Anthelmintic

Anthelmintics (Gr. against, + a worm) destroy (Vermicides, L. vermis, worm, + caedere, to kill) or expel (Vermifuges, L. vermis, worm, + fugare, to put to flight) intestinal worms. Vermifuges: castor oil, jalap, scammony. Vermicides, for:

• Thread worms (Oxyuris vermicularis): vegetable astringents, alum, iron sulfate, aloe, tannin, lime water, quassia, all by enema;
• Round worms (Ascaris lumbricoides): santonin, spigelia, chenopodium, each in combination with either calomel, castor oil, senna, or compound powder of jalap;
• Tape worms (Taenia solium) Taenifuges: aspidium, kamala, kousso, pomegranate, pumpkin seed, turpentine.

Kills or reduces the growth/replication of helminths. In-vitro activity does not necessarly correlate with in-vivo activity. May function in-vivo by modulating the immune system, in which case should also be categorized as an immunomodulator [ORWJr].

Anthelmintics are medicines which have the power of destroying or expelling worms from the intestinal canal [Brown1878; Meyer1932].

Note the spelling - the prefix is "ant" rather than "anti" [ORWJr].

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[Brown1878] Oliver Phelps Brown. The Complete Herbalist; or the People Their Own Physicians. Jersey City, NJ (1878). Online Reprint.

[Culbreth1927] David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology, Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger (1927). Online Reprint.

[Meyer1932] Joseph Ernest Meyer. The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, IN: Indiana Botanic Gardens (1932)

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