8 best remedies for worms – pills and folk remedies

Review of the best according to the editorial board. On the selection criteria. This material is subjective and does not constitute advertising and does not serve as a purchase guide. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.

Parasitism as a biological phenomenon is extremely widespread in the plant and animal world, there is not a single living creature that does not have parasites. Even microorganisms did not escape this, and they have parasites – bacteriophage viruses that destroy bacteria, and are even used for medicinal purposes. In humans, parasites are representatives of many types of unicellular and multicellular creatures, but when it comes to parasites, they usually mean roundworms, which are commonly called worms. But this is not only the case. For example, the flatworms opisthorchis, or feline flukes, affect the liver and bile ducts, and with prolonged parasitism, they can even lead to the development of liver cancer. Protozoa, such as lamblia, can also live in the liver. In children, giardiasis can even cause clinical symptoms, although in adults it is usually asymptomatic. This is why there is no 'one size fits all' parasite remedy. What works on round and flatworms has absolutely no effect on protozoa, and vice versa.

You need to know exactly what exactly the person is affected by, since the dosage and course of treatment differ. This is due to the biology of parasites. It is known, for example, that ascaris eggs are in the soil and enter the human body with dirty and unwashed plants. It is impossible to get infected from a patient with ascariasis. But in the case of pinworms, eggs are laid on the skin around the patient's anus, and there is a constant self-infection when combing. A patient with enterobiasis is able to infect others. Such subtleties in the existence of various worms and cause a different approach to treatment.

However, there are similar requests on the Internet, and an article is needed that can answer them. In these ratings, we will consider the best drugs for worms, and tell you in what cases they should be used.

The best pills for worms

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
The best remedies for worms of a wide spectrum of action	1	Piperazine	RUB 21
	2	Vermox	RUB 101
	3	Praziquantel (Chloxil)	434 r
The best pills for worms for children and pregnant women	1	Pirantel	RUB 65
	2	Decaris (levamisole)	RUB 80
	3	Pumpkin seeds for parasites	–
Best herbal remedies for parasites	1	Troichetka Evalar	RUB 290
	2	Tanaxol granules	310 RUB
Anti-rating	1	Antitoxin Nano from parasites	RUB 1,980

The best remedies for worms of a wide spectrum of action

This rating includes several means that can be used primarily against worms, round, flat and tapeworms. The spectrum of their action is such that they overlap several diagnoses that are most common, and eliminate many invasions. But all the same, it is required first to establish a diagnosis, otherwise the treatment will be ineffective.

Piperazine

Rating: 4.9

Piperazine is perhaps the most popular, affordable and well-known drug that is used not only in humans but in animals. Chemically, piperazine is a derivative found in black pepper. It began to be used in medicine over 50 years ago, and the most active form is piperazine adipate. The therapeutic effect of piperazine is the paralysis of the musculature of the roundworms, they lose their ability to move, cease to resist the peristaltic wave in the intestine, detach from the intestinal wall and are taken out. Piperazine can only be used with roundworm infestation, for example, if a person has roundworms or pinworms. In the fight against opisthorchiasis, this anthelmintic drug is ineffective.

One tablet contains 200 or 500 mg of piperazine, and an adult patient should not take more than 4 g, or more than 20 tablets (8 tablets) daily. It is necessary to use the drug at special dosages. With ascariasis, this medicine is used within 2 days, or immediately, but in the presence of pinworms, it should be applied within 5 days, and then a repeated cycle is needed. It is recommended to use a cleansing enema in the treatment of pinworms. You can buy Piperazine in tablets packaged in 10 pieces even for 15 rubles. This remedy for worms is produced by the domestic company Pharmstandard.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of piperazine include its low price and universal action on roundworms, although it is required to know the exact diagnosis. This medicine for worms can be used even once for ascariasis, which is quite convenient. On the negative side, it can include discomfort and abdominal pain, nausea and headaches. In the event that piperazine is prescribed to patients with renal failure, they may develop muscle weakness, impaired coordination of movements and the appearance of tremors. Despite this, as an exception, the drug can be prescribed to pregnant women and young children, including children under the age of one year.

