CHP Magazines CHP Magazines Spring 2019 #16 | Page 15

when growing up and sharing all
sorts of things with our classmates
we also shared worms. Yes, you and
I had a more than 50% chance at
some time during education of having
or transmitting nasty pinworms/
threadworms. The classic evening
bedtime ritual of having a bottom itch
like nobody could believe was the tell
all result of a female worm exiting
the body via the anus and then laying
loads of eggs. The reason it itched
so bad was the chemical the female
worm secreted during the egg laying
process.. icky eh.. So with that itch
driving us nuts, we did our level best
to scratch and scratch and scratch
and collect eggs under the fingernails
and at school we’d happily break
apart bread rolls and cakes and
share the bounty (and worms) with
friends. And so the cycle continued.…
There are quite a few products
that we can take to battle the
worms. Most are available from
your friendly pharmacist and usually
require a single dose. Pharmaceutical
products are very convenient and
work well. One issue is the need
to repeat treatment 2 to 4 weeks
after first dose because most drugs
attack the adult female worm but
not eggs or immature worms.. This
is a problem because without going
for a second round of treatment, you
can possibly remain infected and the
worm lifecycle kicks off again.
Herbal treatments are well
regarded and very effective at
eradicating worms and helping to
inhibit re-infestation.
Wormwood (great name), cloves
and black walnut are 3 powerful
herbs that have been used in
traditional medications for hundreds
of years. The active ingredients have
different mechanisms of action but
typically attack by disrupting the
metabolism of the parasite.
Singularly, each herb can deal
with parasite infection but when
you combine all three into one very
potent medicine, it’s curtains for
worms.
Tri Plex® is an herbal medicine
that has been around for about 30
odd years. It comes from the studies
done by a Canadian Naturopath
Hulda Clark. Hulda was of the
view that parasites are significant
causes of other infections in the
body and therefore, we need to
cleanse ourselves of these unwanted
organisms regularly.
With all three ingredients
contained in Tri Plex®, its certainly
a good alternative to other therapy
options. Tri Plex® has a treatment
phase of 3 weeks and this is the key
difference to other medications. In
order to rid yourself of the infection
adult females must be eradicated and
treatment continued to ensure that
any remaining immature worms are
dealt with before they mature and
cause problems.
Small doses of 1ml diluted with
water or juice are easy to take and
flavour easily disguised.
At the end of the treatment plan,
it’s fair to say that you have given
yourself a great cleanse. Tri Plex®
can also be used to treat pets since
our furry companions are also a
source of worm infections.
Always be mindful of what
your body is telling you and where
symptoms continue or you don’t
seem to be responding to treatment
please speak to your healthcare
practitioner for further advice.
The day by the river was lovely,
I decided to reel in Nigel and let him
be part of nature once again. Nigel
was no longer on the hook and
perhaps he had managed to swim off
(however a worm does that) to safer
locations or a decent size fish was
now host to a tasty parasite.
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