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Technical Approach to Prepare Mosquito Repellents Using Different Natural Plants Extracts

2018

Background: WHO has declared that the mosquito as 'public enemy number one'. The traditional Hindu system of medicine that is 'Ayurveda' stresses the use of plant-based medicines, treatments and preventions. Objectives: The present study is a based on some plant extracts, which can be used for preparation of mosquito repellents. There are many hazardous effects of synthetic repellents are seen on our health. This work is particularly focused to create such repellents which contain only natural substances and have no hazardous side effects on the human health. Methods: The leaf extracts of Neem (Azadirachta indica), Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), Rui (Calotropis gigantea), Durva grass (Cynodon dactylon), Ashoka (Saraca asoca) and additional to this Cow urine & cow dung, Neem oil, distilled water, wax and Whatmann filter paper-1 were used. By using these all, dhoop stick, extract cards etc. were prepared and their antimosquito activity and antibacterial activities are also studied. Results: The natural repellents prepared by using given methodology have satisfactory anti mosquito as well as antimicrobial potential. Conclusion: The study revealed that these mosquito repellents have no side effect on human health. Beside this, these repellents are very cheap and can be easily prepared by common man.

A Review On Herbal Mosquito Repellent

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024

Nowadays Majority of the disease or infection like malaria, dengue etc. caused by the different types of mosquitoes mainly female Anopheles mosquito to prevent these infection or diseases there are multiple synthetic pesticides are used in market. The various pesticides used as a mosquito repellent containing hazardous chemicals that causes the various health problems in humans and other living creatures, that pesticides also cause the environmental pollution by considering these facts we are here with mosquito repellent without hazardous chemicals known as HERBAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT. As the herb are easily accessible in our society, it is very beneficial to use these Holly herbs in mosquito repellent formulations The herbs are the core substance in our formulations ,there are different active constituents such as alkaloids ,fixed oils, essential oil, resins flavonoids ,phenols etc. . Which is present in specific parts of herbs as it is extracted by various methods like steam distillation, pressing techniques, solvent evaporation etc. The current paper summarizes research with aimed of developing the safe and effective herbal mosquito repellents. Our study aims at the investigating the herbs which has mosquito repellent activity but they do not cause the health hazard, environmental hazard and pollution, those herbs which have Mosquito repellent activity which are used in specific proportion depending on their mosquito repellent activity in herbal mosquito repellent formulation and formulations have been developed.

Effective mosquito repellent from plant based formulation

International Journal of Mosquito Research, 2018

All over the developing countries in the tropical region mosquito menace has been very acute leading to many diseases. Many chemicals have been used for the purpose of Mosquito repellency or killing, however they are extremely harmful for human beings as well. Recently, commercial repellent products containing plant-based ingredients have gained increasing popularity among consumers, as these are commonly perceived as “safe” in comparison to long-established synthetic repellents. Our paper describes Plant-based repellents for mosquitoes for personal protection measures. Based on the knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies, development of new natural products is the need of the hour. The product developed that offers high repellency as well as good consumer safety. Thus this plant-based repellent made from 5 plant leaves has promising results in the field study.

Development of Herbal Mosquito-Repellent Formulations and Their Comparative Evaluation

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Objective: The present research work aimed to develop herbal mosquito repellents as gels, incense sticks, and liquids for plug-in devices and also to assess their performance characteristics. Methods: Herbal materials possessing mosquito-repellent activity were selected from the literature review based on percentage repellency and protection period. In this study, lavender, rosemary, lemongrass, and cedarwood oils were selected as actives. Span 20 and tween 80 were used to emulsify the volatile materials and then incorporated into Carbopol 934 base to form F1 and F2 gels which were evaluated for homogeneity, pH, spread ability, viscosity, and extrudability. Incense sticks were developed using charcoal and jigat as base materials. The prepared incense sticks F3 and F4 were evaluated for burning time, ash weight, and smoke. Solutions F5 and F6 were prepared using surfactants and cosolvents and were evaluated for phase separation. All formulations were screened for their mosquito repel...

Development of Poly Herbal Mosquito Repellent

In order to obtain safe and effective herbal mosquito repellent formulations by combining selected plant materials, the present study was conducted to establish the mosquito repellent efficacy of some selected plant materials. Essential oils of Origanum majorana (Marua/Marwa), Tanacetum cinerarifolium (Pyrethrum), Juniperus communis (Aiteal), Scented geranium (Pelargonium), Thuja occidentalis L. (Arbor Vitae, White Cedor/Yellow Cedor), Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. Ex Kunth (Piliya/ Pila Kaner/ Yellow Bells, Artenmisia arborescent (Worm Wood/Mugworts, and Calamintha acinos (Thyme Basil) were Purchased from a reliable source. Essential oil containing ethanol solutions was prepared by 10 percent (V/V percent) of each essential oil plant and testing of mosquito repellent behavior was performed using arm-in-cage process. Volunteer's forearm, rubbed with 1ml of the test solution, was exposed to the cage where 25 blood-seeking mosquitoes were put and the amount of mosquitoes aligning or biting the arm in each minute was registered for five minutes each. Three replicates were performed for each essential oil that contained ethanol solutions. A 16 percent (V/V percent) mosquito repellent formulation after analyzing the mosquito repellent activity of individual essential oils. Outdoor and indoor field trials were performed around 5p.m. And 10:00p.m. After two days the mosquito repellent formulation is applied to the volunteer legs. This formulation demonstrated 100 percent repellence of mosquitoes in outdoor and indoor field studies that were performed for 5 hours each day for two days. The gel showed 97 percent mosquito repellence in outdoor and indoor field trials that were conducted for two days for six hours each day.