Vermox

Rating: 4.8

The active ingredient of Vermox is mebendazole. It is a more serious anthelmintic as its action is more versatile and powerful. Mebendazole disrupts the utilization of sugar in the tissues of helminths, this leads to their depletion, and as a result, 'having lost all strength' and the ability to move, they are excreted from the body. By the way, do not look for dead and released worms in your feces. As soon as they die in the intestines, they are immediately digested, and finally go to the benefit of the owner. This drug is active against pinworms, ascaris, pork and bovine tapeworm, trichinella, echinococcosis and many other, more rare helminthiasis. An anthelmintic drug is produced in the form of tablets, each of which contains 100 mg of mebendazole.

The frequency and dose of this medicine for worms depends on the diagnosis. With pinworms (enterobiasis), it is taken one tablet 3 times a day, and with the most severe infection with echinococcosis, Vermox can be taken in high dosages for several years. Depending on the diagnosis, it is recommended to treat all family members living together. Vermox itself can be purchased in tablets, packaged in 6 pieces for 80 rubles. The Hungarian company 'Gedeon Richter' produces the drug Vermox.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of Vermox include a wide spectrum of action on many parasites, and an affordable price. The disadvantages include a fairly impressive list of contraindications for use, ranging from pregnancy and lactation and ending with ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel diseases. Also, this anthelmintic cannot be combined with taking certain other medications – with metronidazole, carbamazepine, therefore, patients with neuropathic pain or convulsive conditions must be sure to inform the doctor about their prescriptions. While taking mebendazole, side effects such as changes in the blood test, dyspeptic symptoms, and even hair loss with prolonged treatment can develop. This substance from worms is not allowed for use in children under 2 years of age. Nevertheless, mebendazole is quite effective, and sometimes it is sometimes the only anthelmintic drug that can be indicated for a given patient.

Praziquantel (Chloxil)

Rating: 4.8

Biltricid, aka Chloxil, aka Praziquantel. It is an anthelmintic (antihelminthic) drug that is used by adults and children over 4 years of age, and its value is that it is active against extraintestinal parasites. These are opisthorchias – worms that live in the bile ducts, schistosomes that live, swim freely and multiply in the veins of the pelvis. The medicine helps with cysticercosis, when the human body is the carrier of the larval stage of the pork tapeworm. Parasites die as a result of metabolic disorders and paralysis of their muscles. It should be remembered that Biltricide is considered a broad-spectrum anthelmintic agent, but only in relation to trematodes and cestodes, that is, with helminthic invasions by tape and flat worms. It is not necessary to treat an infestation with pinworms or roundworms with Biltricid, since flat and round worms differ from each other in about the same way as a bird differs from a lizard. Biltricide is available in 600 mg tablets, in a package of 6 pieces. It is necessary to use this medicine for worms, depending on the parasite found. In some cases, this is a single dose, and sometimes it takes several days. Biltricide is produced by the German company Bayer. Cost – from 400 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The obvious disadvantage of the drug is its rather high toxicity. For the treatment of helminthic invasion – opisthorchiasis, the patient is even hospitalized in an infectious diseases hospital for a period of one day, exactly for the period when he takes this helminthic. It has many side effects that develop with high frequency. Every tenth patient notes abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, headache or dizziness. Perhaps 10% of those taking this anthelmintic may develop cardiac arrhythmias, and these reactions develop both to the toxicity itself and arise as a result of massive death of parasites in the body and the release of their toxins and antigens into the blood. During treatment with biltricide, it is not recommended to drive a car and be at work in hazardous working conditions. All these serious disadvantages, however, do not detract from the merits of this anthelmintic agent and its high specific activity. There is only one conclusion – the treatment should take place under strict medical supervision, and self-medication can end sadly.

The best pills for worms for children and pregnant women

But not all anthelmintic drugs are highly toxic. There is a whole group of remedies that can be recommended for the treatment of pregnant women and children. And it is they who occupy the first place in the ranking of antiparasitic tablets in terms of safety profile. Let's consider these antiparasitic drugs in more detail.

