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Author(s) :
Mavundza, E.J. , R. Maharaj, J.F. Finnie, G. Kabera, J. Van Staden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of mosquito repellent plants in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137, 1516– 1520, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111006131
Reference HM 49 has information about 11 plants :
Aloe ferox Miller
Official name :
Aloe ferox Miller
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 7) repelling, insecticide, fresh leaves of Aloe ferox are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
inhlaba (isiZulu)
Atalaya alata (Sim) H. M. L. Forbes
Official name :
Atalaya alata (Sim) H. M. L. Forbes
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide dried roots of Atalaya alata are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umnondo (isiZulu)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 2) repelling, insecticide, fresh leaves of Melia azedarach are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umsilinga (isiZulu)
Balanites maughamii Sprague
Official name :
Balanites maughamii Sprague
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 2) repelling, insecticide, barks of the three Balanites maughamii are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
ugobendlovu (isiZulu)
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Official name :
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide fresh leaves of Clausena anisata are hanging in the house
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umsanga (isiZulu)
Croton menyarthii Pax
Official name :
Croton menyarthii Pax
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide, fresh leaves of Croton menyarthii are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
hubeshaniu (isiZulu)
Lippia javanica (Burm. f.) Spreng.
Official name :
Lippia javanica (Burm. f.) Spreng.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 55) repelling, insecticide fresh leaves of Lippia javanica are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umsuzwane (isiZulu)
Mangifera indica L.
Official name :
Mangifera indica L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 2) repelling, insecticide, dried seeds of Mangifera indica are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umango (isiZulu)
Olax dissitiflora Oliver
Official name :
Olax dissitiflora Oliver
Family :
Olacaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide, dried barks of Olax dissitiflora are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mampuzane (isiZulu)
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Official name :
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, 3) repelling, insecticide, dried seeds of Sclerocarya birrea are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muganu (isiZulu)
Trichilia emetica Vahl
Official name :
Trichilia emetica Vahl
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Trichilia roka (Forssk.) Chiov
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106) repelling, insecticide, dried seeds of Trichilia emetica are burned to produce smoke
Region :
South Africa (uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal province)
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umkhuhlu (isiZulu)