Extracts of the plant vitex agnus castus repel ticks;Repellenz von zecken durch duftstoffe des mönchspfeffers (vitex agnus castus)

Chemotherapie Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 175-178

  Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a,b   Schmahl, Günter ^a,b   Schmidt, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a Heinrich Heine Universität ^*

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ectoprophylaxis; Ixodes; Repellents; Ticks; Vitex agnus castus seeds

Indexed keywords

VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA INFECTION; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; IXODES RICINUS; ODOR; PLANT SEED; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS;

EID: 33846176084     PISSN: 09406735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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