The person who discovered that pandan leaves can be used as insecticide is not known. Pandan has been used as insect repellant since the old times.
Is any useful leaves beside pandan
malamang pandan leaves noh
Yes, if you strike the cockroach with the pandan leaves, they will definitely scamper away and may even get killed! Yes, but go with a house gecko for roaches. They eat the roaches. It's really the best way.
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The scientific name for Pandan is pandanus amaryllifolius. However, there are many kinds of pandan leaves. I know one type of pandan leaf that is added to rice to make it smell good, while another type is used to make beautiful products like bags and purses.
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Whole uncooked or processed pandan leaves are a natural roach repellent, having a very high success rate. Roaches do not like the aromatic oil that is present in the leaves. They are used in taxi cabs in Malaysia and Singapore for that purpose.
Pandan leaves and there roots have medicinal benefits and are said to aide in curing many diseases. They help relieve headaches, arthritis pain, and even a hangover.
Materials:§ Mature pandan leaf (Pandanus amaryllifolius)§ Lemon grass(Cymbopogon marginatus)§ Strainer§ Spray bottleTest InsectsNymphs or cockroachesProcedure· To obtain the leaf crude extract, boil 19.8 grams of pandan leaf for 30 minutes in 800 mL of distilled water.· Crush the lemongrass and add it to the pandan extract· Filter this using the strainer and decant into the spray bottle.
No special preparation is reqired. All we de is tie it into a knot so that the weight of the leaves is concentrated and to avoid being blown away by the wind. Then, just plop it down on places where insects especially roaches hang out. You can leave the Pandan leaves for a year or two and it will still be as effective. It's been years since I last saw a rouch in our house.
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