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Repellent effect of essential oils from coniferous trees against the house dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus)  

Hong, Mo-Se (College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Jee, Cha-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine & Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service / v.32, no.1, 2009 , pp. 87-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
The avoidance of the allergen of the house dust mite is one of the challenges to reduce and treat the symptoms of allergic diseases. Accordingly, various acaricidal agents are being used to kill the mite, but just killing it leaves the remains of it, which still act as the allergen. Therefore expelling the mite is thought as best policy to avoid the mite allergen. For this, some materials have been applied to repellent agents against the mite. Among them, a material with natural origin, known as the phytoncide, is being used for its repellent activity, as well as for its benefits for health. In this experiment, essential oils extracted from Korean white pine (Pinus koreaiensis S. et Z.) and hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), which are widely used as the source of phytoncide products, are studied for demonstration of the repellent effect against the house dust mites, Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus. Direct contact method was used to evaluate the repellent effect (%). And the results suggest the oils have a significant effect enough to be used as a source of repellent agent. For the repellent effect, the most effective concentration was $0.5{\mu}l/cm^2$ at 45 minutes both in the white pine and the hinoki oil.
Keywords
House dust mite; Dermatophagoides farinae; D. pteronyssinus; Phytoncide; Korean white pine; Hinoki cypress;
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