Plant-Based Insect Repellents: A Review of Their Efficacy.
Plant-based repellents have been used in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies, provides valuable resource for the development of new natural products. For example, hanging bruised plants in houses because of the repellency of the plant materials, has been exploited for thousands … Read more