Treatment of taeniasis with Puag-Haad: a crude extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood

Charoenlarp, P.; Radomyos, P.; Harinasuta, T.

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 12(4): 568-570

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562
PMID: 7046075
Document Number: 590
Thirty-nine patients with tapeworm infection were treated with 5 g of crude aqueous extract of A. lakoocha wood, Puag-Haad. Seven of them vomited the drug immediately. Of the 32 patients, segments with scolices of Taenia saginata and of T. solium were recovered from 24 and 2 patients, respectively. The side effects were vomiting and nausea.

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Treatment of taeniasis with Puag-Haad: a crude extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood