There are many ways to get rid of worms. Pharmacological drugs are very effective, but they are very toxic and therefore cause significant damage to the body. Alternatively, you can use traditional methods. The most effective, simple and safe product against worms is pumpkin seeds. They have pronounced anthelmintic properties, contain many useful components and have a general strengthening effect.
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Benefits of pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seeds- extremely useful product. They have a harmful effect on helminths due to the content of cucurbitin. In different plant varieties, its concentration is 0. 1-0. 3%. This amino acid is a real poison for worms. At the same time, it is absolutely safe for the human body.
In terms of anthelmintic properties, pumpkin seeds are second only to products prepared on the basis of male fern. But the use of the latter is undesirable, because the use of fern leads to serious side effects and has many contraindications. It turns out that pumpkin seeds are the most effective and safest anthelmintic plant.
In addition to cucurbitin, pumpkin seeds contain many vitamins and trace elements. They enrich the body with vitamins B, E, PP, ascorbic acid, potassium and calcium salts, as well as phosphorus, and compensate for the lack of iron and magnesium. This helps restore the normal functioning of the body that has suffered from worm parasitism.
Pumpkin seeds are indispensable in the process of anthelmintic therapy, because the oils they contain cleanse the body. They remove toxins accumulated in the body as a result of helminth activity. This is extremely important for restoring immunity.
Pumpkin seeds have a choleretic and laxative effect. This promotes rapid expulsion of the worms and ensures that they do not begin to decompose inside the body.
To get the maximum benefit from pumpkin seeds, you need to use an unrefined product for treatment. It should be peeled immediately before use or preparation of medicines. The fatty oils contained in cereals quickly oxidize in the air, which leads to the loss of medicinal properties.
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Which parasites will pumpkin help with?
The cucurbitin contained in the seeds destroys all types of parasites: from a millimeter to a meter in length. When worms enter the body, they lose the ability to actively move and attach to the walls of the intestines and other organs. As a result, helminths are paralyzed and quickly eliminated from the body.
Pumpkin seeds will help you get rid of:
- roundworms (nematodes) – pinworms, whipworms, roundworms, trichinella;
- tapeworms (cestodes) - beef and pork tapeworms, tapeworms;
- flukes (trematodes) – Siberian fluke, Giardia, liver fluke.
In order for pumpkin seeds to be as effective as possible against parasites, they need to be used correctly. The largest amount of cucurbitin, a poison for parasites, is not contained in the kernel itself, but in the film next to the peel.
This is another reason why you should not buy shelled seeds for anthelmintic recipes.
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Pumpkin seed recipes against worms
There are many antiparasitic folk remedies prepared on the basis of pumpkin seeds.Let's look at the most effective recipes.
Recipe with castor oil
Divide 100 pumpkin seeds into 4 equal portions and consume them during the day in 4 doses. Every time after a meal, it is necessary to chew well and eat a portion of unrefined grains. After an hour, during which you can neither drink nor eat, castor oil is drunk. 1 teaspoon is enough. For complete cleansing, the procedure is repeated 3-4 days in a row.
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Recipe with honey
Grind 300 g of peeled seeds in a blender or coffee grinder. 150 g is enough for a teenager. The obtained product is diluted with cooled boiling water. The result should be a creamy consistency that mixes with honey. It is necessary to take 1 teaspoon or tablespoon, depending on the taste. The ready-made anti-worm medicine is eaten on an empty stomach. It should be consumed very slowly, longer than 1 hour.
After 3 hours, a salt-based laxative is drunk. In addition, it is worth doing an enema. The procedure is performed once. A week later it happened again.
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Recipe with honey and soda
Roast the pumpkin seeds and grind them in a meat grinder. Mix 1 cup of crushed grains with the same amount of honey, add 1 teaspoon of soda. The resulting mixture must be infused for 10 days in a glass container. When infused, take 1 teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach for 7-10 days. You can have breakfast only after 3 hours. During the procedure, it is advisable to do an enema every evening. This will help to clean the body faster.
Recipe with garlic
Fry 200 g of seeds with the shell without adding oil, cool, grind in a coffee grinder and mix with garlic. It is enough to chop 5-6 cloves of garlic. Add 2 tablespoons of natural honey to the resulting mixture. It should be runny.
The medicine is infused for 12 hours. It can be taken in the morning, 1 spoon. spoon on an empty stomach. After that you must not eat anything for at least 3 hours. This medicine will help you get rid of helminths in 3-4 days.
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Recipe with milk
Grind 200 g of raw pumpkin seeds, previously peeled, and add milk. The result should be a thick paste. It should be eaten in the morning on an empty stomach, without eating or drinking anything else. Only after an hour should you drink a glass of clean water. After another hour, drink as much water as your body needs. When another 2. 5 hours have passed, it is necessary to take a laxative, perhaps castor oil, and after 30 minutes to do a cleansing enema. This will help remove intestinal worms in one go. After 1-1, 5 weeks repeat the course.
Recipe with cocoa
Mix 100 g of peeled pumpkin seeds, it is better to take last year's kernels, with 50 g of cocoa and grind everything into powder in a mortar. Add enough water to this mixture to make a stiff dough. It is divided into 20 equal parts, each of which is shaped into a flat cake.
