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Review
. 2016 Jan;41(1):28-34.
doi: 10.4268/cjcmm20160106.

[Study on essential oils of medicinal plants in insect repellent]

[Article in Chinese]
Hong-Zheng Zhao  1   2 , Jiao-Yang Luo  1 , Qiu-Tao Liu  1 , Ze-Liang Lv  2 , Shi-Hai Yang  2 , Mei-Hua Yang  1   3
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[Study on essential oils of medicinal plants in insect repellent]

[Article in Chinese]
Hong-Zheng Zhao et al. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Mosquitoes are seriously harmful to human health for transmitting some mortal diseases. Among the methods of mosquito control, synthetical insecticides are the most popular. However, as a result of longterm use of these insecticides, high resistant mosquitos and heavy environmental pollution appear. Thus, eco-friendly prevention measures are taken into the agenda. Essential oils extracted from medicinal plants have repellent and smoked killing effects on mosquitoes. With abundant medical plants resources and low toxicity, they have the potential of being developed as a new type of mosquito and insect repellent agent. The recent application advances of essential oils of medicinal plants in insect repellent and its application limitations are overviewed. This review will provide references for the future development and in-depth study of essential oils.

Keywords: advances; essential oils; medicinal plants; mosquito-repellent.

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The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.