Comparative Evaluation of Air Purification Efficacy of Herbal Dhoopa Formulation and Commercial Dhoopa Product via Fumigation
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Microbes in the environment contribute to various health issues. Traditional fumigation methods like Dhoopana and Havana have been used to reduce microbial load. This study prepares a Dhoopa Formulation (DF) using natural ingredients—cow’s ghee, camphor, neem, drumstick, mustard, and guggul gum—known for their antimicrobial properties, and compares its efficacy with commercial Dhoopa products (CD-I, CD-II). DF demonstrated superior microbial reduction in bacterial: 8.3±0.9 CFU/m3; fungal: 0.3±0.3 CFU/m3, achieving 92.26% and 95.00% fumigation effects respectively at the 4th hour. In contrast, CD-I showed 66.09% fumigation effect in bacteria and 80.96% in fungi with reduction bacterial: 26.0±3.5 CFU/m3 & fungal: 1.3±0.3 CFU/m3, while CD-II showed 62.78% (bacterial reduction: 58.3±7.2 CFU/m3) and 75.00% (fungal reduction: 2.0±0.6 CFU/m3) fumigation effect. This study highlights that DF is not only more effective than commercial alternatives but also offers a cost-efficient, eco-friendly air sanitizer with a pleasant fragrance, suitable for an indoor air purifier due to its high antimicrobial activity.
Author: Jyoti Sharma*1, Ajay Kumar Ahirwar2, Vinod Kumar Sewariya3, Suman Jain4
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7083304538
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