Taeniacide

A taeniacide is a substance that kills tapeworms. 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.

See also

• Anticestodal agent

External links

• Taeniacides at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)