~ 107 ~ International Journal of Mosquito Research 2022; 9(6): 107-115 ISSN: 2348-5906 CODEN: IJMRK2 IJMR 2022; 9(6): 107-115 © 2022 IJMR www.dipterajournal.com Received: 09-08-2022 Accepted: 11-09-2022 Narayan Lal Choudhary Research Scholar Wildlife Limnology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government Meera Girls College (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Pushkar Kumawat Research Scholar Wildlife Limnology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government Meera Girls College (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Pritesh Patel Research Scholar Wildlife Limnology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Government Meera Girls College (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Nadim Chishty Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Wildlife Limnology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Government Meera Girls College (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Corresponding Author: Nadim Chishty Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Wildlife Limnology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Government Meera Girls College (MLSU), Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Dengue and natural remedies for its prevention and control: A review Narayan Lal Choudhary, Pushkar Kumawat, Pritesh Patel and Nadim Chishty DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/23487941.2022.v9.i6b.646 Abstract Dengue virus is the most common mosquito borne viral infection and is caused by four different serotypes of dengue virus, named DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4, which belongs to Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus. It is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito from one infected person to another healthy person. A frontal headache, retro-orbital pain, body aches, rashes, nausea, vomiting, weakness and a high body temperature are the main symptoms of dengue infection. Dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome can result in death in severe cases if proper treatment is not given. Several medical technologies, such as monoclonal antibodies, tetravalent subunits, inactivated and live attenuated vaccines have been adopted globally, but developing and under developed countries cannot afford them due to high costs. Various developing countries use herbal and natural remedies to prevent and control dengue. In this review, we are discussing about various plant species that have antiviral, ovicidal, larvicidal and mosquito repellent properties as well as compound that can be used to treat dengue fever. Following species of plants Momordica charantia, Alternanthera philoxeroides, Andrographis paniculata, Cladosiphon okamuranus, Carica papaya, Momordica charantia, Andropogon citratum, Curcuma longa, Piper longum, Piper ribesoides, Piper sarmentosum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Kaempferia parviflora, Solanum villosum, Azadirachta indica, Pongamia glabra, Eupatorium odoratum, Catharanthus roseus, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Acalypha alnifolia, Delonix elata, Ocimum sanctum, Tinospora rumphii, Citrus grandis, Jatropha curcas, Ageratum houstonianum, Albizia lebbeck, Aristolochia bracteata, Houttuynia cordata, Hippophae rhamnoides, Kaempferia parvifora, Leucaena leucocephala, Mimosa scabrella, Piper sarmentosum, Psidium guajava, Rhizophora apiculata, Boesenbergia rotunda and Quercus lusitanica are widely used for treatment and control of dengue. Plant products and herbal remedies provided alternative of medicine for cure and recovery of various diseases including dengue fever. Keywords: Dengue, Aedes, natural remedies, plant, vaccine, symptoms Introduction Dengue fever is most common mosquito-borne viral infection and has rapidly become a major global health problem [1] . Dengue fever is a viral disease that has highly influenced human health and caused adverse impacts on tropical and subtropical regions [2] . At present, four different types of dengue serotypes have been identified that are DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 and which belongs to the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus [2, 3, 4] . It is spreaded by Aedes mosquitoes, primarily who breeds in urban habitats [2, 3, 4, 5] . According to WHO, dengue is widespread in over 100 nations including the Asia, Americas, Africa, Pacific and Caribbean regions. Dengue cases have sharply risen in worldwide and currently reached pandemic levels [6] . Approximately 2.5 billion peoples are supposed to be at risk of dengue infection and an estimated 50 million cases are reported annually [6] . Dengue disease is not only a burden on health care but also has a negative influence on the economy due to illness, premature death and rising healthcare expenses [7] . At present dengue fever occurs in both epidemic and scattered forms [2, 8] . Most dengue infections cause nonspecific symptoms such as body aches, nausea, vomiting, weakness, rash, retro-orbital pain and frontal headache [9, 10] . Several medical technologies have been used to combat DENV, including monoclonal