Repellent Activity of Bark Extracts of Zanthoxylum heitzii Against the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate crude extracts of leaves, bark and seeds of the plant Zanthoxylum heitzii using hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, water/ethanol and water solvents, and to evaluate the extracts for repellence to the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.