He rongoā whai hua tēnei hua hei patu i ngā pepeke, he kaha te mahi ki ngā nematode, schistosomiasis me ngā tapeworm, ā, he pānga nui ki te aukati i te whanaketanga o ngā hua manu. He pānga kitea hoki tōna ki te pei i ngā nematode, schistosoma, tapeworm me ngā pararutiki cysticercus i roto i ngā kararehe. He pai mō te tango i ngā kutukutu porowhita, ngā kutukutu titi, ngā kutukutu matau, ngā kutukutu whiu, ā, ka taea hoki te whakamahi mō te patu kutukutu kararehe. I whakaatuhia e te tirotiro haumanu o ngā take 556 ko ngā reiti whakawhiti hua manu o te kutukutu titi, te kutukutu porowhita, te kutukutu titi me te kutukutu whiu he 100%, 96.4%, 98.9% me te 70%, ia. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi i tēnei hua mō te rongoā i ngā momo cysticercosis, pērā i te momo roro, te momo uaua kiri, ko te whai huatanga kitea he neke atu i te 80%, mō te rongoā i te trichinosis, ko te reiti whai hua katoa he 100%.