The medicinal use of essential oils and their components for treating lice and mite infestationsWilliamson, E. M. (2007) The medicinal use of essential oils and their components for treating lice and mite infestations. Natural Product Communications, 2 (12). pp. 1303-1310. ISSN 1934-578X Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. Abstract/SummaryRecent studies have demonstrated that essential oils, and in particular, pennyroyal, tea tree and anise, have potent insecticidal and acaricidal (mite-killing) activity. The individual components of essential oils are now being investigated in order to give a rational basis to discover which essential oils may prove to be the most effective all-round agents for killing headlice and their eggs, and treating scabies, and for eliminating house dust mites, a major cause of asthma.
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