Do you always seem to get diarrhea? Do you pass more gas than a normal person would? Continuously living in a polluted environment, we tend to become victims to all such health issues. These ailments are caused primarily by intestinal parasites.
What Are Intestinal Parasites?
Intestinal parasites, also known as intestinal worms, are gastrointestinal tract parasites that usually attach themselves to the intestinal wall. There are different kinds of intestinal parasites that usually cause infections. Some of the worst kinds include pinworm, tapeworm, whipworm and roundworm.
How Do Intestinal Parasites Infect Us?
These intestinal parasites usually enter the body through food or water. They can also be transmitted through skin contact, sexual contact, mosquitoes and even air. Usually, intestinal parasites occur when you follow poor hygiene. They sometimes affect people that have weak immune systems.
Usually, intestinal parasites affect people who live in tropical and sub-tropical regions. It has been found that they affect adults and children all around the world.
There are many naturally occurring remedies for intestinal parasites. Listed here are some popular ones:
1. Coconut:
Coconut is one of the most effective remedies for flushing out intestinal worms. Coconut is a strong anti-parasitic that has been used to effectively counter the effects of intestinal worms
2. Garlic:
Garlic is one of the most widely used spices in the world. It is also a strong anti-parasitic that helps purge all kinds of intestinal parasites. Garlic has high amounts of sulfur. Sulfur-containing amino acids usually have anti-parasitic characteristics. Garlic is also antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-bacterial and has strong antioxidant properties, which help eliminate microbes from the body.
3. Papaya:
Papaya has long been used in Ayurveda to treat intestinal worms. The papaya fruit produces latex, which is rich in papain, the main enzyme. Unripe papaya has been used widely in Ayurvedic medicine for many ailments, including intestinal worms. The latex from unripe papaya fruit is rich in the enzyme papain, a known anthelmintic that helps purge intestinal worms. Papaya seeds also contain caricin to help expel intestinal worms.
4. Pumpkin Seeds:
Pumpkin seeds have been recommended as an effective cure for intestinal worms by the University of Maryland Medical Center. Pumpkin seeds have a compound called cucurbitacin that has strong anti-parasitic properties that paralyze parasites. In this state, they can’t hold onto the intestinal walls and are flushed from the body.
5. Carom Seeds (Ajwain):
Carom seeds are another effective remedy for intestinal worms. Carom seeds are rich in thymol, which obstructs the growth of parasites in the intestine. Ayurveda claims that carom seeds mixed with jaggery help treat intestinal parasites.
6. Pomegranate Bark:
Pomegranate barks are usually something we don’t use. However, the bark, leaves and stem of the tree have many anthelmintic properties. Pomegranate bark is also rich in punicine, an alkaloid that has been found to be highly toxic to intestinal parasites, especially tapeworms.
7. Neem (Indian Lilac):
Neem, also known as Indian lilac, is one of the best natural remedies for intestinal parasites. Neem has antibacterial, antiviral and anti-parasitic characteristics that not only kill parasites, but help remove toxins that are left behind by dead parasites.
8. Carrots:
Rich in beta-carotene, carrots are quite effective for flushing intestinal worms from the body. Vitamin A has been known to dissolve parasite spores. Carrots are rich sources of vitamin A, vitamin C and zinc, with the latter two helping boost immunity.
9. Cloves:
Cloves have many antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-parasitic characteristics. Cloves help eliminate parasite spores and flush intestinal worms from the body. Cloves have also been found to improve your resistance to future infection.
10. Turmeric:
Turmeric is an effective remedy for intestinal parasites. Turmeric has many antiseptic, antimicrobial and antiviral properties that help flush intestinal parasites. Turmeric has also been known to help reduce bloating and other symptoms of intestinal parasites.source:- Ameya c Stylecraze on Dec29, 2014
A public Awareness Initiative by Suryadeep Hospital Gurgaon.
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