Abstract

HAWANA AS A TOOL FOR SAVIOR OF MANKIND: A REVIEW

Mukesh Rani*, Madhavi Goswami, Pooja Rani and Nishat Afzal

Abstract

Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of poisonous substance including gases, particles, and biological molecules are introduced into atmosphere. Air pollution results in adverse effect on health either short term decrease in lung‟s function, respiratory symptoms, asthma attacks, COPD, or death due to respiratory distress. In air micro-organism are present in both indoor and outdoor environment. Some of these micro-organisms may be pathogenic and cause disease such as tuberculosis, tetanus, cholera, flu etc. In ancient period, seers used to recommend Hawana for purification of air and destruction of disease causing agents (such as germs of T.B., measles, smallpox, cow-pox and bacteria, fungi etc.). Hawana, an Indian ritual with positive scientific basis uses special herbs (Hawana Samagri) to be offered in the fire of medicinal wood for killing the harmful bacteria, microbes etc. and purification of air. An attempt was made to study and evaluate the environmental impacts during performance of Hawana.

Keywords: Air pollution, Hawana, Hawana Samagri, Respiratory Disease.