By Spirituality is Beyond Science | Dakshinamurthy Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd.
Since ancient times, Havan or Yagna has been regarded as a sacred ritual to purify the environment and elevate human consciousness. What was once understood only through spiritual wisdom is now being rediscovered by modern science.
A French scientist named Trelle conducted deep research on the Havan process. He discovered that the ritual primarily uses mango wood, and when mango wood burns, it releases a gas called Formic Aldehyde — a natural compound that destroys harmful bacteria and purifies the air.
Interestingly, this same gas is also produced when jaggery (gur) is burned.
Another researcher, Tautik, studied the effects of Havan smoke on health and found that sitting near the fire or being exposed to its smoke for just 30 minutes can kill bacteria that cause dangerous diseases like Typhoid, thus cleansing and strengthening the body naturally.
Recognizing the spiritual and ecological importance of Havan, scientists from the National Botanical Research Institute (Lucknow, India) conducted their own controlled experiments.
They wanted to verify — does Havan really purify the atmosphere and destroy microbes?
Their findings were remarkable.
Burning 1 kg of mango wood alone caused minimal change, but when combined with half a kilogram of traditional Havan samagri, the bacterial count in the air dropped by 94% within one hour.
Even more surprising, when the room was ventilated and all smoke cleared, the air remained 96% cleaner even after 24 hours.
Repeated tests showed that the purifying effect lasted for nearly 30 days, keeping microbial levels significantly lower than normal.
These groundbreaking results were published in the Research Journal of Ethnopharmacology (December 2007).
The study concluded that Havan not only purifies human surroundings but also destroys harmful microbes that affect plants and crops — reducing the need for chemical fertilizers and supporting ecological balance.
At Dakshinamurthy Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd., we see this as a powerful union of spiritual tradition and scientific truth.
Havan is more than a ritual — it’s an ancient environmental therapy, a bridge between human consciousness and nature’s healing power.
Because in the end, Spirituality is Beyond Science.
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