lice infestation on the head

Healing Wonders of Herbs

Guide to the Effective Use of Medicinal Plants

By Herminia de Guzman-Ladion,
R.N., A.R.P.T., P.T.R.P.

lice infestation on the head  
 
    Lice ("kuto") is a small, wingless, flattened insect which
produces irritating dermatitis on the scalp.

Herbal Treatments
 
    1. Shampoo hair with gugo bark or any commercial shampoo.
    2. Immediately after the shampoo. comb hair with fine comb
        ("suyod") to remove the live lice.
    3. If possible, shampoo every day for one week and comb
        hair with fine comb twice a day.   
    4. To get rid of the nits (lice eggs), wet hair wit'n hot vinegar for
        half an hour before the shampoo. Then, comb hair 
        with fine comb thoroughly.
    5. At bedtime, pound 1/2 cup of atis seeds. Mix it with 1/4 cup of oil.
       Apply thoroughly the oil-and atis-seed mixture over the scalp and hair.
       Wrap the hair and head with a piece of clean 
       cloth and leave it on overnight.
       Shampoo the next morning and comb hair with fine comb.
    6. Do this treatment daily for 3-5 days or until all lice and nits are gone.
        Destroy or kill the lice and nits as soon as they are removed from
        the hair and head.
    7. Always keep hair clean and well combed. Don't use the comb of other
        persons. Don't sleep with an individual infested with lice.