Feasibility of Chili and Kamias Mosquito Repellant

Chapter 1 Introduction Mosquitos be common flying insects that are set around the world. There are about 2,700 species of mosquitoes. Female mosquitoes are unremarkably larger than males. Females drink line of descent and the nectar of plants while the males only drink nectar of plants. When female mosquitoes bite, they inject an anticoagulant (anti-clotting chemical) into the prey to write the victims blood flowing. Not all mosquito species bite humans. That is why females, who drink blood, can have got diseases from one animal to another as they feed.Mosquitoes are oftentimes carriers of diseases much(prenominal) as alaria, encephalitis, yellow fever, dengue fever, dog heartworm, West Nile virus, and many others. Mosquito larvae are important food for fish and other predatory aquatic animals. heavy(p) mosquitoes are also important food for birds, bats and other arthropods, including dragonflies and spiders. Kamias is the Filipino name for a tree scientifically known as ge nus Averrhoa bilimbi. In English, it is known as the cucumber or sorrel tree. This equatorial tree is found naturally in Malaysia and Indonesia, and its issue is use both(prenominal) for cooking and traditional medicine.Though kamias is a highly acidic fruit, it can be consumed after certain preparations are leadn, and it does provide trace amounts of vitamins and minerals. Kamias fruit run offs a small amount of vitamins and minerals. Due to the acidic nature of kamias fruit, it is quite forbidding and not often eaten raw. In Costa Rica, the fruit is used as a relish, and people in other countries use it in recipes that demand a sour taste such as chutneys or pickle foods. Kamias can be substituted for vinegar, used in Juices like lemonade, or withal combined with large amounts of sugar o make Jams.Medicinally, kamias can be made into a paste and applied topically to itchy or swollen skin or skin affected by microbe bites. In traditional Malay medicine, they create an infu sion of the fruit and leaves to amend a cough, as well as administer a soda water to women after they give birth. This infusion is also used on pimples, hypertension, vertigo and diabetes. Those in Indonesia use the kamias fruit as a treatment for fevers, inflammation, rectal bleeding, boils and other conditions. The flowers of the kamias are also used as a compensate for toothaches.Do not consume amias without first checking with a health care provider, and do not attempt to treat any medical condition or problem by consuming, drinking or topically applying the fruit. Chills are often used as condiments, ingredients, or a main meal. Even though they may sting a little, a lot of people keep begging for more. There is something about long pepper that leads people to addiction. Chili peppers contain a substance called capsaicin which is the active component in it and is also prudent tor the burn down or stinging feeling every time you take a bite into one of these spicy treats.C apsaicin is released and immediately starts to cause burning sensation in your mouth or whatever else it touches. As presently as our brain detects the pain, it releases an Endorphin which is a natural painkiller the human personate produces. We conducted this research because we wanted to see if Kamias and Chili is a wakeless selection mosquito repellant. Mosquito repellants are really expensive nowadays, and we wanted to see if this mosquito repellant of ours would be a cheaper alternative. Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature In the past, chili was used only as spices because of its taste.After a while, it was discovered that is also good as a mosquito killer because of its pesticidal property. Kamias, on the other hand, was also used in food spices before it was also discovered by Battistelli in 1939 that it also has properties like astringent, stomachic, refrigerant, and antiscorbutic. Some of the researchers now are having kamias as drink but in this research study, I w ant to test the properties of the kamias fruit together with the chili. Chapter Three Methodology In our experiment, we have conducted several steps.