How to Use Garlic to Treat Internal Parasites

While internal parasites are not especially common among people in the United States, they are common in animals. Both domestic herd animals, such as cows and sheep, and household pets are commonly afflicted with internal parasites. Tapeworms, hookworms and roundworms are all parasites that can upset the animals in your life.

Things You'll Need

• Whole garlic cloves
• Garlic supplements (optional)
• Wormwood leaves
• Sunflower seeds
• Onion

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Instructions

• 1

  Feed garlic to your dog in order to treat internal parasites. Rather than creating a toxic environment that kills the parasites, garlic cleans out your dog's system so that it is no longer a suitable environment for worms. Garlic cleans out the dog's intestines, reducing the mucus and waste on which the worms feed.

• 2

  Feed larger amounts of garlic to larger breeds when you suspect internal parasites. Include 2 to 3 cloves in your animal's meal for breeds weighing over 35 lbs.

• 3

  Use a slightly smaller amount for a medium-size breed. For an animal weighing between 15 to 35 pounds, a single garlic clove with meals should be sufficient.

• 4

  Feed small dogs and cats, those weighing 15 pounds or less, half a clove at each meal.

• 5

  Use garlic as a preventative treatment for large livestock. Mince 3 garlic cloves and combine them with 5 wormwood leaves, some sunflower seeds and some onion. If you feed this to your livestock weekly, it is a good preventative measure against internal parasites.

• 6

  Use garlic to treat not only internal parasites, but external annoyances as well. Garlic is a powerful mosquito deterrent and also works against fleas.