Author(s): Nikita Lad and Sachin Palekar

Abstract: In various devout practices such as homa/ havans, cow dung, cow ghee, cow urine. etc has been used in order to cleanse the environment and feel pleasant. With an aim to minimize the usage of chemicals or disinfectants to cleanse the environment, efforts were made to devise an herbal dhoop using cow dung, cow ghee, cow milk, camphor and various other herbs having an appreciable fragrance. The current work focuses on preparation and evaluation of natural and herbal dhoop formulation for cleansing the environment. The antimicrobial activity of the prepared dhoop was checked and it was found that it can be a potential source for disinfection in various hospitals, hotels, labs. etc.