Nanoemulsified Mentha piperita and Eucalyptus globulus oils exhibit enhanced repellent activities against Anopheles stephensi

Author: Rahman MOHAMMADI ¹ ; Mehdi KHOOBDEL ¹ ; Maryam NEGAHBAN ² ; Solmaz KHANI ³
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1. Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
2. Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection
3. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, University of Tabriz
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Essential oil; Eucalyptus; Mentha; Mosquito repellent; N; N-diethyl-m toluamide; Nanoemulsion
From: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2019;12(11):520-527
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To formulate nanoemulsion from essential oils of Mentha (M.) piperita L. and Eucalyptus (E.) globulus L. and to compare their repellant activity with normal essential oils and N,N-diethyl-m toluamide (DEET) as a standard chemical compound. Methods: In this study, protection time of essential oils and DEET was evaluated on four human subjects using test cage, and their values were determined against Anopheles stephensi. Furthermore, ED