How to make Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ)

In previous article we had mentioned on How to make Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ) which is called the husband of Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ). In this article we focused in fermenting plant juice to help Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ) produce a better yield in organic Farming.

Use any green colored leaves such as kangkong, kamote, kalabasa, alugbati tops, bambooshoots, malunggay, Banana trunk,stem and blossom, Water Spinach, Bamboo Shoots, Green grasses, Bamboo leaves, Duck Weed, azola and aloe vera and other fast growing plants can also be used. Fresh, juicy, succulent leaves are best. Seaweeds also can be used or whatever edible plants and vegetables you have in your area.

Here is the procedure in making Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ):

• Gather all the material before sunrise or early morning. Do not wash the material but please remove soil.

• Produce 3 kg of material mix of different kinds of materials.

• Mix plant material with 1/2 kg of sugar, coat the plant evenly and gently hand do not crushed.

• Put in a plastic or clay container, and must be at least 3/4 is filled.

• Add weight on top of mixture either big rock or anything heavy.

• Wait 5 hours. Remove weight.

• Sprinkle 1/2 kg of sugar to layer on top of plant material no mixing is needed.

• Cover with paper, tie with string, and keep 7-10 days. It is suggested to write the date on the paper when to harvest.

• After due date drain the liquid and place in plastic bottles always leave about 1/3 of bottle empty.

• After harvesting plant material can be used as animal feed or compost.

• The Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) should have a pleasant smell and sweet, tangy taste. It can be keeps for about one year in cool place and must be not exposed to directly to sunlight.

Warning: Do not tighten bottle lid for 2 weeks wait until tiny bubbles disappears or before bottling to allow gasses to escape and avoid a sticky explosion.
The Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) can be used by spraying directly to the leaves of the plant early morning or afternoon, just add 2 spoons Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) to 10 liters water.

Natural or organic farming is the best way to achieve top quality and harvest with a lesser investment and most of all it help save our mother nature.

How To Make Fermented Fruit Juice

Fermented fruit juice is important in organic farming. It can be used for human, animals and plants. In the Philippines it is commonly used by farmers practicing organic farming. In poultry and livestock it can be used as feed additives.

In making Fermented fruit juice (FFJ), you must prepare some ingredients:

• Any of the following fruits may be used in preparing the fermented fruit juice: ripe banana, mango, papaya, avocado or squash (citrus is not recommended)

• Clay or plastic jar

• Molasses or brown sugar (mascuvado)

• Clean sheet of paper

• String

Procedure

1.    Chop the above mention fruit. Include the skin and the seeds.

2. Put the chopped fruit into the clay jar and mix with one kilo of brown sugar.

3. Cover the mouth of the jar with a clean sheet of paper and tie firmly with a string.
4. Place the jar in a cool and shaded place.

5. Let ferment the mixture for seven days. It will produce  approximately two and a half liters of fermented fruit juice.

How To Use The fermented fruit juice

Just mix two tablespoons of the juice to one liter of water. Spray the resulting mixture directly to the leaves and soil of fruit-bearing trees, or it can be added to animal feeds.

Onions Medicinal Value You Must Know

 

Onions can be started from seed or from sets. Sets are slightly more costly but give a much faster result than seeds. In the south, they can be planted in the fall for a spring harvest, but in the north, early spring is the best time to plant. When planting sets, be definite that you plant the bulb let with the pointed finish up.

Onions are so common in today's society that they tend to forget their importance and the variety of makes use of they have. They are valuable culinary vegetables, and also have medicinal value. Some make decorative contributions to the garden, and they are important Companion Plants for other vegetables.

 

The color of an onion gives you some insight in to it is properties. The white onions are the strongest, followed by yellow, with red or purple being the mildest-flavored types. The length of day affects the growth of some onions, so when purchasing onion sets or seeds, is definite to find out whether the onion in query is appropriate for your area. Some do better in the south and others do better in the north and some do well anywhere.

 

Onions prefer rich, well-drained, damp soil. They are simple plant to grow and need tiny maintenance other than weeding one time planted. Harvest young scallions at any time. To harvest mature bulbs, wait until the tops start to yellow. Knock the plants down & leave them there for a couple of days. Then carefully pull the plant. Move harvested bulbs to a dry area & set them on a screen for a few days for drying. They can then be braided together or placed in mesh bags for storage. They keep well if stored properly, and do not keep well in the refrigerator.

 

Onions Has strong Medicinal Properties

 

For centuries Onions have been used for medicinal properties. It has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, and Onion Ointment is said to prevent infection in wounds and burns. Another use externally for age spots, warts, or freckles is to mix onion juice with vinegar and rub on the affected areas.

Onion is a member of Allium family that is thought to have some impact on high cholesterol and blood pressure.  An onion Tea can be made and used daily, but the taste is not so good.  Onion can be adde to your diet for blood pressure and high cholesterol. 

