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Amira Salsabila | Haibunda
Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023 03:00 WIB
Jakarta –
Plant zodia or which has a Latin name Evodia suaveolens is a plant native to Indonesia, specifically from Papua. Usually this plant is used to repel insect bites such as mosquitoes.
This plant is a member of the family rutaceae. Zodia has long been used by the Irian community to repel mosquitoes before they enter the forest, by rubbing its leaves on the surface of the skin.
Summarize from the book Dengue fever the work of Dr. Genis Ginanjar, zodia plants are generally not too tall, a maximum of around 75 centimeters. The leaves are flat, elongated, somewhat flexible, with a greenish-yellow color.
The treatment is quite simple. The mother only needs to water the zodia plant twice a day under normal conditions. This plant can be grown indoors, but needs to be taken out and dried in the sun every day. This plant is easily propagated through seeds and stem cuttings.
Zodia plant content
Zodia plants contain nutritious substances such as evodiamine and rutacerpine. The oil extracted from this plant contains 46 percent linalol. The substance linalol is indeed known to be efficacious as a mosquito repellent.
A study has shown that zodia plants are able to repel mosquitoes. In this study, it was done by rubbing Zodia leaves on one hand of the research object, while the other hand was not rubbed with Zodia leaves.
Then, the two hands were put into a box inhabited by several mosquitoes Temples of the Egyptians.
Apart from that, this mosquito plant is also efficacious for accelerating wound healing, reducing swelling and pain due to mosquito or other insect bites.
Summarize from the book 301++ AWESOME ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN THE WORLD by Puspa Swara and Danang Irawan Sopyan, apart from being effective at repelling mosquitoes, scientists have recently discovered other properties of zodia, namely curing headaches, dysentery, and cancer cell vessels. The flowers can also be used as liniment to treat colds.
Method of use
The efficacy of this plant can be obtained by rubbing the leaves on the skin surface. Not only that, this zodia plant can also be placed in one room, and the aroma that comes out of this plant will play a role in driving away mosquitoes from entering the room.
Zodia plants that are small in size can repel mosquitoes in a room of four square meters. This plant should be stored in a place that has adequate air circulation.
Mother can also put plants around where the wind enters the room or in certain corners of the room and then blow them with a fan, a pretty good smell will come out.
However, Mother still needs to be vigilant, if the zodia plant is placed in a narrow room with little air circulation, it can make the people around it feel dizzy or maybe nauseous, Mother.
So, those are some things that you can know about the zodia plant, which is a plant that is effective at repelling mosquitoes. Hopefully useful, yes, Mother.
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2023-08-21 20:00:00
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