Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic worms (helminths) from the body, through either striking or killing them. They may also be called vermifuges (stunning) or vermicides (killing). Classes Natural anthelmintics include black walnut (Juglans nigra), wormwood (Artemisia absynthium), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), tansy tea (Tanacetum vulgare), Hagenia (Hagenia abyssinica), kalonji (Nigella sativa) seeds, and the male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas). In Brazilian folk medicine, Plumeria (P. acutifolia or P. rubra) is besides an anthelmintic.

Peganum harmala is used as an anthelmintic. Please note that many natural vermifuges or anthelmintics are poisonous and, in improper dosages, critical to humans as well as parasites.

Anthelmintic resistance The ability of worms to outlive treatments that are generally efficient at the recommended disagreeable lot rate. It is considered a major menace to the current future restrain of worm parasites of small ruminants and horses. The clinical explanation of resistance is a 95% or less reduction in a 'Fecal Egg Count' test. Development of check Treatment eliminates worms whose genotype renders them excitable. Worms that are resistant survive and pass attached their 'resistance' genes. Resistant worms accumulate and for good and quite treatment failure occurs.

Causes of resistance Treatment at frequent intervals Greater than 3 treatments per year people farms lay upon greater than 6 treatments per year Treating all animals at same time No refugia for non-resistant worms Treating and moving to clean grass No dilution Under dosing Worms through low-level resistance live longer than. Worms can develop check a little at a time.