General Diet Changes

While trying to fight off parasites of any kind, it is wise to follow a parasite cleanse protocol. You’ll also want to avoid certain foods including sugar, processed foods, alcohol, pork, and wheat. 

1. Silver
Silver is by far the best and strongest natural antibiotic in existence. It is also the #1 antidote for toxoplasmosis. Nanosilver colloid could kill tachyzoites and bradyzoites of T. gondii. Moreover this nano-particle has the ability to enter and kill the organisms inside the tissue cyst. Further studies for silver nanoparticle effects on T. gondii in cell culture and experimental models are suggested.

2. Wormwood

Wormwood is definitely one of my top suggestions when it comes to fighting off any type of parasitic infection. It’s actually the source of the key ingredient in the herbal drug artemisinin, which is the most powerful antimalarial on the market proven to even be effective against drug-resistant strains. A parasite also causes malaria, so it’s not too surprising that wormwood is also showing an ability to effectively fight off Toxoplasma gondii. 

3. Berberine

According to scientific researchers, the current conventional treatment options for toxoplasmosis are not optimal for multiple reasons and there is a need to find safer, better-tolerated ways to treat this parasitic infection. Research published in 2012 reveals that berberine, a natural plant alkaloid, appears to have the ability to inhibit the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

4. Nutmeg Essential Oil

The essential oil of nutmeg appears to be another natural toxoplasma gondii fighter. In vitro studies have shown that nutmeg essential oil displays “significant inhibiting activity” against T. gondii. Researchers believe that nutmeg essential oil shows a lot of promise in the natural treatment of toxoplasmosis. 

5. Thyme Essential Oil

Thyme essential oil has been shown in animal studies to get rid Toxoplasma gondii cysts in infected mice. In one 2010 study, researchers gave mice thyme oil at the time of infection and for several days after. The mice who received the thyme essential oil had no intracerebral cysts after treatment. 

6. Bunium Persicum Essential Oil

An animal study published in 2015 showed that an essential oil from the Bunium persicum plant appears to fight against toxoplasmosis-causing parasites. Bunium persicum is a relative of the cumin plant.  The recent study demonstrated that Bunium persicum (Boiss) essential oil appears to the a source of a new natural agent to combat toxoplasmosis. 

7. Homeopathy

A 2015 blind, controlled, randomized study using animal subjects showed that a homeopathic remedy made from the cysts of the T. gondii parasites effectively reduced the number of cysts inside of the animal’s bodies due to toxoplasmosis, which is promising for humans. 

8. Radicchio

Another food I recommend adding to your diet is radicchio, which is a bitter and purple leafy vegetable that has many health benefits one of which is anti-parasitic abilities. A pilot study in 2016 looked at radicchio’s impact on parasites.

Researchers found a significant anti-parasitic effect of the plant on a particular type of roundworm common in swine. This discovery may indicate a potential benefit of the plant to fight other parasitic growths, so it could only possibly help to add this vegetable to your diet while trying to improve toxoplasmosis symptoms. 

An anti-parasitic diet consists of certain foods known to have proven or likely anti-parasitic effects including raw pumpkin seeds, almonds, ginger, garlic, daikon radish, kelp, onions, horseradish, cayenne pepper, pomegranate, cabbage, kombucha tea, papaya (including papaya juice and seeds), carrots, lemon and pineapple. 

Chamomilla and oil from citronella might be potential sources of novel therapies for treating toxoplasmosis.

Other homeopathic remedies for parasites include cina, teucrium, spigelia, sabadilla, natrum phosphoricum, filix mas, cuprum oxydatum nigrum, granatum, and tanacetum.