Definition of Vermifuge:

(L. vermis, worm, + fugare, to put to flight) expel intestinal worms: castor oil, jalap, scammony. [Culbreth1927, pg 45]

Analagous to anthelmintic. A remedy that produces the death or the elimination of intestinal parasites [Sanchez BOTM680].

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