusion based on it, take 20 grams. of this herb, chop and add water (about 0. 5 cups). Stir the resulting mixture, boil and leave to infuse for a day. Then you need to strain the tincture and take one tablespoon 3 times a day for two weeks.

You can prepare an infusion not only with water, but also with vodka. In this case, the elements are mixed in the ratio: 1 to 10 (1 gram of herb per 10 ml of vodka), after which the mixture is infused for up to 10 days in a dark place and filtered at the end of this period. Take this infusion three times a day, half an hour before meals, after diluting it with water (in the proportion: 25 ml of water per 10-15 drops of tincture). The course lasts up to 2 weeks.

Agaricus tincture

When it comes to how to remove worms using folk remedies, this recipe comes to mind first for many. To prepare, you will need to take 2-3 mushrooms, cut them into small cubes, pour vodka (0. 5 liters) and leave to infuse in a dark place for 2 weeks. You can drink the mixture for a month: one tablespoon three times a day, half an hour before meals.

Important!In order for the effect of taking this folk drug to be as effective as possible, you need to shake it periodically while it infuses. And during the reception, alternate with an infusion of currant, yarrow and calendula herbs.

Herbal decoction

Thanks to this recipe, you can forget about parasites in just a week and a half. It is prepared as follows: immortelle, St. John's wort, tansy, wormwood, chamomile, yarrow, as well as oak and buckthorn bark must be ground to a powder, then take one teaspoon of each herb. Next, pour them into one container, mix thoroughly and pour boiling water (0-5 l).

Let the decoction brew for about 12 hours, after which you can start taking it. You should drink it on an empty stomach: 100 ml for 10 days.

Important!Most herbs can always be found at the pharmacy. However, you should only buy them in those establishments that have passed state accreditation. Otherwise, you risk purchasing some weeds under the guise of medicinal herbs.

Onion tincture

To prepare this recipe, you only need one medium-sized onion and 1 cup of boiled water. The vegetable must be crushed to a mushy state and filled with water. Then the resulting mixture is mixed and put in a dark place for 10-12 hours. When the drink finishes infusing, it is filtered and taken for 4 days, half a glass daily.

Important!If you have an individual intolerance to onions, or you simply don’t like its smell and taste, this vegetable can be replaced with garlic or tansy.

Pomegranate decoction

Pomegranate is considered one of the most effective natural products in the fight against worms. Today, not only in folk medicine, but also in homeopathy, you can find many drugs based on it. The solution is prepared as follows: pomegranate peels are dried and crushed. Then they are poured with boiling water at the rate of one glass per 10 grams of crusts. After the decoction has infused (and it takes about 10 minutes, no more), you need to take half a teaspoon before meals, three times a day for a week.

Important!When taking the decoction, strictly adhere to the prescribed dosage. Otherwise, you risk receiving a lethal dose of alkaloids. In addition, pomegranate is contraindicated for people with gastrointestinal problems or increased acidity of gastric juice.

"Green" infusion

It got its name thanks to the main components included in its composition, dill and caraway seeds. Take the seeds of these plants, grind them and mix them in a one to one ratio. Pour the mixture with boiled water (at the rate of one glass per teaspoon of herbs) and take three times a day after meals.

Important!Please note that the effect of this mixture will not appear immediately, so the course of administration is often delayed for five to six months.

Pumpkin mixture

Pumpkin seeds are considered one of the best folk remedies against helminths. Therefore, if you want to get a guaranteed result, take 300 grams. crushed seeds and pour boiling water (50 ml) over them. Add 100 g of honey to the resulting mixture, then mix everything thoroughly.

Important!Taking the resulting portion should be spread out over an hour, after which you should take a laxative (but not earlier than three hours later). This way you will not only deal a devastating blow to the parasites, but also ensure their removal from the body as quickly as possible.

Lilac infusion

Take a handful of lilac flowers and pour a glass of vodka over them. Pour the resulting mixture into an opaque container and store it in a dark, cool, dry place for 10 days. When the medicine is infused, take it one teaspoon before meals.

The tincture should be stored in the same place where it was infused, since in light or heat its beneficial properties will quickly disappear completely.

Note!Whatever method of removing worms you choose, self-medication, as a rule, only aggravates the problem. Therefore, if you do not want to deal with the consequences of an overdose or incorrect selection of the drug, be sure to consult a parasitologist before starting treatment.

Other folk remedies for worms

If you have neither the time nor the desire to tinker with various tinctures and decoctions, and you need the result "yesterday", you can resort to the help of products that, if they do not kill worms, then make their stay in the body extremely uncomfortable.

These include:

• Sauerkraut.Drink half a glass of brine based on it three times a day, half an hour before meals, and the parasites (most often Giardia) attacking your gallbladder and liver will soon leave the body alone.
• Strawberry and black currant.These berries contain active substances that serve as real poison to lamblia and pinworms. Therefore (if possible) you need to eat as many of them as possible, especially during the season.
• Pumpkin (or coriander) seeds.If you don’t like the solution we wrote above, pierce the seeds in a frying pan (necessarily without adding oil) and use for a light snack or as a complete snack.
• Watermelon seeds.Grind the watermelon seeds and pour milk over them (at a ratio of one to ten). By taking this mixture twice a day, you will forget about parasites for a long time.
• Pine nuts.Eat 50-100 grams. nuts daily for two months, and the result will not take long to arrive.

