Expelling worms

Also killing worms. A method of treatment used to cause the elimination of worms (especially in the intestines). Commonly used worm-expelling medicinals are listed below.

General Worm-Expelling Medicinals

• 使君子 (shǐ jūn zǐ) quisqualis (Quisqualis Fructus)
• 苦楝皮 (kǔ liàn pí) chinaberry (root) bark (Meliae Cortex)
• 槟榔 (bīng láng) areca (Arecae Semen)
• 大腹皮 (dà fù pí) areca husk (Arecae Pericarpium)
• 南瓜子 (nán guā zǐ) pumpkin seed (Cucurbitae Semen)
• 雷丸 (léi wán) omphalia (Omphalia)
• 鹤虱 (hè shī) carpesium seed (Carpesii Fructus)
• 榧子 (fěi zǐ) torreya (Torreyae Semen)
• 芜荑 (wú yí) elm cake (Ulmi Fructus Praeparatio)
• 贯众 (guàn zhòng) aspidium (Aspidii Rhizoma)

Modern research has shown that certain traditional medicinals have the power to expel different parasites recognized in modern medicine.

Worm-Expelling Medicinals Effective for Biomedical Categories

Roundworm (Ascaris) (蛔虫)

• 使君子 (shǐ jūn zǐ) quisqualis (Quisqualis Fructus)
• 苦楝根皮 (kǔ liàn gēn pí) chinaberry root bark (Meliae Radicis Cortex)
• 川楝子 (chuān liàn zǐ) toosendan (Toosendan Fructus)
• 山道年蒿 (shān dào nián hāo) Levant wormseed flower and leaf (Artemisiae Cinae Flos et Folium)
• 榧子 (fěi zǐ) torreya (Torreyae Semen)

Pinworm (oxyurid) (蛲虫)

• 百部 (bǎi bù) stemona (Stemonae Radix)
• 贯众 (guàn zhòng) aspidium (Aspidii Rhizoma)
• 鹤虱 (hè shī) carpesium seed (Carpesii Fructus)
• 雷丸 (léi wán) omphalia (Omphalia)
• 大蒜 (dà suàn) garlic (Allii Sativi Bulbus)
• 石榴皮 (shí liú pí) pomegranate rind (Granati Pericarpium)
• 鸦胆子 (yā dǎn zǐ) brucea (Bruceae Fructus)

Tapeworm (taenia) (绦虫)

• 槟榔 (bīng láng) areca (Arecae Semen)
• 南瓜子 (nán guā zǐ) pumpkin seed (Cucurbitae Semen)
• 仙鹤草根芽 (xiān hè cǎo gēn yá) agrimony root sprout (Agrimoniae Rhizoma Pullulatum)
• 雷丸 (léi wán) omphalia (Omphalia)
• 贯众 (guàn zhòng) aspidium (Aspidii Rhizoma)

Hookworm (ancylostomum) (钩虫)

• 槟榔 (bīng láng) areca (Arecae Semen)
• 雷丸 (léi wán) omphalia (Omphalia)
• 榧子 (fěi zǐ) torreya (Torreyae Semen)
• 苦楝根皮 (kǔ liàn gēn pí) chinaberry root bark (Meliae Radicis Cortex)
• 石榴皮 (shí liú pí) pomegranate rind (Granati Pericarpium)

Fasciolopsis (薑片虫)

• 槟榔 (bīng láng) areca (Arecae Semen)
• 榧子 (fěi zǐ) torreya (Torreyae Semen)

Acumoxatherapy: The main acupuncture point for expelling worms is Hundred Worm Nest (百虫窝 bǎi chóng wō), in the inside of the thigh, three cùn up from the kneecap. For roundworm, for example, this point can be combined with BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-25 (Large Intestine Transport, 大肠俞 dà cháng shù), ST-4 (Earth Granary, 地仓 dì cāng), SP-15 (Great Horizontal, 大横 dà hèng), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ).