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BURSERACEAE 
BALSAMODENDRON PLAYFAIRII Hook. f. 
The opaque, itfiitish gum resin was used by the Arabs and Somalis 
as a soap to kill lice.— Watt ( 422 , v. 1, p. 369). 
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BOSWELLIA CARTERI Birdw. Frankinoense. 
In India frankincense and resinous gums are burned in houses to 
keep away mosquitoes.— Ayyar (43, p. 47). 
Various gums with oils were tested to find stable, emulsifiers. 
Frankincense was unstable. — Ginsburg ( 158 ) . 
BOSWELLIA SERRATA Roxb. 
COMMIPHORA sp. 
These plants were said to be used as insecticides in Sind, India.— 
Roark ( 332 , pp. 7, 10) . 
BUXACEAE 
(Box Family) 
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS L. Box tree. 
Extracts from the leaves were more or less effective repellents 
against the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and Grant (277 ) . 
CACTACEAE 
(Cactus Family) 
CEREUS sp. Cactus. 
Cactus leaves, made into a sticky paste and spread over the surface 
of the water, killed mosquito larvae by asphyxiation.— Howard ( 203, p. 74) 
OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA Raf. Pricklypear. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
CAESALPINIACEAE 
(Senna Family) 
BANDEIRAEA SIMPLI CI FOLIA Benth. Kagyew. 
The leaves were used to kill lice in hen houses in the Gold Const, 
Africa.— Irvine (213). 