However, do not forget that these products are not a panacea for helminths. Simply adding them to your diet will not get rid of parasites, although they are more than effective as a means of prevention.

It would be best to combine their consumption with the use of folk remedies. But even in this case, you can’t expect a quick result. Therefore, if infection does occur, and you do not want to poison your body with chemicals, be prepared for long-term treatment.

Enemas

The main disadvantage of most medicinal and folk remedies to combat worms is that they are effective only against adult worms, while they have minimal effect on eggs and larvae. In addition, dead parasites remain in the intestines for some time, serving as food for their surviving brothers.

Therefore, if you want the treatment to be as fast and effective as possible, in addition to taking medications, you should also include enemas. They will not only cleanse the lower intestines of eggs and remains of parasites, but will also help get rid of constipation and stabilize intestinal function.

Today, the two most common enema recipes are:

• The first one is based on garlic

  It is great for both adults and their children. And in case of individual intolerance, garlic can be replaced with onions or tansy. The recipe for such an enema is simple: one head of garlic must be chopped and poured with boiling water (100 ml). Mix the solution thoroughly and leave to infuse for 12-15 hours. After this time, it will need to be filtered and taken into an enema.

  The duration of cleaning depends on the scale of the infection: in the initial stages, a week is enough; in later stages, treatment should last at least 14 days. If you want to repeat the course, you should do this no earlier than a week after the end of the previous one.

• The second one is based on soda

  This recipe is no longer particularly suitable for children, since their immunity is not yet so strong, and soda can have a negative effect on the internal intestinal microflora. For adults, on the contrary, such an enema is absolutely safe.

  Preparing it is quite simple: take boiled water at room temperature (1 liter) and add a teaspoon of soda to it. Allow the soda to dissolve, then mix the solution thoroughly. Cleaning should be done every other day.

  The length of the course (as in the case of garlic) depends on the progress of the infection. If there are not so many worms in the body yet, it is enough to cleanse for a week.

  If they have already developed vigorous activity, it takes at least 2 weeks to remove the parasites from the body using an enema.

To prevent the use of an enema from being wasted, during cleaning you should adhere to the following rules:

1. Before starting the procedure, be sure to go to the toilet. This way you will empty the intestines and make the removal of pests as effective as possible.
2. Cleanse the body in the evening or even at night, when worms are most active in migration. The best option is before bed or 4-5 hours after the last meal.
3. After entering the solution, try to keep it inside the body for at least 20-30 minutes. This will hit large numbers of worms and enhance the cleaning effect.
4. If using an enema causes side effects (for example, diarrhea, diarrhea, an allergic reaction), stop the course immediately and consult your doctor as soon as possible.
5. If the infection has reached serious proportions, do 2-3 enemas in a row to enhance the cleansing effect.

Although the above folk remedies for treating and expelling worms are of plant origin, it would be wrong to call them absolutely safe.

People may be allergic or have a hypersensitive reaction to certain components of infusions and decoctions.. Therefore, whichever option you decide to go with, do not forget to first consult with your doctor. He will not only help you find the safest folk anthelmintic for humans, but will also select the optimal dosage and adjust the course of treatment.

Diet as a means of combating worms

Regardless of what treatment methods you choose (traditional or medicinal), you will have to forget about your usual diet for some time. In order not to provide parasites with additional resources for active reproduction, you will have to adhere to a certain diet. However, for most patients it will seem gentle, since it does not have strict restrictions.

As a rule, the list of available dishes is prescribed by a parasitologist. Therefore, for your reference, we provide an approximate list of permitted and prohibited products.

Welcome	Forbidden	It is advisable to limit
Fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk). Butter and olive oil (in moderation). Fruits and vegetables with high fiber content. Coarse bread. Foods rich in vitamins A, B and C (egg yolks, fish oil, peas, red pepper, etc. ). Peanuts and walnuts. Onions, garlic, pumpkin seeds and other natural anthelmintic products.	Alcohol. Cigarettes and tobacco in all forms. Root vegetables (potatoes, squash, sweet potatoes, etc. ). Pasta. Products with high starch content. Products that provoke fermentation processes in the body.	Sweets. Coffee and coffee-containing drinks. Dishes with high fat content. Milk. Foods that slow down digestive processes and cause constipation.

As you can see, this diet really does not have any serious restrictions. Therefore, it will not be difficult to adhere to it. However, we repeat that this is just a sample nutrition plan. In a specific case, the diet should be selected by a parasitologist based on the individual characteristics of the patient.

Preventive measures

Diets, healing infusions, enemas - all this, of course, is good. But what is the use of treatment if re-infection occurs immediately after treatment?

Folk remedies for helminths will be beneficial only if, along with taking them, you adhere to the following rules:

• Wash your hands thoroughly upon returning home, after going to the toilet, and before each (even small) meal;
• Monitor the condition of your pets: keep them clean, regularly examine them by a veterinarian, feed them the right food;
• Properly process food before eating: pour boiling water over raw vegetables and fruits, cook meat and fish properly (cook, fry);
• Do not drink tap water or from unverified natural sources;
• Be more selective in intimate relationships, and also do not kiss strangers and animals;
• Wash and wash purchased items immediately after purchase.

Of course, if infection has already occurred, these precautions will be useless. However, if you stick to them after recovery, you won’t have to think about how to deal with worms at home for a long time.