Science Investigatory Project

DOES A LEMON GRASS EXTRACT PREVENT A MOSQUITO BITES? I. ABSTRACT: We the researcher conduct this study due to economic crisis now a days. Its aim to create a product of insect repellent which is cheaper and could give the same quality which the commercial one could give through lemon grass. Insect repellent are important tools for prevention of insect borne - diseases as well as painful or uncomfortable insect bites. And one natural insect repellent is the lemon grass (Cymbopogon Citratus). Determining the effectiveness of lemon grass as insect repellent is the main goal of the study. Specifically, it intends to apply the Steam Distillation Technique in obtaining the natural elements and essential oil of lemon grass such as citral and citronella. Lemon grass is a native herb from temperate and warm regions such as India, is widely used in Asian cooking and is an ingredient in many Thai and Vietnamese foods. Lemon grass use in cooking has become popular in the Caribbean and in the united states for its aromatic citrus flavor with a trace of garlic. Lemon grass is a member of specie of grass that grows to as high as 1 meter with leaves of 1 to 1.5 centimeters in width that grows from a stalk of about 30 to 80 cm long with bulbous lower end.

II. INTRODUCTION:

a. Background of the study * Our experiment project is about the effectiveness and benefits of lemon grass in our lives. We use the lemon grass extract as insect repellent. Not only the extract of lemon grass will be use, we mixed other substance like garlic, olive oil, and eucalyptus oil to be more effective. Our product is the most alternative way or cheapest way to protect ourselves from mosquito bites and diseases

Bibliography: Wikipedia(2011).Insect Repellent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_repellent.  http://www.newtechbio.com/articles/Lemongrass-as-an-insect-repellent.htm  (2005).Improvised Radial Alembic DIY Steam Distillation.