Pumpkin seed: Dienatamoeba fragilis.
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.herbs
Subject: Re: Dientamoeba Fragilis - need herbal remedy for
From: abacaxi.hotmail.com (Tsu Do Nimh)
Date: 12 Jan 1997 07:51:01 -0700
>My niece is infected with this parasite. She was presribed some medication that didn't work. She has been prescribed some other that has serious side effects.
>Any herbal remedies?
Raw pumpkin seeds ... shelled and finely ground (about 2 ounces a day for a week)
From: traiteusse.aol.com (TRAITEUSSE)
Interesting, local folklore here in Louisiana considers the shell part of the cure.