There are many ways to deal with helminths and other intestinal parasites. Medications are highly effective, but their use is often accompanied by the appearance of side effects. Also, due to high toxicity, such drugs cause significant harm to the body. Alternatively, home remedies such as pumpkin seeds for worms can be used to eliminate this problem. The seeds of this useful vegetable act no worse than anthelmintic drugs, but do not cause adverse reactions and have a tonic effect.
From what parasites will pumpkin help?
The main active ingredient that helps eliminate worms and other parasites from the body is cucurbitin. In fact, this substance is a weak poison that has a toxic effect on the eggs, larvae, and the parasites themselves that live in the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Under the action of the component, helminths lose the ability to reproduce, lay eggs, and also attach to the intestinal mucosa. After some time, the parasites neutralized by the poison are excreted from the intestines during peristalsis.
To achieve the most pronounced effect, it is recommended to take pumpkin seeds from parasites together with laxatives and do cleansing enemas. When performing the treatment, the following points should be considered:
- Most of the cucurbitin is found in the shell of pumpkin seeds, as well as in the film that separates the skin from the kernel. That is why doctors recommend preparing pumpkin decoctions and infusions from unpeeled seeds;
- Cucurbitin does not kill parasites completely, it only temporarily paralyzes them. To cleanse the body of worms and pinworms, it will not be possible to do without laxatives, otherwise some of the worms will remain inside. After the end of therapy, they will begin to multiply again.
Doctors claim that cucurbitin has a detrimental effect on almost all types of parasites. The substance is capable of neutralizing millimeter and metric worms. But it will take longer to remove large parasites. Medicines prepared on the basis of pumpkin seeds will help cleanse the body of an adult and a child from the following types of parasites:
- Intestinal worms: whipworms, pinworms, trichinella, roundworms.
- Tapeworms: tapeworms, porcine and bovine tapeworm.
- Flukes: Giardia, Siberian flukes, liver flukes.
Pumpkin seeds also help treat giardiasis caused by the presence of giardia.
Benefits of using pumpkin medicines
The use of tinctures and decoctions based on pumpkin seeds in the fight against worms has the following advantages:
- safety. Cucurbitin acts as a toxin on tapeworms and roundworms, but this component is harmless to humans. You can drink medicine with it for adults, children and women who are in position. Subject to all recommendations, the therapy is guaranteed not to cause side effects;
- availability. Pumpkin is an inexpensive vegetable that is sold in stores throughout the year;
- benefit to the body. Pumpkin seeds contain useful trace elements and vitamins necessary for maintaining health.
With regular consumption of the seeds of this vegetable, the body is saturated with:
- vitamins of group B. They stimulate the activity of nerve cells, have a positive effect on mental activity;
- polyunsaturated fatty acids. Strengthens and thickens capillaries, has an antisclerotic effect. In the absence of polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency, the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases is reduced;
- zinc. Accelerates metabolic processes and strengthens the immune system. Zinc is also actively involved in the process of blood circulation;
- match. Responsible for the metabolism of proteins and carbohydrates, it maintains the acid-base balance. Pumpkin seeds contain 3 times more phosphorous than fish.
Prescriptions
There are many ways to use pumpkin seeds from parasites. They can be used as follows:
- crude, without previous treatment;
- drying (the seeds are naturally dried in the open air);
- fried with salt;
- fried with olive oil and salt;
- baked in the oven;
- in the form of oil.
The seeds can also be used as a base for making tea. To do this, pour 2 tablespoons of seeds into 600 ml of hot water and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. After this time, the product is ready for use. Sugar, vanilla, or cinnamon can be used to enhance the taste properties of the brewed tea.
The classic way to combat worms is to eat a glass of peeled pumpkin seeds morning, noon, and night. At the same time, it is advisable to use them on an empty stomach. The duration of therapy is 3 weeks. Children especially love this method of cleansing the body of parasites, because they do not perceive pumpkin seeds as medicine.
In a note! For the preparation of any antiparasitic drug, regardless of the chosen recipe, only unpeeled seeds are suitable. Peeled pumpkin seeds quickly oxidize and lose their healing properties.
With honey
You can remove helminths from the body with a drug prepared from pumpkin seeds mixed with honey. The bee product in this case acts as a mild laxative and at the same time improves the taste of the medicine. It is necessary to prepare the drug from the following components: 300 g of peeled pumpkin seeds and a tablespoon of fresh linden honey. The main component must be ground in a coffee grinder to a powdery state and add honey to it.
