Does your child have intestinal worms? This papaya seeds and honey remedy will help

Here's an effective and easy home remedy to get rid of intestinal worms and keep your child's gut healthy!

Children are far more prone to intestinal worms than adults and in the long run, if it goes untreated, it could affect their health and day-to-day life. Symptoms of intestinal worms include stomach aches, disturbed sleep, itching around the anus, increased saliva and spitting and in extreme cases, also foul smelling stools. These are the signs and symptoms that your child has intestinal worms. If you re looking for an effective home remedy that has no side-effects and can tackle this issue, you could try using papaya seeds and honey. Here s all that you need to know about de-worming for kids and adults.

Nigerian paediatricians from Obafemi Awolowo University conducted a study in 2007 that included around 60 children who were diagnosed with intestinal worms after a stool test though they weren t displaying any of the symptoms of this condition yet. In this pilot study, the doctors wanted to determine the effectiveness of papaya seeds and honey on intestinal worms.

The children were given a decoction of crushed papaya seeds and honey (20 ml) for seven days. The children were divided into two groups where one group was given a dose of air dried and crushed papaya seeds along with honey while the other was a placebo group. A week later, it was found that the stool samples 23 of the 30 children who were given the dose was completely cleared of parasites or the intestinal worms. This means around 77% of them responded to the treatment and no side effects were reported.

The doctors concluded that the consumption of dried papaya seeds is a cheap, natural, harmless and preventive strategy against intestinal worms [1]. Papayas are widely available in India and instead of throwing away the seeds like you normally do, you can dry them and use it for keeping your child s stomach free of intestinal parasites. This is because papaya seeds work as a natural agent that has the ability to expel intestinal worms. You could also try these four natural remedies for intestinal worms.

Reference

[1] J Med Food. 2007 Mar;10(1):194-6. Effectiveness of dried Carica papaya seeds against human intestinal parasitosis: a pilot study. Okeniyi JA(1), Ogunlesi TA, Oyelami OA, Adeyemi LA.

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