WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Dr. Sayli Jayantrao Kulkarni, Guide -Vd. Mayuri Santosh Nagre, Dr. Vijay Suryawanshi

ABSTRACT

Dhoopan Chikitsa, one of the vital treatments told by Ayurveda is mentioned in the different textbooks of Ayurveda. We all are aware that, Ayurveda has attached great importance to preventive medicine and has described several methods for disinfection. Today we are living in a world where we are constantly facing new diseases and surrounded by various types of pathogenic microorganisms in our daily lives, which make us their prey as soon as they get a chance. Some of these microorganisms are the ones that give rise to terrible types of infectious diseases, which have the potential to influence a large section of the population. The Epidemic is the occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community or region during a time of period, a severe outbreak of a disease such as SARS. Epidemiological diseases have been described in Ayurveda regarding Janpadodhwansa. Vayu (Air), Desha (Land), Kala (Season), and Jala (Water) are the four factors that are contaminated during the epidemic, according to Ayurveda. Dhupana (fumigation) is the act by which considerable success can be achieved in the field of disinfecting contaminated air and surface. Therefore, because of the present circumstances, this article is an genuine attempt to shed light and show the importance of Dhupana Karma (fumigation) for the process of disinfection.

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