Pumpkin seeds have the effect of killing worms, the main treatment of tapeworm disease, schistosomiasis. The effect of pumpkin seeds is limited, there is no “miracle effect”.
Pumpkin seeds are the seeds of the cucurbit plant pumpkin, medicinal properties of sweet, flat, to the stomach, large intestine meridian. Pumpkin seeds to kill worms without harming the vital energy, with the treatment of tapeworm disease. Pumpkin seeds can also be used to treat schistosomiasis, but must be a larger dose, long-term use.
Modern pharmacological research found that pumpkin seeds on the beef tapeworm or pork tapeworm of the middle and back segments of the tapeworm have a paralyzing effect, and with betel nut has a synergistic effect; schistosomiasis larvae have inhibition and killing effect, so that the adult worms atrophy, degeneration of the genitals, uterus eggs reduce, but can not kill.
It is recommended to take pumpkin seeds under the guidance of a doctor, so as not to delay the condition or damage the body.