Formulation of Economically Affordable Herbal Mosquito Repellent Sticks

Whenever there is a climate change this leads to expand the occurrence of various vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue. Worldwide, Malaria is the one of the most major health related issues. The mostly affected group consists of young children and pregnant women. In 87 nations and territories, nearly half of the world's population dwells in places where malaria transmission is at risk. One of the important methods for limiting the spread of transmissible diseases is mosquito control and personal protection from mosquito bites. The market is currently saturated with chemical-based mosquito repellent products, which are not only more expensive but also more dangerous to the human body. In this paper an effort has been made to develop economically affordable herbal mosquito repellent sticks comprised entirely of herbal ingredients. Since ingredients used were almost herbal hence it has low side effect on inhalation.