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* ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_annua Sweet Annie] (Artemisia annua). Also known as sweet wormwood, sweet sagewort and annual wormwood. Both the herb and the pure form of its active ingredient, the sesquiterpene lactone, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisinin artemisinin], have been used traditionally to treat malaria and intestinal parasites. Artemisinin is a potent anthelminthic and has been shown to be effective against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosoma schistosomes]. | * ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_annua Sweet Annie] (Artemisia annua). Also known as sweet wormwood, sweet sagewort and annual wormwood. Both the herb and the pure form of its active ingredient, the sesquiterpene lactone, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisinin artemisinin], have been used traditionally to treat malaria and intestinal parasites. Artemisinin is a potent anthelminthic and has been shown to be effective against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosoma schistosomes]. | ||
* ❌ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy Tansy] (Tanacetum vulgare) is highly toxic to internal parasites and, for centuries, tansy tea has been prescribed by herbalists to expel worms. | * ❌ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy Tansy] (Tanacetum vulgare) is highly toxic to internal parasites and, for centuries, tansy tea has been prescribed by herbalists to expel worms. | ||
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* ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasaka Vasaka] (Justicia adhatoda). Also known as Malabar Nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda and Vasa. From the same family as Adhatoda zeylanica. The leaves (which contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasicine vasicine], an alkaloid with significant antimicrobial activity), root, bark, fruit, and flowers are all said to help in removing intestinal parasites. | * ⚡ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasaka Vasaka] (Justicia adhatoda). Also known as Malabar Nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda and Vasa. From the same family as Adhatoda zeylanica. The leaves (which contain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasicine vasicine], an alkaloid with significant antimicrobial activity), root, bark, fruit, and flowers are all said to help in removing intestinal parasites. | ||
* ✅ [http://www.vitaxyn.com/index.php/info/ Vitaxyn] This alcoholic herbal concoction is unlikely to be a problem at the recommended dosage. An almost identical, but now discontinued, product, [http://mens-en-gezondheid.infonu.nl/natuurgeneeswijze/41458-tancosan-verhoogt-de-weerstand.html Tancosan], was taken by one hookworm host for over 2 years without any obvious adverse effect on her worms. | |||
* ✅ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitex_agnus-castus Vitex agnus-castus]. Also known as vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree and monk's pepper. One hookworm host has taken 1000 mg of dried vitex agnus castus each day for many months without any noticeable ill effect on her worms. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/986939411362014/?comment_id=986984301357525&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D] | * ✅ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitex_agnus-castus Vitex agnus-castus]. Also known as vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree and monk's pepper. One hookworm host has taken 1000 mg of dried vitex agnus castus each day for many months without any noticeable ill effect on her worms. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/986939411362014/?comment_id=986984301357525&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22:%22R%22%7D] | ||