Herbal Dhoop Stick Preparation and its application in bacterial growth reduction as well as pollutants monitoring

Incense is an ancient tradition during various rituals in almost every religion. Previously, it was apparent-ly only used for divine purposes. However, with the progress of time, it is being used for secondary pur-poses, such as air fresheners and insect repellents. Since ancient times people are using incense sticks in different forms on different occasions. Today, incense sticks are not only limited to fragrance purposes, but are also used as an air freshener and insect repellent. In various devout practices such as homa/ havans, cow dung, cow ghee. etc has been used in order to cleanse the environment and feel pleasant. Dhoop is widely used in various religious rituals or practices in urban areas along with villagers. Dhoop there is a technique in Ayurvedic literature that is for its contribution in reducing microbial count in spe-cific- as. There are different types of germs around us who are mainly responsible for health related prob-lems in the form of influenza, pertussis, common winter, etc., patients suffering from swine flu, bronchial cramps, bronchitis Asthma, dyspnea, rhinitis, poor smell of nose and mouth can be assisted. Medicated Dhoop is prepared by incorporating hydro-distillated extracts of Eucalyptus, Clove, Tulsi, Mentha, Ajwain, and Neem. By performing dhoopana, various air borne diseases can be prevented as the product being easily available in remote areas leading to its sterilization.