Treatment of taeniasis with Puag-Haad: a crude extract of Artocarpus lakoocha wood.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013785:Thailand
D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013267:Stilbenes; C034912:puag-haad