Worm Infestation

Definition:

The passage of parasitic worms through the stools, associated with various symptoms, is known as worm infestation.

Causes:

• Various unhygienic habits like intake of unclean food items.
• Poor hygienic habits, especially after defecation.
• Irregular diet.

Symptoms:

• Pain in the abdomen, along with indigestion.
• Lack of appetite. Nausea and vomiting with either diarrhea or dysentery.
• Severe itching in the anal region, especially at night.
• Severe infection, associated with fever and weakness.

Do's & Don’t:

• Avoid excessive intake of sweet foods and jaggery.
• Include bitter foods (like bitter gourd, pointed gourd, mustard, etc.) in regular diet.

Suggestions:

• Powdered Acorus calamus (Vekhanda) with honey in a 1-gm dosage, thrice, daily.
• A decoction or infusion of the seeds of Embelia ribes (Vidanga) in a 30-ml dosage, thrice, daily.
• Fresh juice of margosa leaves or betel leaves in a 30-ml dosage, twice, daily.

Herbs Can Be Used:

• A decoction of papaya leaves in a 30-ml dosage, twice, daily.
• An infusion of pumpkin seeds in a 30-ml dosage, twice, daily.
• Oil extracted from the herb wormwood, mixed with olive oil, in a 30-ml dosage, daily. Juice of Vasaka leaves in a 30-ml dosage, twice, for three days.