How to make Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN)

Many People are advocating Natural Farming. Lot of them is experimenting to gain profit in Natural Farming business. To make it profitable some are making fermented juices for plants and animals for a better yield. In our previous article I have mentioned on How to make Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) as well as Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ). In this article I will try to explain another Fermented Juice, like fermented fruit and plant juices, Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) is a fermented product that is of great help to natural farming.

Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) can be to enhance the nutrients of livestock feeds.  Likewise in growing crop production Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) is commonly used as natural Insect repellant. The Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) is very much effective in enhancing the Immune system of both plants and animals.

Here is the procedure in making Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN):

Ingredients:

4 kilos of crushed ginger
4 kilos of crushed garlic
3 kilos of muscovado/brown sugar or molasses
10 liters of gin or liquor 30 to 40 proof

Procedure:

1.    Mix the some of the ingredients (4 kg, crushed garlic, 4 kg. crushed ginger and 3 kg muscovado/brown sugar or molasses). Store it inside the jar cover and keep it sealed. After three days, add 10 liters of gin or liquor. Keep the jar sealed again.

Note: See to it that the jar is not fully filled. Leave at least 2 inches unfilled.

2.    Draw off the liquid after 10 days. The first extract is good for animal. Together

3.    with other juices, fermented fruit juice, fermented plant juice, and fish amino acid, Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) is incorporated in the animal feeds.

4.    After the 2nd procedure, add the same amount of gin taken from the first extraction. For stronger potency fresh or dry chili, neem tree fruit, curry fruit, makabuhay(panyawan in cebuano) and marigold can be added. After 10 days, extract the juice again. The extracted juice for the second time is good for use in growing plants.

5. For the 3rd time, add the same amount of gin taken. After 10 days, extract the liquid again.

The Oriental Herbal Nutrient (OHN) Juice can be mix with other fermented juices and spray on the leaves of the plants and on the soil every week.
It is good for all stages of plant growth. In animal it can be used as feeds additive together with other Fermented Juices.

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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