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USE OF PUMPKIN SEED WITH ARECA NUT IN TAPEWORM INFECTIONS 33

perimental purposes. Of the 96 cases of T. saginata infection in which the combination of pumpkin seed kernels and areca nut decoction was used, an average cure rate of 95.19 per cent was obtained. Of the 20 cases of T. solium infection, 8 cases treated with the combined method were all cured.

5. The dosage of the drugs and the method of administration are dis-

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