Taeniacide
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A taeniacide is a substance that kills tapeworms. This makes it a class of antihelminthic agent.
It gets its name from the genus Taenia
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seed, cucumber
and pomegranate
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Some synthetic taeniacides include diatrizoic acid
, praziquantel
, bunamidine and niclosamide
.
It gets its name from the genus Taenia
Taenia (tapeworm)
Taenia is a genus of tapeworm that includes some important parasites of livestock. Members of the genus are responsible for taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans. There are more than 100 species recorded...
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Examples
Natural taeniacides include pumpkinPumpkin
A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...
seed, cucumber
Cucumber
The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The plant is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: "slicing", "pickling", and...
and pomegranate
Pomegranate
The pomegranate , Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall.Native to the area of modern day Iran, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as...
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Some synthetic taeniacides include diatrizoic acid
Diatrizoic acid
Diatrizoic acid , also known as amidotrizoic acid, or 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid, is a radiocontrast agent containing iodine. Trade names include Hypaque, Gastrografin and Urografin, the latter being a combination of the sodium and meglumine salts.Diatrizoate is considered a...
, praziquantel
Praziquantel
Praziquantel is an anthelmintic effective against flatworms. Praziquantel is not licensed for use in humans in the UK; it is, however, available as a veterinary anthelmintic, and is available for use in humans on a named-patient basis....
, bunamidine and niclosamide
Niclosamide
Niclosamide is a teniacide in the anthelmintic family especially effective against cestodes that infect humans...
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