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== Alternative therapies == | == Alternative therapies == | ||
=== Alternative antibiotics === | |||
* ❔ '''Cellular silver'''. The manufacturers of [http://www.resultsrna.com/products/acs_200_overview/ Advanced Cellular Silver (ACS) 200 Extra Strength] claim that it is “...effective against an enormous array of disease causing organisms; literally oxidizing the cell wall of gram positive and gram negative bacteria, spirochetes, virus, fungus, parasites and more without harming healthy flora or damaging human tissue”. Research[http://www.townsendletter.com/Jan2015/silver0115.html] shows that this form of silver may be more effective than ✨'''colloidal silver''' (see local reference), but, so far, there have been no reports from helminth hosts to suggest what effect, if any, it might have on human helminths. | |||
* ✨ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver Colloidal silver]. Some sources have claimed that, if taken orally, this may kill parasite eggs and possibly harm adult worms, but many helminth hosts have taken colloidal silver and there have been no reports of worms being lost as a result. Colloidal silver appears to be the most worm-friendly of the more effective natural antimicrobials. Although it can reduce helminthic benefits in a dose-dependent manner while it is being taken, the benefits soon return after its use is discontinued - usually in a matter of days. (Use of this [http://www.silversafety.org/autocalculator.php Silver Safety Auto-calculator] will ensure that total silver intake remains at a safe level.) | |||
* ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit_seed_extract Grapefruit seed extract] (GSE). Also known as citrus seed extract and grapefruit seed oil, and often labelled as citrus seed oil. It is used in herbalism and natural therapies as an antibiotic and preservative, and is claimed to be a powerful broad spectrum bactericide, fungicide and antiviral that is effective against a large number of single-celled and multi-celled parasites. However, research has shown that [http://cms.herbalgram.org/press/2012/Many_GFSE_Adulterated_Says_Nonprofit_Research_Consortium.html many “natural” GSE products are adulterated] with undeclared synthetic chemicals, commercially available preservatives and disinfectants, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan triclosan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzethonium_chloride benzethonium chloride]. Some versions of GSE [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17468864 may not contain any authentic grapefruit seed extracts] whatsoever, such that its sale may well be one of the most insidious herbal product scams ever. Even if genuinely pure, natural GSE could be found - which, given the evidence, seems doubtful - there may be little point in taking it as an antimicrobial because pure GSE has been shown to have no intrinsic antimicrobial action. And, as the makeup | |||
of proprietary GSE products varies so widely, these can not be recommended for worm hosts due to the possibility that one or more of the undeclared ingredients may harm human helminths. (NB. The flesh of grapefruit will not harm helminths.) | |||
=== ⚡ Ayurvedic remedies [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurvedic] === | |||
The following ayurvedic remedies are used, in combination, to treat pinworms, so may also have an adverse effect | |||
on other helminths: | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidanga vidanga] (Embelia ribes) | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurmar Gymnema sylvestre] (cowplant, cowplant, gurmari, gurmarbooti, gurmar, periploca of the woods, meshasringa, Bedki cha pala and miracle fruit) | |||
* [http://ayurveda-foryou.com/ayurveda_herb/trikatu.html trikatu] - a combination of (see Spices section) | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper black pepper] (Piper nigrum), | |||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Long_Pepper long pepper] (Piper longum) | |||
** and '''ginger''' (Zingiber officinale) | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphala Triphala]. This is an Ayurvedic herbal formula combining three myrobalans: Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica/Terminalia bellerica), and Haritaki (Terminalia chebula). The latter two of these are reported to be anthelminthic, but they also have laxative properties, and this latter characteristic, rather than actual wormkilling ability, may be the source of any ‘anthelminthic’ effects. | |||
=== ❔ Chinese herbal medicines [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Herbal_Medicine] === | |||
* '''Chinese herbs used to treat roundworms''': Chuan Lian Gen Pi (Cortex meliae radicis), Bing Lang (Semen arecae). | |||
* '''Chinese patent medicines used to treat roundworms''': Wu Mei Wan (Mume Pill), Qu Hui Wan (Dispel Roundworms Pill). | |||
* '''Chinese herbs used to treat hookworms''': Lei Wan (Sclerotium omphaliae). Also, a combination of Guan Zhong (Rhizoma dryopteris crassirhizomae), Ku Lian Gen Pi (Cortex meliae radicis), Tu Jing Jie (Herba chenopodii ambrosioidis), and Zi Su Ye (Folium perillae). | |||
* '''Chinese herbs used to treat pinworms''': Ku Lian Gen Pi (Cortex meliae radicis), Shi Jun Zi (Fructus quisqualis). | |||
* '''Chinese herbs used to treat flukes''': Bing Lang (Semen arecae). Also a mixture of Bing Lang (Semen arecae), Da Huang (Radix et rhizoma rhei), and Qian Niu Zi (Semen pharbitidis). | |||
=== ❔ Homeopathic remedies === | |||
Antiparasitic homeopathic remedies: Cina (a homeopathically potentised form of Eurasian wormwood - Artemisia | |||
cina), Cuprum oxidatum nigrum, Indigoz, Teucrium marum, Podophyllum, Spigelia, Sabadilla, Santoninum and | |||
Stanum. | |||
== Foods, supplements, spices and herbs == | |||