Dogs may be bathed with various Piper species to remove external parasites.
Other uses for the seeds include for removing parasites such as lice.
Some individuals even act as cleaners, especially when young, by removing parasites from other fish.
The fish has from 1988 been commercially used because of its ability to remove parasites from other fish.
Some species use cleaner fish to remove external parasites.
Sometimes they'll come and rub against us to remove parasites, and then it gets a bit uncomfortable.
They will occasionally remove ticks and other parasites from grazing animals.
The tongues of these species have a very rough texture which allows them to remove oils and parasites.
In the Philippines, the extract obtained from its leaves is used to remove external parasites.
It is known to remove parasites from large fishes.
