Properties: None given

Meridans Entered:
Primary: None given

1. Kills Worms and alleviates itching
   Various internal worms and parasites: Ancylostomiasis, ascariasis, oxyuria disease
   Head lice, eczema of skin, scab and lichen
2. Dispels Wind and eliminates Dampness
   Wind-Damp Bi pain
3. Invigorates the Blood and disperses swelling
   Amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea
   Mouth and tongue sores, swelling pain in throat
   Knocks and falls
   Snake or insect bites

Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-9g in decoction.

Cautions: Avoid overdose or long term use.

• Ascaridole
  Bicyclic monoterpenoid used as an anthelmintic drug but with considerable toxicity. It can cause irritation of skin and mucous membranes, nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, vertigo, tinnitus, temporary deafness and blindness. Prolonged exposure induces depression of the central nervous system and delirium which may become convulsions and coma. Long-term effects include pulmonary oedema, hematuria, albuminuria and jaundice. Fatal doses were reported as one teaspoon of wormseed oil for a 14-month-old baby (at once) and daily administration of 1 mL over three weeks to a 2-year-old child. Ascaridole is also carcinogenic in rats.