Can camphor trees repel mosquitoes?

Cinnamomum camphora is an excellent greening tree, street tree and shade tree, which is a large evergreen tree of Cinnamomum camphora in Lauraceae. It is produced in southern and southwestern provinces in China, and it is also distributed in Vietnam, Korea and Japan. It is often introduced and cultivated in other countries. All plants have camphor aroma, camphor and camphor oil can be extracted, which is of great cultivation value. Let's take a look at whether camphor can drive mosquitoes.

Can camphor trees repel mosquitoes?

Camphor trees can repel mosquitoes. The leaves, branches and fruits of camphor trees can emit this fragrant "camphor smell". This fragrance will last forever and has the functions of insect repellent, insect prevention and sterilization, so garden cultivation hardly requires gardeners to spray pesticides. Camphor wood also has the role of deworming, can cut off the trunk of camphor tree to make a wooden box, clothes will not be bitten by insects inside.

What is the function of camphor tree?

1. Economic value: camphor and camphor oil can be extracted from camphor roots, wood, branches and leaves. Camphor is used for medicine, plastics, explosives, anticorrosion, insecticidal, etc. Camphor oil can be used as raw materials such as pesticides, mineral processing, soap, fake paint and flavors. Excellent wood quality, pest resistance, moisture resistance, for construction, shipbuilding, furniture, cabinets, plates, carving and so on.

2. Garden value: camphor trees have dense branches and leaves, thick crown and shade, majestic tree posture, smoking and dust retention, water conservation, soil fixation, sand prevention and beautification of the environment. It is an excellent tree species for urban greening. Widely used as shade trees, street trees, shelterbelts and scenic forests are often used in gardens. It is magnificent to plant in groups, alone or as background trees in grasslands, and because of its strong resistance to a variety of toxic gases, strong ability to absorb dust and absorb harmful gases, it is often used in cities and industrial and mining areas.

3. Medicinal value: camphor bark has the effect of invigorating qi and treating ulcers of lower limbs. Camphor tree fruit has the effect of relieving fever and treating high fever, measles, pertussis, dysentery and other diseases. Camphor root has the effect of regulating qi and activating blood circulation, removing rheumatism, treating vomiting and diarrhea, distending pain in heart and abdomen, arthralgia in rheumatism, injury caused by falling and so on. Camphor wood has the effect of dispelling rheumatism, promoting qi and blood, promoting joints, and treating distending pain in heart and abdomen, beriberi, gout, scabies, fall injury and so on.

What are the mosquito repellent plants?

1. Nocturnal incense: there are many kinds of nocturnal incense, which can repel mosquitoes, while the fragrance of other nocturnal incense is only used to attract communicators to spread pollen.

2. Lavender: lavender itself has insecticidal effect. after being touched by mosquitoes, it will produce a fragrance to drive away mosquitoes and make sachet, the fragrance will be stronger and can prevent mosquitoes.

3. Pitcher plant and insectivorous grass: pitcher plant and insectivorous grass can prey on insects, but the disadvantage is that they are too passive and inefficient.

4, geranium: geranium itself will have a kind of aroma, not strong, generally can not achieve the effect of mosquito repellent.

5. Qili incense: Qili incense itself is not very fragrant, but crushing its leaves will have a great strong fragrance, and the mosquito repellent effect is very good.

6. Mosquito repellent: it is necessary to touch the leaf surface to draw out the fragrance for insect repellent. Most of the mosquito repellent grass on the market is an ordinary geranium with fragrant leaves.

7. Marigold: marigold is an annual herb and an ideal raw material for extracting pure natural yellow pigment. In Africa, it is called kakibush. It is often seen hanging under indigenous huts to drive away swarms of flies. Mosquitoes dare not approach it.