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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaya Papaya] (Carica papaya, also known as or papaw, pawpaw or paw paw). The fruit and leaves contain both antiseptic and antiparasitic compounds, including one called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpaine carpaine], which is claimed to kill and expel intestinal worms. Papaya latex has been shown to be an [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26343287 effective anthelminthic] against a variety of nematode parasites. However, it is unlikely that eating normal dietary amounts of the flesh of the fruit will adversely affect human helminths and, when someone who grows his own hookworms added a large amount of papaya - comparable to a human eating 2 or 3 pawpaws - to a petri dish full of larvae, these were unaffected. However, ⚡'''Papaya seeds''' are also rich in caricin which is reportedly effective in expelling roundworms, and a randomized, placebo-controlled study[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17472487] concluded that air-dried papaya seeds are effective against various types of human intestinal parasites.
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate Pomegranate] (Punica granatum). The flesh and seeds of the pomegranate have not been reported to harm human helminths. However, the rind of the fruit, and the bark of both the root and stems of the pomegranate tree contain an anthelmintic alkaloid, punicine, which is used to treat roundworms and pinworms and is said to be highly toxic to tapeworms. One hookworm host has reported losing benefits after accidentally consuming a small amount of pomegranate extract. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/1166864270036193/] ❌'''Pomegranate extracts''' should therefore be avoided.
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate Pomegranate] (Punica granatum). ✅The flesh and seeds of the pomegranate fruit have not been reported to harm human helminths. However,  ❌pomegranate extracts should be avoided because the bark and stems of this plant contain an anthelminthic compound, punicine, and the bark of the root contains an even more potent form of this alkaloid. Extracts of the bark of both the root and stems, and of the rind of the fruit, are used as traditional remedies to treat roundworms, pinworms and tapeworms, to which they are said to be highly toxic. Alcoholic extracts of the rind have also shown ‘moderate’ anthelmintic activity against the human roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, in test tube studies. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1158424] These extracts may therefore have an adverse effect on other helminths, and one hookworm host has reported losing benefits after accidentally consuming a small amount of pomegranate extract. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/1166864270036193/]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin Pumpkin] (Cucurbita species). This is also referred to as squash or gourd, depending on species, variety and local parlance. Pumpkin seeds contain an antiparasitic compound called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitacin curcurbitacin] and they were used traditionally as a remedy for tapeworms and roundworms. However, their effect is likely to be dose-dependent, and large amounts are recommend by herbalists for deworming, e,g., up to 25 ounces for adults. One worm host has reported that eating moderate amounts of pumpkin seeds has not adversely affected her hookworms, and eating the flesh of the pumpkin/squash/gourd is unlikely to have any adverse effect on any human helminth.