DHooPANA - Natural fumigation process

Dhoopana is a traditional fumigation process which involves burning of various herbs ,herbo- minerals and animal origins.

🔹Dhoopana is used as an external treatment in diseases of ears, oral cavity, nose, fever, psychological diseases, in wounds and many more. 

🔸Dhoopana is also used to purify/disinfect the  store house of raw drugs,medicinal formulations preparation room, operation theatres, surgical instruments, sutikagaara(postpartum woman’s room), room of the small children and the whole environment.

One has to to Dhoopana in the house everyday which can repel the mosquitoes, kill the microorganisms and ward off the evil energy. 

🔺Some of the herbs which are used in dhoopana are 

1. Resin of Commiphora mukul(guggulu), Canarium strictum (black damar), Vateria indica (white damar), Boswellia serrata(Indian olibanum/shallaki), Ailanthes triphysa.

2. Nimba – Neem; Azadirachta indica

3. Vacha - Acorus calamus; Indian sweetflag

4. Karpoora – camphor

5. Mustard seeds

6. Onion and garlic peels

7. Rock salt

8. Nirgundi – Vitex Negundo; Five leaves chaste tree.

The fumes produced from the resin of above mentioend trees provide great fragrance also.

You don't need any chemical disinfectants, air freshners, mosquito repellent vapourisers which can affect your health ,instead practice Dhoopana karma everyday at home and get  microorganisms free environment.

#dhoopana #ayurveda #traditionalfumigation

Credits

Dr Chaithrika Hegade BAMS MD 

Dr Sripritha R BAMS MD

For more such contents on Biodiversity of India, visit our YouTube channel - Lets Ecoscape India