Spider & Mosquito Repellents – Seed Collection

Description

Each of the listed herbs are sold separately, but here, they are also sold as a collection. Together they are a powerful mosquito and other insect repellent. If you are sitting on your patio, pick a spring of each and chop or tear into small pieces, mix together, and place in a container where you are going to be sitting. You will not see or be bothered by mosquitoes. You can also rub a small handful on your skin directly. This will require a large pot.

The collection includes the following seeds.

1… Catnip (not cat mint) without the drunken cat. This herb has so many uses including as a wonderful tea for we humans – which settles our tummies and nerves. But it is also ten times more powerful than DEET when it comes to making mosquitoes avoid you. Of course you really should grow this plant in pots so that i\t does not spread all over your yard.

2… Tulsi Rama – This is also an herb that is great as a tea for us with many medicinal properties (see the Tulsi – Krishna or Vana page). It is also very useful as a mosquito repellent. It have reduced the occurrence of malaria in the Far East and parts of Africa where it is a real difficulty.

3… Mint – Peppermint – Mentha piperita – True Mint – Peppermint, extract, and tea from dried leaves, has shown, in different studies, to have strong antiviral activity against Newcastle disease (NDV), herpes simplex. It contains a tannin with an affinity for NDV and mumps virus and a non-tannin fraction with antiviral effects. It is one of the most widely consumed single ingredient herbal teas, or medicinal teas. Is so very effective in aiding digestion, and helping with GERD

4… Lavender – Can treat headaches, nervous disorders, and exhaustion. Also treats skin ailments, such as fungal infections (like candidiasis), wounds, eczema, and acne, with lavender oil. It is also used in a healing bath for joint and muscle pain.

5… Lemon Balm (Melissa) Fresh leaves for tea and salads. Easy to grow. You can rub on your skin for a wonderful perfume and will deter mosquitoes. Contains same scent of Queen Bee, and can be rubbed on empty bee hives to repopulate them. Sedative, anti-anxiety and anti-viral.