Worms

Cina

It is the head remedy for round, thread and tape v.orms with grinding of teeth and should be given in IX potency. The patient is restless, constant rubbing of the nose. Loss of appetite or increase in appetite. It also stops convulsions due to worms in which case it should be given in high potency, say 200 or 1000.

Anantherum

Tape worms with morbid hunger. Wakes at night.

Abrotanum

Destroys worm especially ascarides.

Chenopodium

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Thymol:

Specific for hook worm disease.

Kousso

An excelleut remedy to expel tape-worm.

Filix Mas

An efficient remedy for expulsion of tapeworm cxpecially with constipation.

Santonine.

This may be tried when Cina fails. Cina and Santonine will cure most of the cases. It should be given in 2X trituration at 2 hours interval six doses a day for a few days.

Caladium

Is useful when worms travel over the perineum and get into the vagina in little girls with tendency to excite masturbation.

Teucrium

For ascarriasis or pin worms when there is much irritation in the rectum. Give in mother tincture or IX.

Sinapis Nigra

This is another remedy for pin worms. It may be tried when Teucrium fails.

Spigelia

Strabismus, jerking with paleness of the face, blue rings around the eyes, faint nauseated feeling with colic about the navel caused by worms. The tincture on a handkerchief will frequently arrest convulsions from worms.

Stannum

The administration of this remedy stupefies worms which are easily dislodged by purgatives. It has pale sunken face and eyes surrounded by blue rings. Sluggish disposition, general torpor, fetid breath and passive fever. Patient prefers to lie on stomach.

Calcarea Carb

An excellent remedy for scrofulous children, fat, pale, lymphatic, head hot and perspiring at night.

Cuprum Oxydatum Nigrum

Is said to be an excellent remedy for all kinds of worms. Should be given in small doses. IX, in alternation with Nux Vom. 30 four or five times a day for four to six weeks.

Natrum Phos

Intestinal long, round or thread worms, with picking at nose and tendency to rheumatism.

Terebinth

Burning and crawling in anus as if worms are creeping out. It discharges round and tape worms.

Tellurium

It causes explusion of thread worms.

Sulphur

Is head remedy for tape worms (tenia). It should be given for considerably long time.

Scirrhinum

. It helps in the passage of worms when Cina and Teucrium fail.