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Perhaps the idea behind the cure for tapeworm is that the sharp bits =
will cut into the worm and kill it. Or, perhaps, it just won=92t like =
them, and so will just vacate the premises in tapewormy disgust (pun =
intended).
Jane
On 2012-12-14, at 4:30 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:
Hi All, Dec 14, 2012
According to a Materia Medica for Nurses (Blumgarten, 1915) =
pumpkin seeds were used to get rid of tapeworms, the active principle =
being "...a fixed oil and a resin".
After a day of fast, patient is given 2-4 oz of seeds (presumably =
whole seeds ground) the following morning "...beaten up in an emulsion =
of sugar and water or honey". Follow by a cathartic several hours later.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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