Cina: It is the head remedy for round, thread and tape worms
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 worms especially ascaris (Round
Worm).
Chenopodium:
Thymol:
Specific for hook worm disease.
Kousso: An excellent remedy to expel tape-worm.
Filix Mas: An efficient remedy for expulsion of tapeworm
especially 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 ascariasis 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 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 excellent remedy
for all kind of warms. 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 expulsion 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.
