Taeniacide

A taeniacide is a substance that kills tapeworms.[1] This makes it a class of antihelminthic agents.

It gets its name from the genus Taenia.

Examples

Natural taeniacides include pumpkin seed, cucumber and pomegranate.

Some synthetic taeniacides include diatrizoic acid, praziquantel, bunamidine and niclosamide.

References
  1. "taeniacide" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  • Taeniacides at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

See also


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