Traditional Wisdom in Modern Vector Control: Ayurvedic Approaches Against Mosquitoes
Keywords:
Mosquitos, malaria, dengue, Chikungunya, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis.
Abstract
Mosquitos are very annoying and cause several harmful diseases to humans and animals. Pathogens are transferred by the mosquito and cause malaria, dengue, Chikungunya, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis etc. In avoidance of mosquito-borne diseases, mosquito repellents like Synthetic, plant-based, and biological types of repellents are used. Traditionally, N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) synthetic repellent is commercially used, and many other synthetic repellents are available, but these may cause toxicity like undesirable odor, neurological, sub-chronic toxicity to humans and also affect environmental conditions. Because of this reason, humans towards the plant-based mosquito repellent products where essential oils of plants target the mosquito neurosystem by inhibiting cellular respiration and potassium –sodium exchange. Plant-based products have no side effects, are eco-friendly and cost-effective. This review article aims to provide details on methods that are used to control mosquitos, especially plant-based mosquito repellents.
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10. Ranasinghe MSN, Arambewela L, Samarasinghe S. Development of Herbal Mosquito Repellent Formulations. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health. 2016; 8: 341-380.
11. Trivedi A, Rai P, Kumar J. Formulation of low smoke herbal mosquito repellent sticks by using different essential oils. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2018; 7: 173-175.
12. Selvadurai S, Swetha V, Anbazhagan S, Shanmugapandiyan P. Formulation and development of herbal based mosquitoes repellent Dhoop by using Azadiratica indica and Vertex negundo. International Journal of Herbal Medicine 2023; 11: 15-17.
13. Sharma S, Verma A, Srivastava N. A review on medicinal plants having mosquito repellents activity. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2024; 13: 82-85.
14. Moore S. Plant Based Insect Repellents. Book Insect Repellent. 2006:1:275-304.
15. Raj AS, Faiz M, Sahani G, Prakash A, Sadik M. Ayurvedic approach towards the management of malaria. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2023; 10: 138-142.
16. Balasundar S, Allam R, Sahani G, Divya KM. A review on ayurvedic herbal based mosquitocide. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2023; 10: 185-188.
17. Kantheti R, Shalini. G. Ethnobotanical plant sources for mosquito repellency as used by the tribes of south india. International journal of medicine and pharmaceutical science. 2017;7: 45-52.
18. Hillary VE, Ceasar SA, Ignacimuthu S. Efficacy of plant products in controlling disease vector mosquitoes, a review. Entomologia Expermentalis et Applicata. 2024;172:195–214.
19. Militky J, Venkataraman M. Functional Coatings by Natural and Synthetic Agents for Insect Control and Their Applications. Coatings 2022; 12:476.
20. Dickens JC, Bohbot JD. Mini review: Mode of action of mosquito repellents. Pesticide biochemistry and physiology. 2013; 106:149-155.
21. Mishra P et.al. A systematic review on different aspect for mosquito management. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2024; 11: 01-08.
22. Naseem S, Malik F, Munir T. Mosquito management: A review. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4:73-79.
23. Patel EK, Gupta A, Oswal RJ. A Review on: mosquito repellent methods. International Journal of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biological Sciences. 2012; 2: 310-317.
Published
2024-09-27
How to Cite
Vandana Mahawar, Sandeepika Mishra, Shaily Chaudhary, Prachi Panwar, Pradeep Jatav, Prajwal Patidar, Pankaj Kuvale, & Akash Yadav. (2024). Traditional Wisdom in Modern Vector Control: Ayurvedic Approaches Against Mosquitoes. Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, 25(1), 4047-4053. https://doi.org/10.69980/redvet.v25i1.2073
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