Mosquito Repellent
Lemon Eucalyptus comes from the twigs and leaves of trees from the countries of Australia and Tasmania. The oil acts to inhibit the growth of bacteria as it has antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic and antiviral properties. Some good uses of this oil are: Breathing (shortness of), cradle cap, diarrhea-drug abuse withdraws, greasy hair, hepatitis (treatment), improve working environment (improve stale air), insect repellent, mosquitoes, pheumonia (body rubs), tendinitis, and tenosynouitis.
There are many benefits of Lemon Eucalyptus oils as remedies to the many symptoms we are faced with from time to time.
ATLANTA - After years of promoting the chemical DEET as the best defense against West Nile - bearing mosquitoes, the government for the first time is recommending the use of two other insect repellents.
Repellents containing the chemical Picaridin or the oil of Lemon Eucalyptus offer "long lasting protection against mosquito bites." The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said, adding that repellents with DEET remain on agency's recommended list.
"Since West Nile virus is present across the entire country at this point and it's here to stay, we constantly need to be vigilant," said Dr. Lyle Peterson, director of the CDS's division of vector-borne infectious disease. "It gives consumers a better option to protect themselves."
Both products have been available elsewhere in the world, including Europe and Australia since the 1980's. Repellent makers have been eager to introduce them to U.S. markets but it was hard to compete with DEET, the only chemical touted as effective by local, state and federal health officals.
COURIER-POST NEWSPAPEER, CAMDEN, NJ Friday, April 29, 2005
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) has approved Lemon Eucalyptus along with DEED as repellents to protect against mosquitoes.
From the earthquake and tsunami floods in Japan imposes a national health risk in that country of huge proportions of mosquito-borne diseases from standing water.which are prolific mosquito breeding sites.
