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

Abstract

Thirty-nine patients with tapeworm infection were treated with five grams of crude aqueous extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood, "Puag-Haad". Seven of them vomited the drug immediately. Of the 32 patients, segments with scolices of Taenia saginata and of Taenia solium were recovered from 24 and 2 patients respectively. The side effects were vomiting and nausea.

• Authors: P Charoenlarp, P Radomyos, T Harinasuta
• Journal: The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health (Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health) Vol. 12 Issue 4 Pg. 568-70 (Dec 1981) ISSN: 0125-1562 [Print] Thailand
• PMID: 7046075 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anticestodal Agents
• Plant Extracts
• Stilbenes
• puag-haad

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Anticestodal Agents (adverse effects, isolation & purification, therapeutic use)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nausea (chemically induced)
• Plant Extracts
• Plants, Medicinal
• Stilbenes (isolation & purification, therapeutic use)
• Taeniasis (drug therapy)
• Thailand