Table 1.
Two minute mosquito repellency screening results for extracts of South African ethnomedicinal plants.
| Family | Plant species | Voucher number | Plant Part | Extraction | Repellency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apiaceae | Apiaceae | EN00994 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 55 |
| Alepidea amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. | |||||
| Whole plant | Water | 23 | |||
| Asphodelaceae | Aloe greatheadii Schönland var. davyana (Schönland) Glen & D.S. Hardy | EN00021 | Leaves | DCM | 55 |
| EN00021 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 55 | ||
| EN00021 | Stem | DCM | 53 | ||
| EN00021 | Leaves | Water | 43 | ||
| EN00021 | Leaves | DCM | 36 | ||
| EN00021 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 33 | ||
| EN00021 | Stems | MeOH | 31 | ||
| EN00021 | Stems | Water | 27 | ||
| Aloe ferox Mill. | EN00538 | Fruit | DCM | 68 | |
| BP00469 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 58 | ||
| EN00538 | Roots | DCM | 56 | ||
| EN00538 | Stem | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 52 | ||
| EN00538 | Roots | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 50 | ||
| EN00538 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 40 | ||
| EN00538 | Leaves | DCM | 33 | ||
| EN00538 | Stems | DCM | 33 | ||
| EN00538 | Roots | Water | 31 | ||
| EN00538 | Stems | Water | 31 | ||
| BP00469 | Whole plant | Water | 30 | ||
| EN00538 | Fruit | Water | 26 | ||
| EN00538 | Leaves | Water | 26 | ||
| EN00538 | Fruit | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 21 | ||
| Asteraceae | *Bidens pilosa L. | EN00001 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 43 |
| EN00001 | Leaves | DCM | 40 | ||
| EN00001 | Leaves | Water | 31 | ||
| EN00001 | Leaves | MeOH | 30 | ||
| *Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. | EN00052 | Leaves | MeOH | 80 | |
| EN00052 | Leaves | DCM | 76 | ||
| EN00052 | Whole plant | MeOH | 68 | ||
| EN00052 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 67 | ||
| EN00052 | Whole plant | DCM | 61 | ||
| EN00052 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 57 | ||
| EN00052 | Flowers | MeOH | 50 | ||
| EN00052 | Leaves | Water | 46 | ||
| EN00052 | Whole plant | Water | 31 | ||
| EN00052 | Flowers | Water | 25 | ||
| EN00052 | Flowers | DCM | 18 | ||
| EN00052 | Flowers | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 15 | ||
| *Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. | DS00616 | Whole plant | Water | 67 | |
| DS00616 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 20 | ||
| Litogyne gariepina (DC.) Anderb. | EN00213 | Roots | DCM | 83 | |
| EN00213 | Roots | Water | 30 | ||
| EN00213 | Roots | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 28 | ||
| Buddlejaceae | Nuxia floribunda Benth. | BP00669 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 85 |
| Leaves | Water | 28 | |||
| Chenopodiacae | *Chenopodium ambrosioides L. | BP00545 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 87 |
| BP00545 | Twigs | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 31 | ||
| BP00545 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 25 | ||
| *Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz | DS00390 | Roots | Water | 97 | |
| DS00390 | Stems | Water | 67 | ||
| DS00390 | Roots | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 33 | ||
| DS00390 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 33 | ||
| DS00390 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 30 | ||
| DS00390 | Leaves | Water | 20 | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | Croton pseudopulchellus Pax | HV00052 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 33 |
| HV00052 | Leaves | Water | 25 | ||
| Spirostachys africana Sond. | EN00346 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 48 | |
| EN00346 | Stems | Water | 33 | ||
| EN00346 | Stems | DCM | 28 | ||
| BP00230 | Leaves and twigs | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 18 | ||
| Fabaceae | Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wright & Arn. subsp. africana Brenan & Brummitt | EN00101 | Leaves | MeOH | 67 |
| EN00101 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 65 | ||
| EN00101 | Stems | DCM | 50 | ||
| EN00101 | Leaves | Water | 46 | ||
| EN00101 | Stems | Water | 33 | ||
| EN00101 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 33 | ||
| EN00101 | Leaves | DCM | 28 | ||
| Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A.Chev. | BP00043 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 76 | |
| BP00043 | Leaves | DCM | 72 | ||
| BP00043 | Leaves | MeOH | 48 | ||
| BP00043 | Leaves | Water | 26 | ||
| Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire (syn. | MM00019 | Stems | DCM | 55 | |
| Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe) | |||||
| MM00019 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 31 | ||
| MM00019 | Stems | Water | 30 | ||
| MM00019 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 30 | ||
| MM00019 | Seeds | Water | 28 | ||
| MM00019 | Roots | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 28 | ||
| MM00019 | Leaves | Water | 27 | ||
| MM00019 | Bark | DCM/MeOH | 26 | ||
| MM00019 | Roots | Water | 21 | ||
| MM00019 | Bark | Water | 20 | ||
| Lamiaceae | Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) R.Br. | EN00183 | Leaves | DCM | 86 |
| EN00183 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 52 | ||
| EN00183 | Leaves | Water | 26 | ||
| Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. | EN00296 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 56 | |
| EN00296 | Whole plant | DCM | 55 | ||
| EN00296 | Whole plant | Water | 18 | ||
| Plectranthus laxiflorus Benth. | EN00195 | Leaves | Water | 55 | |
| EN00195 | Leaves | DCM | 53 | ||
| EN00195 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 38 | ||
| Malvaceae | Sida cordifolia L. | FP00185 | Whole plant | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 87 |
| FP00185 | Whole plant | Water | 40 | ||
| Meliaceae | *Melia azedarach L. | DS00379 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 60 |
| DS00379 | Leaves | Water | 33 | ||
| Pedaliaceae | Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) Hook.f. | BP00646 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 50 |
| BP00646 | Twigs | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 40 | ||
| BP00646 | Twigs | Water | 31 | ||
| BP00646 | Leaves | Water | 30 | ||
| BP00646 | Fruit | Water | 26 | ||
| Rutaceae | Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth. | DS00090 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 56 |
| DS00090 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 31 | ||
| DS00090 | Stems | Water | 31 | ||
| DS00090 | Leaves | Water | 16 | ||
| Solanaceae | *Datura stramonium L. | EN00769 | Leaves | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 81 |
| EN00769 | Fruit | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 40 | ||
| EN00769 | Leaves | Water | 30 | ||
| EN00769 | Fruit | Water | 23 | ||
| Vitaceae | Cissus cornifolia (Baker) Planch. | MM00008 | Stems | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 45 |
| MM00008 | Roots | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 34 | ||
| MM00008 | Leaves and flowers | DCM/MeOH (1:1) | 31 | ||
| MM00008 | Roots | Water | 30 | ||
| MM00008 | Stems | Water | 25 | ||
| MM00008 | Leaves and flowers | Water | 25 |
* exotic to South Africa