J Biomed Transl Res.  2016 Dec;17(4):79-84. 10.12729/jbtr.2016.17.4.079.

Repellent effect of Mate tea and Jasmine tea against house dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus)

• Lee SJ
• Jee CH

• KMID: 2368687
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12729/jbtr.2016.17.4.079

Abstract

Exposure to house dust mites is closely connected with allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. House dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus) act as allergens even after their death. Therefore, repelling the house dust mites is more effective method than killing them. Many chemical agents have been used in killing house dust mite. However, it is usually reported that these chemical agents (acaricides) exhibit adverse effects and toxicity toward animals and human. For these reasons, we carried out the experiments for measuring the repellent activity of Mate tea and Jasmine tea against house dust mites in this experiment. In order to determine the concentration having the most effective repellent effect of Mate and Jasmine tea, house dust mites (D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus) were exposed at different concentrations (0, 0.015625, 0.03125, 0.0625, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 mg/40 µL) of Mate tea and Jasmine tea extracts, respectively, for different hours (0.5, 1, 2, 3 hours). The most effective repellent effect (%) against house dust mite in 0.25 mg/40 µL of Mate tea for 2 hours was 73.5%, Jasmine Petal tea in 0.062 mg/40 µL for 1 hour was 84.1% and Pearl Jasmine tea in 0.125 mg/40 µL for 0.5 hour was 82.8%. These results suggest that Mate tea and Jasmine tea extracts have potential effect to repel the house dust mites (D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus).

Keyword

house dust mite; Dermatophagoides farinae; D.pteronyssinus; repellent effect; Mate tea; Jasmine tea

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Animals
Asthma
Dermatitis, Atopic
Dermatophagoides farinae
Dust*
Homicide
Humans
Jasminum*
Methods
Pyroglyphidae*
Rhinitis, Allergic
Tea*
Allergens
Dust
Tea