Treatment of taeniasis with Puag-Haad: a crude extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood
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Treatment of taeniasis with Puag-Haad: a crude extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood
Abstract
Thirty-nine patients with tapeworm infection were treated with five grams of crude aqueous extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood, "Puag-Haad". Seven of them vomited the drug immediately. Of the 32 patients, segments with scolices of Taenia saginata and of Taenia solium were recovered from 24 and 2 patients respectively. The side effects were vomiting and nausea.
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