Evaluation of repellent activities of Cymbopogon essential oils against mosquito vectors of malaria, filariasis and dengue fever in India

Phytomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 324-329

  Tyagi, B K ^a   Shahi, A K ^b   Kaul, B L ^b  

^a Desert Medicine Research Centre India   (India)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon spp.; Dengue fever; Essential oil; Filariasis; Malaria; Mosquitos; Repellent activity

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS; CYMBOPOGON WINTERIANUS; NARDUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0008974484     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(98)80073-1     Document Type: Article

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