Garlic enemas for pinworms

I once read it somewhere that people used to use garlic enemas against pinworms. Is this true?

(I wonder how they did it - boil the garlic in the water? or just grind it and mix?)

I have used garlic enemas but not for pinworms but rather to help treat colds. I have used a garlic press after boiling several cloves and adding it to 2 liters of warm slightly salty water. It does produce a rather crampy enema.

Garlic enemas can be used for that purpose.

There would be 2 ways:

1)Make garlic infusion, as in boiling garlic in water

2)Its not really an enema, but still use of garlic: few garlic cloves are peeled and then inserted through anus into rectum.

A garlic solution enema makes for a very crampy experience. Mince a few cloves of garlic, let them soak in hot water with a few drops of Dr. Bronner's till cool enough to administer. Very tough to hold. Oh, and you will taste garlic on your breath.... keeps the vampires at bay!

I had garlic enemas in my childhood, while I was in kindergarten. As a nurse I gave and still giving this type of enemas, among other too. The preparation is very simple: peel garlic and put in blender/mixer with warm water and blend it, then strain solution and its ready to use. Another option is to boil garlic in water and let it cool down to body temperature. Main tool to these enemas would be enema bulb. Enjoy!

As a child living near a farm, in springtime we usually got pinworms. The usual treatment for this was lots of super salty enemas, usually given with a bulb. This was in the late 40's and early 50's. I do remember that somebody came out with a pill that would get rid of pin worms. This sure saved us from a regimen of salt water enemas.

I googled "garlic enema pinworms" and found a there's lots of info. I had never heard of this treatment... interesting..

I heard that boiling garlic makes the active ingredient deteriorate, and the experience is not as intense as when garlic is minced and soaked in lukewarm water. I tried both ways, and can tell you that the second method does create stronger sensation. The amount of garlic and the length of the soaking affects the strength of the solution as well. I don't know how efficient this is against pin worms (I wash my hands), but I would imagine they would not love this at all. However, if you do get pin worms, I'd say go see a doctor, take the pills that are prescribed to you, and leave enemas for fun.