You must fast the day before using this medicine. During the day you can drink only water or green tea without sugar. The next morning you should start taking the prepared cakes. Eat 1 piece at an interval of 10 minutes. A few hours after taking the last lozenge, it is necessary to make an enema.
Repeat the procedure in a month. For prevention purposes, this recipe can be used once every 6 months.
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Recipe with dill
A decoction of dry pumpkin seeds and dill has an anthelmintic effect. They are mixed in equal proportions and poured with boiling water. For 1 tbsp. spoonful of the mixture for 1 liter of water. The broth is infused for 5-10 minutes and filtered. The resulting product is diluted with boiling water and drunk as tea three times a day. Continue treatment for 7 days.
Recipe with decoction of oak bark and buckthorn
Eat 300 g of raw seeds, previously peeled and crushed, washed with a decoction of oak bark and buckthorn. To prepare, mix 0. 5 teaspoons of buckthorn bark and oak bark, add 100 ml of water and leave. After 2 hours, take a physiological laxative, and after another 30-40 minutes, do an enema.
Pumpkin seed decoction
Grind 500 g of unshelled seeds and cover with 1 liter of water, it is necessary to take a cold liquid. Cook for 2 hours in a water bath, without bringing to a boil. Squeeze the seeds and drink the resulting decoction for 1 hour. After 2 hours, take a physiological laxative. With this recipe you can get rid of worms in one go. It will be out in 3-5 hours.
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Recipe with garlic and milk broth
Eat 100 peeled pumpkin seeds, an hour later drink a pre-prepared garlic milk decoction. To prepare, pour 0. 5 heads of chopped garlic with 1 glass of milk and boil. The soup should be cooled. Repeat the procedure a week later.
Pumpkin seeds for children and pregnant women
Since pumpkin seeds do not have a negative effect on the body, they can be given to children of all ages as an anthelmintic. How many pumpkin seeds you need and how to take them depends on the age of the child.
General recommendations on the number of seeds for the preparation of anthelmintic products intended for children:
- 5-7 years - maximum 150 g of grain;
- 8-10 years - maximum 200 g;
- 11–12 years – maximum 250 g;
- older than 12 years - dose as for adults.
To get rid of helminths in children, you can use the same recipes as for adults, reducing the number of seeds.
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It is better to give children under 5 years of age, not seeds, but milk extracted from pumpkin seeds. To prepare it, you need to grind 150 g of peeled seeds in a meat grinder, or you can also use a blender. The resulting powder-like mass must be poured with 2 cups of hot boiling water and boiled in a water bath for 2. 5 hours. Turn off and let the core pulp sit overnight. In the morning, strain and let it stand for about 30 minutes. Fat spots will appear on the surface. They should be collected, and the remaining milk should be given to the child to drink on an empty stomach. Repeat the process in a week.
Important!Pumpkin seeds will help against worms and during pregnancy. Pregnant women should carefully choose anthelmintic drugs.
Tablets are completely contraindicated for them, because they are too toxic, and among the plants there are many that can negatively affect the development of the fetus. Pumpkin seeds do not fall into this category. They are safe for the fetus and the expectant mother. Let's look at some recipes for taking them:
- Eat 2-3 tablespoons of peeled and crushed seeds on an empty stomach. Do not eat or drink anything, and after 2 hours drink 2 tablespoons of olive oil. It will act as a laxative and the worms will come out.
- Grind 100 g of peeled seeds and add 50 ml of water. Mix the ingredients and divide into 4 parts. Drink 4 times a day after meals. The course of treatment is 10 days.
- 30 minutes before meals in the morning and evening, eat 0. 5 cups of pumpkin seeds, chewing well. Repeat the process throughout the week.
In addition to anthelmintic effects, pumpkin seeds help pregnant women get rid of heartburn and toxicosis.
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Reviews of anthelmintic treatment with pumpkin seeds
- "I spent 2 years treating the rash on my hands without success. The doctor first said it was due to a liver problem, but after the treatment the allergic reaction did not go away. Anti-allergic drugs helped a little. Then I did a helminth test and roundworms were detected. This was extremely unexpected. Since my liver was already tired from long-term treatment, I decided to treat myself to pumpkin seeds. I ate half a glass of peeled seeds on an empty stomach. After 2 weeks, a repeated analysis showed the absence of worms. "
- "I treated my 6-year-old son's pinworms with pumpkin seeds. After he was diagnosed with parasites, he was prescribed pills. But I am against pharmacological therapy, so I tried folk recipes. I gave the child pumpkin seeds with milk. The procedure was repeated for 4 days. After this my son's condition improved. We did the test again and it confirmed the recovery. "
- "I began to lose weight quickly. However, the diet did not change. I went for an examination and found worms. Mom decided to treat me to pumpkin seeds. To do this, I bought a pumpkin myself, took out the seeds from it, dried them, peeled and mixed with honey. I ate this porridge on an empty stomach for a week. The weight returned to normal after that. "
Pumpkin seeds will help get rid of all kinds of worms. In addition, they do not cause side effects and practically have no contraindications. In order for the treatment to quickly bring the expected effect, exclude fatty foods from the diet while using it. Additional use of a cleansing enema will also help.