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Causes

The eggs of these parasites are introduced into the human system through the medium of foodor water, especially undercooked meat. Roundworms may result from dirty fingers and food.Hookworms enter the human body through the skin from infected water. The tapeworms aretransmitted into the body through undercooked flesh foods or foods contaminated by dogs.The real cause of intestinal worms, however, is wrong feeding. The eggs of these worms, takeninto the human body through food and water can breed in the intestines only if they find there asuitable medium for their propagation. This medium is an intestinal tract clogged with morbidmatter and systemic refuse due to wrong feeding habits.

Treatment

The treatment for intestinal worms should begin with diet. The patient should be kept on anexclusive diet of fresh fruits for five to seven days. Thereafter he may adopt a well-balanced lightdiet consisting mainly of fruits, vegetables, milk and wholemeal bread. The diet should excludefatty foods such as butter, cream, and oil, refined foods and all flesh foods. This dietary shouldbe continued till the parasites are completely eliminated.In some cases, depending on the progress being made, the all-fruit diet may have to berepeated at regular intervals. In obstinate cases the patient should resort to short fasts on rawfruit and vegetable juices. This fast has to be of a fairly long duration in case of tapeworms. Itwould be advisable to carry on this fast treatment under the supervision of a naturopath, orbetter still, in a nature cure hospital. During the all-fruit diet or fasting period, the bowels shouldbe cleansed daily with the warm water enema.

Home Remedies

Among the numerous home remedies found beneficial in the treatment of intestinal worms, theuse of coconut is most effective. It is an ancient remedy for expelling all kinds of intestinalworms. A tablespoon of the freshly ground coconut should be taken at breakfast followed by adose of castor oil after three hours. The process may be repeated till the cure is complete.Garlic has been used for expelling intestinal worms from ancient times by the Chinese, Greeks,Romans, Hindus and Babylonians. It is also used by modern biological practitioners for thispurpose. Both fresh garlic and its oil are effective. An ancient method of its medication was toplace a couple of cloves of fresh garlic in its shoe. As the person walks, it is crushed and theworm-killing garlic oil is absorbed by the skin and carried by blood into the intestines as itpossesses the powerful penetrative force. This method is worth a trial by those who do not likethe taste of garlic and cannot eat it.The carrot ( gajar) is valuable in the elimination of threadworms from children as it is offensive toall parasites. A small cup of grated carrot taken every morning, with no other food added to themeal, can clear these worms quickly.The digestive enzyme papain in the milk juice of the unripe papaya (papita) is a powerfulanthelmintic for destroying roundworms. A tablespoon of fresh juice and equal quantity of honeyshould be mixed with three to four tablespoons of hot water and taken as a dose by an adult.This should be followed two hours later by a dose of 30 to 60 ml. of castor oil mixed in 250 - 375ml. of lukewarm milk. This treatment should be repeated for two days, if necessary. For childrenof 7 to 10 years, half the above doses should be given. For children under three years, atablespoon is sufficient.Papaya seeds are also useful for this purpose. They are rich in a substance called caricin whichis a very effective medicine for expelling roundworms. The alkaloid Carpaine found in the leaveshas also the power to destroy or expel intestinal worms. They are given with honey.The bark, both of the root and the stems of pomegranate (anar) tree, is well known for itsanthelmintic properties of destroying parasitic worms. The root-bark is , however, preferred as itcontains greater quantity of the alkaloid punicine than the stem-bark. This alkaloid is highly toxicto tapeworms. Ninety to 180 ml. of the cold decoction of bark, preferably fresh bark, should begiven three times at intervals of one hour to an adult. A purgative should be given after the lastdose. The dose for children is 30 to 60 ml. The decoction is used for expelling tapeworms.The seeds of the ripe pumpkin ( kumra) are useful in intestinal worms, especially tapeworms. Aninfusion, prepared from the seeds after they are peeled and crushed, will kill parasites and helpin expelling the tapeworm. It will be necessary to fast for a day and empty the intestines bytaking the juice of boiled dry prunes. The next day, three or four tumblers of this pumpkin seedinfusion should be taken.