Evaluation of selected South African ethnomedicinal plants as mosquito repellents against the Anopheles arabiensis mosquito in a rodent model

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Maharaj, Rajendra ^a   Maharaj, Vinesh ^b   Crouch, Neil R ^c   Bhagwandin, Niresh ^a   Folb, Peter I ^a   Pillay, Pamisha ^b   Gayaram, Reshma ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA EXTRACT; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ALOE GREATHEADII EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CELERY EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM OPULIFOLIUM EXTRACT; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EXTRACT; CROTON PSEUDOPULCHELLUS EXTRACT; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; INSECT REPELLENT; LEUCAS MARTINICENSIS EXTRACT; LITOGYNE GARIEPINA EXTRACT; LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA EXTRACT; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; MOSCHOSMA POLYSTACHYUM EXTRACT; MUNDULEA SERICEA EXTRACT; NUXIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; PHILENOPTERA VIOLACEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS LAXIFLORUS EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA; ALOE FEROX; ALOE GREATHEADII; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTICLE; BIDENS PILOSA; CELERY; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CHENOPODIUM OPULIFOLIUM; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; CROTON PSEUDOPULCHELLUS; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; FEEDING; GINGER; LEUCAS MARTINICENSIS; LITOGYNE GARIEPINA; LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MOSCHOSMA POLYSTACHYUM; MOSQUITO; MUNDULEA SERICEA; NONHUMAN; NUXIA FLORIBUNDA; PHILENOPTERA VIOLACEA; PLECTRANTHUS LAXIFLORUS; ROSEMARY; SIDA CORDIFOLIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOOSEFOOT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MURINAE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHENOPODIUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECT REPELLENTS; MURINAE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77958518519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-301     Document Type: Article

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