[Study on Chinese herb incense to disinfect wards' air]

The purpose of this study was to find out a proper way to do the air sterilization in the wards. In this study, Chinese herb-burn-incense was used to different wards. Its effect was compared with routine air sterilization methods such as ultraviolet radiator, formaldehyde, and lactiacid method. The bacterial culture of the air was done. The result indicated that Chinese herb-burn-incense not only had the same effect as routine methods in air sterilization but also had no irritation to the patients.