Those small black seeds you scoop out of a papaya have a long folk reputation as a worm remedy, and they’ve lately become a social-media “parasite cleanse”. Members get the full entry: where the idea comes from, the two small studies in children behind it, typical amounts used in research, and the fertility and pregnancy cautions to know first.
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