Oxyuris Nosode – Threadworm Nosode

The attenuations of this nosode are prepared from threadworms (Oxyur vermicu- laris/Enterobius vermicularis).

The condition provoked by Oxyuris vermicularis (enterobiasis), found with partic- ular frequency in children, is characterised by tormenting itching of the anus (espe- cially in the evening when going to sleep, and at night), and by proctitis, urging for stool, and possibly also by anal eczema, bed-wetting and vulvitis, and by nervous disorders. Occasionally ulceration of the large intestine and appendicitis oxyurica are seen, the latter caused by immature worms tunnelling into the intestinal wall.

Breeding females creep out of the anus during sleep and lay their eggs in the anal folds, where the most favourable conditions for embryonic development are to be found, (moisture, temperature of 30°–36°C), and from the eggs larvae hatch in a few hours, capable of infection.

Although it may be assumed that the favourable “soil” for the worms’ develop- ment is removed by use of this nosode, in accordance with the Law of Similiars it should also develop a favourable action against bed-wetting, vulvitis and anal eczema, and also against the nervous irritative states of children who wake with a start in the night, are overly nervous, cry very much and suffer from tics.