The prepared mixture is consumed in the morning on an empty stomach for 3 days. 3 hours after consuming the mixture, a laxative is drunk. If the treatment is carried out for a young child, the number of components is reduced by half.
with garlic
This recipe has a double effect, it not only helps eliminate pinworms and intestinal worms, but also cleanses the veins and capillaries. To prepare the drug, you need to fry 200 g of seeds in a pan. Next, mash them in a blender and add 6 grated garlic cloves and 2 tablespoons of honey. Properly mix the resulting product and leave it to infuse for 10 hours. The drug is taken in the morning and in the evening in one tablespoon for 4 days. After taking the drug for 3 hours, it is forbidden to eat.
with castor oil
Castor oil is a mild, mild laxative that, when used with pumpkin seeds, has a powerful anthelmintic effect. To cleanse the body of parasites, you need to act like this: for 3 days in the morning eat 100 g of peeled seeds, and in the evening 3 hours before bedtime drink a tablespoon of castor oil. Alternatively, it is allowed to grind 100 g of seeds and mix the resulting powder with 15 ml of castor oil. When using this recipe, the mixture should be taken at bedtime.
Milky
This recipe is most often used to eliminate roundworms in children, due to the pleasant taste of the drug. To prepare it, pour 200 g of peeled pumpkin seeds with a glass of warm milk and blend everything in a blender. The resulting mixture is consumed instead of breakfast for 4 days. After taking the drug for an hour, you can not drink or eat. After 3 hours, you need to take a laxative or do an enema. To consolidate the effect, repeat the procedure the next day. This will help remove any remaining parasites from the body.
In a note! With the simultaneous use of pumpkin seeds with anthelmintic agents, the effect of the latter increases several times.
doctor's method
The worm purification method, developed by a specialist, consists of 3 stages. Despite the fact that the technique involves the use of exclusively natural products and components, it is not recommended for children under 16 years of age and pregnant women. This is due to the fact that such cleansing can negatively affect a weakened body. The deworming procedure includes the following steps:
- wormwood. A person needs to drink 50 ml of wormwood infusion in the morning and in the evening for 3 days. This plant contains many components that have a detrimental effect on tape and roundworms. After the completion of this stage, a 5-day treatment break is performed;
- pumpkin. This stage involves the removal of any remaining parasites from the body. To do this, during the week, in the morning and in the evening, you need to eat 300 g of peeled seeds. At the same time, they should not be washed with water or something to grab, as this will reduce the therapeutic effect. After 2 hours, you need to drink a salt-based laxative and do an enema. The stage lasts 7 days, the procedure is repeated daily. To speed up and facilitate the cleansing process, during these 7 days it is recommended to eat light foods of vegetable origin;
- olive. This stage is final and consolidates the result. The patient needs to take a cholagogue prepared on the basis of olive oil (250 ml) mixed with lemon juice (100 ml).
If you strictly follow each of these steps, the result will be 100%. This is due to the fact that roundworms and worms are afraid of wormwood and pumpkin seeds, the combination of these components has a detrimental effect on them.
Prescription for pregnant women.
During pregnancy, women are prohibited from using most medications. When infected with helminths, doctors advise to stop using folk recipes, since they are gentle on the body and, if used correctly, will not cause side effects. To prepare the drug, you need to mix 100 g of seeds with 300 ml of slightly heated milk and grind the components in a blender. The mixture is used for breakfast. After 2 hours, a woman needs to drink a tablespoon of castor oil, which has a slight laxative effect. Such a drug will not only help remove parasites from the body, but also have a positive effect on visual function, promote the removal of excess fluid, reduce symptoms of toxicosis. The effectiveness and safety of the recipe has been confirmed by more than a generation of women, so if helminths are detected in the body, you can safely use it.
Contraindications and overdose
Despite the fact that pumpkin seeds are a natural and safe product, not all patients can use them to combat helminths. This is due to the fact that in some diseases they can negatively affect the functioning of internal organs and systems. It is recommended to refuse therapy with this product if you have the following health problems:
- an allergic reaction to the components that make up the seeds;
- open form of stomach ulcer;
- pancreatitis (especially therapy is dangerous at the stage of exacerbation of the disease);
- severe stage of urolithiasis;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- individual intolerance to pumpkin.
It should be borne in mind that the seeds include hydrocyanic acid, which, if consumed in excess, has a negative effect on the body. That is why it is necessary to use this component within reasonable limits.
If you ignore the rules and consume pumpkin seeds in excessive quantities, the consequences of such treatment may be the following:
- nausea and vomiting episodes;
- chair rape;
- fast heartbeat and tachycardia;
- discomfort and pain during bladder emptying.
conclusion
Pumpkin seeds are a tasty and healthy product with which you can get rid of almost all types of worms. With proper use, they do not cause side effects or complications. You can consume pumpkin seeds not only as a medicine, but also as a prophylactic against helminthiasis.