7 Ayurveda Remedies to Get Rid of Worms in your Child?s Stomach

One of the most common ailments children suffer from is Krimi or worms. It can be caused by lack of personal hygiene, uncooked and contaminated food, excess sweet, and junk food. However, there are simple Ayurveda remedies that can help your child remain worm-free.

Mix Vidanga powder (Embelia Ribes) with honey or warm water and make your child drink it every day in the morning.
Taking the concoction of dry ginger (adrak), black pepper (kaali mirch), pippali (Piper longum) and honey for 15 days also reduces worms.
Tulsi leaf juice with honey or peach juice and honey is also helpful.
Food like ajwain (caraway), black pepper (kaali mirch), asafoetida (hing), black salt (kala namak), dry ginger, garlic, turmeric are good for deworming. Take ajwain mixed with a pinch of salt on empty stomach for a week to eliminate worms.
Always drink boiled water. Give your child to drink coconut water or water medicated with ajwain or vidang.
For children up to age of 4-5yrs, soak a piece of cotton in sesame oil or groundnut oil and place it at the anus to reduce itching.
A decoction of nagarmotha, daruharidra, and drumstick bark along with the powder of piper longum and vidanga helps to remove worms as well.

With these simple ayurvedic remedies and a positive change in lifestyle and diet, you can keep your child healthy and worm-free. You may also want to speak to a Jiva doctor about Panchkarma therapies. Basti with medicated oil, sesame oil, or mustard oil removes worms better in older children. Niruha basti with a decoction of herbs like amla, saunth, dadim twak, daruharidra is also effective. To know more about these options, dial 0129-4040404 or click on ‘Speak to a Doctor’ under the CONNECT tab in Jiva Health App.