 

Maybe there's a happy medium somewhere in there, but do experiment with onions and their extracts if you have blood pressure or cholesterol problems.  Onions are perfectly safe for ingestion and as such, you can experiment with different ways to make them work for you.

 

 

The down side to this is that onion compounds travel through the body when ingested and it takes time to process them out through sweat or breathing that resulted to bad odor to your self.

 

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Garlic medicinal Benefits

 

Garlic is an important medicinal herb that is available in all places, like a number of the other herbs mentioned on these pages. It is one if not the safest herbs, and as such can be taken often.

 

Scientifically-proven garlic has medicinal properties. A substance called Allicin, is found with it, that has anti-bacterial properties that are equivalent to a weak penicillin. Considerably cooked garlic weakens the anti-bacterial effects, so don't count on cooked garlic with meals for much in the way of a healing.

 

Garlic appears to have anti-bacterial & anti-viral properties. The list is long when it comes to its makes use of as a treatment. This list includes wounds, ulcers, skin infections, flu, athlete's foot, some viruses, strep, worms, respiratory illnesses, hypertension, blood thinning, cancer of the stomach, colic, colds, kidney issues, bladder issues, & ear aches, to name a few. It is believed to cure worms in both people & animals - try giving the dog a clove of garlic every day. But the problem won't like it.

 

Make a cough syrup out of garlic for cough, flu, & respiratory illnesses. Boil a one pound slice of fresh garlic with quart water. Sit for 12 hours, add sugar until you reach the consistency of a syrup. Add honey for better taste, if desired.

 

For other internal issues, eating garlic raw is probably the most potent way to take it. But, because of bad odors associated with this, a tincture can be made by soaking 1/4 pound of peeled & separated garlic cloves in 1/2 quart of brandy. Seal tightly & shake every day. Strain & bottle after weeks of this, & take in drops - 25-30 a day, if desired.

 

In sore throat problem, make a garlic tea by steeping several cloves of garlic in half a cup of water overnight.

 

Externally, garlic is a known anti-bacterial & anti-infection agent. An fascinating use for ear aches is to slice a garlic clove, heat briefly in a little amount of virgin olive oil, & let cold. Then use a drop of in the affected ear.

 

An Ointment out of garlic from cloves in lieu of leaves, stems, or flowers as described in Ointments, for wounds, cuts, athlete's foot, or any other outside skin irritation, fungus, or infection. Try also a few drops of Oil on a toothache for pain relief.

 

Garlic is best for treatment and remedies but its draw back is the strong odor associated with that you might get.

 

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Natural Remedies for Treating a Cold

I want to share with you this good article I have found Natural Remedies for Treating a Cold, this is very useful specially this time that we easily got sick due to unpredictable weather condition.

 

Sometimes it can be hard to escape that shivery feeling that happens when you get too cold. A good immediate remedy for this is to wrap yourself up in a duvet and stick a hairdryer up it, (making sure the air flow is not restricted) until you feel warmed up.

 

Colds are the body's escape mechanism. When the whole system is overloaded it crashes. The body stresses out and the immune system drops its threshold. The nose releases toxic wastes in the form of mucous and the body often aches and feels exhausted. Pay attention to what your body is saying because an unchecked cold can become far more serious if you keep it buried.

 

If you are one of those people who can tell when you have a cold coming on, then it can be stopped, or at least minimized, in several ways. Firstly, rest is essential. There is no way your body will self-heal in a stressful situation. If you have to work, take it easy or delegate a bit more. Lemon juice, rose hips, parsley (not if you're pregnant) and fresh orange all contain vitamin C, so take them.

 

Some colds can actually be completely stopped dead by gently sniffing a mixture of lemon juice and warm water up your nose, if you are brave enough. Pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds contain zinc which is important in cold prevention so take some of those. Otherwise its time to sweat those built up toxins right out through the skin. Start with a peppermint tea and take some garlic or garlic capsules. Then boil a large onion in milk for an hour, eat it, and drink the milk. Follow on with a steaming cup of lemon juice, honey, cinnamon and grated ginger which will stimulate circulation and sweating. Enjoy it in a mustard footbath which will also warm up the blood - use multiple and layered remedies and take them as an opportunity to treat yourself.

 

For a mustard footbath, take 1 tsp. yellow powder mustard and one of household soda (if you have hard water) and put them in a deep basin with some water as hot as you can stand. Keep your feet and lower legs in for about ten minutes, topping the bath up with fresh hot (not boiling) water. Dry off, put on thick socks and climb into a freshly warmed bed, the earlier the better.

Source:

 

http://alternativemonster.info/Natural-Remedies-For-Treating-a-Cold.html

 

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