Botanical prevention and treatment of malaria: Part 1 - Herbal mosquito repellants

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 206-210

  Yarnell, Eric ^a,b   Abascal, Kathy ^a  

^a Botanical Medicine Academy   (United States)

^b BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CINCHONA BARK; CITRONELLAL; CYMBOPOGON MARTINII EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS OIL; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSECT REPELLENT; LEMONGRASS OIL; NEEM OIL; OCIMUM EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PYRETHRUM EXTRACT; RUTA CHALEPENSIS EXTRACT; SOYBEAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; BASIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS; FENNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MENTHA PIPERITA; PYRETHRUM; REVIEW;

EID: 3943106870     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1076280041580332     Document Type: Review

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