追根溯源，認為維生素B1能驅蚊最早是上世紀40年代從西方國家傳來的。由於維生素B1氣味較淡，味道較苦，所以人們認為在體表噴灑藥物或口服藥物後，血液中也會有同樣的味道，可以起到威懾蚊子的作用。但研究證實，B族維生素並不能驅蚊。
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