Pirantel

Rating: 4.9

The active ingredient is pyrantel pamoate. This anthelmintic acts on nematodes, or roundworms. Therefore, it must be borne in mind that if the child has developed an invasion of another type of worms, then Pirantel will not work. But he perfectly treats pinworm infestation, ascariasis, ankylostomiasis and trichocephalosis. Pirantel can be prescribed in tablets or in suspension. It is shown in children over 3 years old, in this case, one tablet is taken, but if the child is over 6 years old, but not 12 years old, he takes two tablets weighing 250 mg each. Children over 12 years old take three tablets and adults take four. There are other dosage regimens and timing depending on the type of parasite. Pirantel is produced by many pharmaceutical companies, both domestic and foreign. A 15 ml suspension bottle can be purchased for 30 rubles, and three tablets in one package can be found for 15 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pirantel is a popular and low-toxic medicine for worms, so you can start taking it for children aged six months and even younger, this is what the suspension is used for. As for the negative aspects, it should not be used in children with myasthenia gravis, with renal failure, and laxatives should not be used during treatment. The doctor must take into account that Pirantel should not be given together with piperazine, since their beneficial effect is mutually destroyed. Availability and low cost, and the existence of two dosage forms for convenient use is an advantage. That is why Pirantel takes a worthy place in the ranking of anthelmintic (anthelmintic) drugs.

Decaris (levamisole)

Rating: 4.8

Decaris is produced for the treatment of diseases caused by roundworms. After a single dose, worms – nematodes are paralyzed and removed from the body within 24 hours. Decaris is indicated for the treatment of ascariasis, ankylostomiasis and other similar helminthic invasions. The tool can be used in children from the age of 3 years, and the dosage is selected depending on the body weight. The medicine is used against worms once, one tablet contains 50 mg of the active ingredient, which is levamisole. For a child, 2.5 mg is given per kilogram of weight – this corresponds to one 50 mg tablet for a 20-kg child. This anthelmintic of the Hungarian company Gedeon Richter is produced, there are only 2 tablets in one package, in case a repeated prophylactic reception is shown a few days later. Dekaris costs, starting from 70 rubles. There is also only one tablet, with a dosage of 150 mg for adults, which also costs from 70 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantage of this medicine can be considered a single use. The disadvantage of Decaris is the prohibition of its use for lactating women, babies under 3 years old, patients with a significant decrease in the level of leukocytes in the blood.

Pumpkin seeds for parasites

Rating: 4.5

Finally, you need to turn your eyes to folk remedies, which, although they are not strictly acting against helminths, but contribute to their excretion from the body, and can be used in complex therapy in conjunction with other anthelmintic drugs. Pumpkin seeds are considered one of these popularly favorite products that hit the rating. They are not toxic and not dangerous, therefore they can be used by children, pregnant and lactating women, and adults. Pumpkin seeds contain the active ingredient cucurbitin. It helps to paralyze the muscles of the worms. Even if cucurbitin does not completely paralyze the worms, it will still weaken their vital activity and reduce their ability to feed and stay in the intestines.

In order for pumpkin seeds to act on worms more actively, it is advisable to use them together with the peel, it is in these films that the most active substance is contained. Pumpkin seeds can be used by people who have pets in their house for prophylactic purposes, they can be prescribed to children along with anthelmintic drugs, they can be used simply for people who do not have symptoms of helminthic invasions, but they just want to be healthier. It is known that pumpkin seeds can be successfully used by the elderly. The number of seeds used is different. Of these, you can make an infusion, or use them in the form of tea, adult patients are recommended to take 250 grams of seeds daily, and children – starting from a 50 gram dosage, depending on the age and the likelihood of helminthic invasion. It is advisable to use them on an empty stomach, and in addition to direct administration, you can use an enema with a decoction of these useful seeds.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of this treatment are obvious. But, nevertheless, you need to be aware of the side effects. Pumpkin seeds have a choleretic and laxative effect. Therefore, if you have gallstone disease, or a tendency to diarrhea, then only a doctor should prescribe pumpkin seeds, taking into account contraindications.

Best herbal remedies for parasites

All herbal preparations on the market are essentially nutritional supplements. Strictly speaking, this means that they are not registered as medicines. They have not conducted clinical trials, and they cannot independently cope with worms on their own in the same way as the 'professionals' do: mebendazole, pyrantel and similar 'real' drugs. But herbal preparations can be used in complex therapy as helpers that additionally cleanse the body and contribute to a more complete elimination of parasites. That is why they were included in the popularity rating of anthelmintic drugs.

Troichetka Evalar

Rating: 4.9

Quite a popular complex remedy for various parasites is the herbal collection Troichatka Evalar among Russians. It contains fragrant cloves with essential oils, flowers and tansy extract, and aspen bark extract. The daily intake is 6 capsules, it is he, according to the manufacturer, that provides the most active concentration of plant bioflavonoids in the body, which will have an antihelminthic effect. Adults should take the supplement before meals, three times a day, 2 capsules. The course of admission is at least 2 weeks.

