Herbal Decongestant Spray developed by CSIR

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) has developed herbal decongestant spray. The spray is used to prevent COVID-19 infection and to ease wearing masks.

Highlights

• Wearing mask for a long time creates difficulty in breathing and congestion in respiratory system. 
• The herbal spray will help to address this problem.

What causes difficulty in wearing masks?

• The main issue of wearing face mask is that the carbon dioxide gets accumulated in the inner cavity of the mask. 
• The accumulated carbon dioxide goes back to the lungs when a person breathes. 
• This creates difficulty in breathing when a person wears mask for a long time.

Decongestant Spray

• The spray has been created by blending four plant-based oil. 
• The CSIR has not disclosed the names of the plants due to issues related to intellectual property rights. 
• The spray has been prepared based on the guidelines of Ministry of AYUSH.
• The spray clears windpipe and thus helps in removing mucus or cough that helps to ease breathing. 
• This will also help to reduce the stress caused by excessive decongestion.

CSIR-NBRI

• The NBRI is a Lucknow based laboratory that mainly focuses on botanical research work. 
• The institute is to transfer technology to Indian companies for commercial production. 
• The masks then produced with the spray are to be sent to the front- line workers fighting against COVID-19.