Home Remedies for Intestinal Parasites
Intestinal parasites have been treated by traditional medicine for millennia, typically with bitter or purgative plants. This page gathers every parasite remedy in our archive, with preparation methods, cultural background, and the current scientific view. Persistent parasitic infections require medical treatment.
Garlic
Infections, colds, high blood pressure, parasites
Egypt · Greece · India · China · Persia
Neem
Skin infections, acne, ringworm, fungal infections, boils
India
Epazote (Mexican Tea)
Intestinal worms (helminths), roundworms, stomach cramps
Mesoamerica
Cinchona Bark
Malaria, fevers, chills
South America
Qing Hao / Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua)
Malaria, fevers
China
Related ailments
This is a historical and cultural reference, not medical advice. Many of these remedies have never been scientifically validated, and folk reasoning (humoral theory, “hot/cold” classifications, spiritual causation) reflects older explanatory traditions rather than modern medicine. Ratings reflect community opinion, not clinical evidence.