It is on this fact (long-term use) that you can be convinced about the comparative effectiveness of real antihelminthic drugs, which can be taken once, and the effectiveness of food additives, which simply prepare the body to fight parasites and create a favorable natural background, but are not considered anthelmintics. You can buy Troicatka Evalar in capsules, packaged in bottles of 40 pieces, starting at a price of 250 rubles. It is produced by the domestic company Evalar.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of this complex food supplement include the natural composition, the practical absence of contraindications and side effects. As noted above, the disadvantages in this case are nothing more than a continuation of the advantages. In the event that you have one hundred percent diagnosed with helminthic invasion, and especially such a serious one as ascariasis, trichinosis, or cysticercosis, then with the help of one Evalar Troika you will have a minimum chance of getting rid of these serious diseases.

Tanaxol granules

Rating: 4.8

Tanaxol is considered a rather rare complex herbal preparation, which is positioned by the manufacturer not just as a 'remedy for common worms', but is directed directly against lamblia. In addition to anti-lambliasis action, the agent promotes better bile separation, reduces inflammation in the hepatobiliary zone, and exhibits a mild laxative effect. It contains elecampane, yarrow and tansy extract. This supplement is indicated for prevention, and in order to enhance the effect of drugs aimed at treating giardiasis. Tanaxol can be used in complex therapy for the treatment of ascaris infestation. The medicine is used one teaspoon twice a day with meals for a month. You can buy Tanaxol in the form of granules for preparing a solution inside, in packs of 42 g at a price of 350 rubles. Tanaxol is produced by the domestic company Biolit LLC. This dosage is enough for 10 days of admission.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages and disadvantages of Tanaxol are the same as those of other dietary supplements. There are no guarantees that Tanaxol alone will cope with giardiasis or ascariasis, but its action can help the body fight parasites with a higher probability. In this case, the disadvantage is the need for long-term use, and the advantage is the absence of side effects and contraindications, except for individual intolerance to the components.

Anti-rating

Antitoxin Nano from parasites

Rating: 1.0

Finally, the list can include drops, which represent a huge number of food additives, and can have, at best, a general strengthening effect on the body, but they cannot be positioned as an antiparasitic drug itself. We are talking about the so-called 'Antitoxin Nano' There is quite a lot of noise around it on the Internet, there are many sites, like all 'bloated' anthelmintics, which bring, first of all, good profits to their producers. It is a common dietary supplement in drops that contains extracts of ginger, burdock oregano, garlic, dandelion, licorice and echinacea. Actually, no nanotechnology is required for production, and this name has only commercial value.

Like any nutritional supplement, it is perhaps only effective when taken as a course. You can buy this food supplement, which, according to the manufacturers, “safely removes parasites not only from the intestines, but even from the heart, lungs, blood, detoxifies eggs,” and practically does everything that no serious worm pills can do. with a 'big discount' on the official website for 990 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

As they say, comments are unnecessary. The benefits of this 'anthelmintic', at best, are exactly the same as the benefits of its constituent ingredients. Perhaps you can also add the placebo effect, or the belief in wellness and help from these drops, since they are the most expensive in our ranking. The negative aspects (there are many of them) can be considered exclusively intrusive marketing, an abundance of sites with various colorful advertisements, photos of parasites pushing to make a purchase, demonstration of 'discounts', the lack of direct sales in pharmacies, the lack of registration of the drug as a drug, as well as the lack of clinical trials. and of course the price. In any case, the choice is yours.

In conclusion, the author hopes that those readers who have mastered our rating to the end have understood that you cannot buy any remedy for the treatment of worms until the patient is diagnosed and the type of the parasite is not determined exactly. Indeed, in the case when a person just needs to lower the pressure, you can find a universal substance that will act on everyone. But when it comes to helminthic invasions, you need to take into account this parasite – a living being, 'you need to know the enemy by sight', it is imperative to understand the peculiarities of its biology, development, and susceptibility to drugs. Therefore, at the first signs and suspicion of helminthic invasion, with urticaria, with skin itching, with weight loss, lack of appetite, eosinophilia in the blood, stool disorders, and especially if you like river fish, if you have been to the countries of South -East Asia and Latin America, swam there in local ponds and drank incomprehensible water, and after that you got sick – then contact infectious disease specialists and parasitologists, and start the examination.

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Attention! This rating is subjective and does not constitute an advertisement and does not serve as a purchase guide. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.