Novel Formulation and Evaluation of Poly Herbal Mosquito Repellent

Aromatic plants produce chemicals that they use to resist phytophagous attacks Mosquito with various pathways, such as repellents, protective eating, metabolites and development Controllers etc. Now, present-day conditions result in the burgeoning need for natural mosquito repellents that would have cheap, reliable, non-toxic, environmentally safe, and biodegradable attributes. Driven by the global need to move forward, mosquito repellent candle and Mosquito repellent gel formulation based on carbopol 934 was prepared from the Origanum Majorana, Tanacetum Cinerarifolium, Juniperus Communis, Scented Geranium, Thuja Occidentalis L., Tecoma Stans (L.), Artenmisia Arborescent, And Calamintha Acinos and They are further tested for their size, pH, viscosity, spread ability, extrudability, swelling index and accelerated tests. The prepared candle was tested for flammability and was burnt Performance with respect to burning time and consequently its efficacy Spotting operation. Candle in fl...

Review of Herbal mosquito repellent

2022

Mosquito is a deadliest pest known to man. Prevention of mosquito bites is one of the best intervention methods to reduce disease. Various mosquito repellents are used in day to day lives which are synthetic and continue use of these repellents can cause health hazards and environment hazards. From ancient times various plants are used in form of repellents, fumigants and insecticidal agents. Most of the plants contain phytochemicals which they use as repellent in preventing attacks from various insects. The current paper summarizes research aimed at developing safe and effective herbal insect repellent compositions. In ancient times orange seeds and peel powder were used as insecticide. The dried peels of most citrus fruits have been used in various ways in controlling pest. Orange oil extracted from peels of orange can be used as repellent. It consists majorly Limonene a monoterpene which gives orange oil a peculiar odor and taste which shows repellent properties. Linalool which has perfumery property also shows repellent properties against insects which is widely used as flavoring agent and in production of perfumes. It has been also used in both topical preparations and combustible products as. It can be used instead of synthetic repellent as it has beneficial uses for humans in concern of health and low risk of side effects. Our study aims at investigating the repellent activity of phytochemical extracts (orange oil) from orange peels.

Research Article Formulation And Evaluation Of Poly Herbal Mosquito Repellent Candle

Herbal plants contain various biologically active compounds that are useful for life enhancement and they are the main origins of modern and conventional herbal medicine for the prevention of diseases. The nature of different kind of life supporting voters of plants that have been studied by scientists for their applications. The purpose of the research was to devise a poly herbal mosquito repellent candle that would include the

Formulation of Natural Mosquito Repellent

Medicinal plants contain numerous biologically active compounds which are helpful in improving the life and treatment of diseases and these are the primary source of synthetic and traditional herbal medicine. The presence of various life sustaining constituents in plants made scientists investigate these plants for their uses. The objective of the work was to formulate a mosquito repellent product containing Curcumin and Embelin obtained from Curcuma longa and Embelia ribes respectively. Isolated Curcumin and Embelin were confirmed by TLC technique. Bands were compared with standards by calculating Rf 0.74 and 0.60 respectively at visual detection and 254 nm. The formulation of cream was evaluated for various parameters like smooth texture and spreadability with a pH 7 which is a non irritant and suitable for the skin. There is no phase separation during thermal stability. From the present work, it was concluded that 1% Curcumin and 1.5% Embelin containing cream is safe, effective, usable for the skin and stable too.

FORMULATION OF NOVEL HERBAL CREAM AS MOSQUITO REPELLENT

Vector control plays a key role in prevention and control of major vector-borne diseases. Repellents are the first line of defence against the epidemics of vector-borne diseases. Synthetic mosquito repellent used for control of vectors cause irreversible damage to ecosystem and are non-degradable in nature. The uses of biologically-active plant materials with anti-mosquitocidal properties are attracted in recent years, because of their biodegradable nature and being relatively safer to human and other non-target organism in the environment. Hence the present study aimed to produce a novel herbal cream as a mosquito repellent. The leaves included for the study are papaya (Carica papaya), Guava (Psidium guajava), Tawa tawa (Euphorbia hirta) and Neem (Azadirachta indica). The extracts were prepared by different methods such as Maceration, soxhlet and shaker extraction process and also with different solvents Ethanol, Ethyl acetate, Acetone. These extracts were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed for active ingredient. Ethyl acetate (soxhlet) was found to be high concentration of Quercetin. In vitro antioxidant properties were evaluated by reducing power assay method and ethyl acetate (soxhlet) extract were shown to posses high anti oxidant activity. This extract was chosen to formulate cream. Piperine extracted from black pepper was used as an additive in cream formulation. The prepared cream was tried on mosquitoes kept in fabricated mosquito cage. In the study it was observed that the mosquitoes moved towards the corner of the cage which indicates the repellent action. The study can be further extended to screen the toxic effect through animal studies to bring it as a potent safe and eco-friendly mosquito repellent.