Optimization and Development of Herbal Incense Cones for Air Purification and Mosquito Repellent Trash into Treasure: Novel Low Cost Environmental Friendly Polyherbal Mosquito Repellants and Air Purifier Incense Cones

Abstract

The atmosphere has been a foremost concern in today’s era. The constant pollution all around has gathered the attention of many people. Disease causing pathogens spread from an infected person and mosquitoes also spread diseases like malaria. Microbial burden of the air causes several airborne illnesses[1]. Synthetic mosquito repellent and air purifiers used to control the vectors are causing irreversible damage to ecosystem and also chemicals are carcinogenic in nature. Poly herbal incense cones are free from cancer-causing chemicals. Incense is known to impart antimicrobial activity. The objective of the current work is to formulate low cost environmental friendly polyherbal mosquito repellants and air purifier incense cones and to evaluate its activity. Public survey was also done to study safety and efficacy of the formulation. Dried powdered leaves of Piper bettle, flowers of Nyctanthes arbortristis, Artemisia pallens, Rosa rubiginosa, Tagetsarecta, Nelumbonucifera, and plant extrudes of Spyrax benzoin were mixed with Azadirechta indica oil. Linumusit atissimum and Apismellifera used as binders. Saw dust and cow dung are used for ignition. The powdered blend additional to enhance worth, it was later fragranced 1with volatile oil like Jasminum officinale and dehydrated [2]. Results shows that they have the mosquito repellant and air purifying activity. The prepared herbal mosquito incense cones are effective, safe with more duration of time and less cost.