In trials conducted in eastern Uganda, a lotion made from catnip oil performed as well as the active chemical ingredient currently used in mosquito repellent , offering a low-cost, natural solution to ward off disease-spreading mosquitoes. A 6% catnip oil formulation matched the standard 15% DEET lotion; a 2% version was only marginally less effective. Malaria infects around 282 million people annually.
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Losyon na gawa sa catnip, kapantay ng Deet bilang pangontra-lamok sa Uganda

THE GUARDIAN

Ayon sa pananaliksik na ipinakita sa kumperensya ng Society for Experimental Biology sa Florence, ang losyon na gawa sa catnip oil ay kasingepekto ng Deet sa mga pagsubok na isinagawa sa silangang Uganda. Ang 6% na catnip oil formulation ay katumbas ng karaniwang 15% Deet lotion; ang 2% na bersyon ay bahagyang mas mababa lamang. Ang malaria ay nakakahawa sa humigit 282 milyong tao bawat taon at pumatay ng 610,000 noong 2024.

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