Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON EUCALYPTUS AND CLOVE HAND SANITIZER

Anchal Kohli*, Drishti Chamoli, Bhupendra Kumar and Dr. Amandeep Singh

Abstract

The aim of this study is to review hand sanitizer of eucalyptus globules leaves oil and clove oil. Eucalyptus contain various phytoconstituents like antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial activates etc. Sanitizer play a vital role to protect and maintain hand hygiene. As its corona time we need to protect our hands to stop the spread of covid- 19 virus. As covid-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2). The formulation of alcohol-based sanitizers contain about 70%-95% alcohol in it as alcohol does denaturation of microbial protein to deactivate the viruses. Clove oil (syzygium aromatic) have the same active consitituents such as antioxidant, antifungle, anti-viral, anti-microbial, anaesthetic, pain reliving and act as a insect repellent. Sanitizers work instantly to kill all microbes present in our hands. Hand sanitizer act in preventing nosocomial infections caused by different microbes.

Keywords: eucalyptus oil, clove, sanitizer, antibacterial, antimicrobial.