A cheap, homegrown catnip lotion could replace DEET for millions of Ugandans

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM

A lotion made from catnip oil matched DEET in field trials in Uganda, according to research presented at the Society for Experimental Biology conference in Florence last week.

Catnip (Nepeta cataria), a common herb in the mint family, contains nepetalactone,…

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