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The Miracle Tree
What would you say if I told you there was a tree with seeds that purify water, green leaves more nutritious than spinach, tasty (also nutritious) edible pods, several other parts that work as medicines, and it thrives in some brutal climates.
I know what you’d say. “Cool! Just don’t make me eat the leaves.”
No, what you’d probably say is, “Wow – I want one!” At least that’s what I said, along with, “If this is real, why haven’t I heard about it before?”
Well, it’s real all right, and it’s called The Drumstick Tree. In fact there are millions of them, probably just not in your yard. It also works as insecticide, fungicide and can be used to make lubricant and biofuel. It has innumerable other uses, and in ancient medicine was believed to prevent over 300 diseases. (The leaves alone have 7 times the vitamin C of Oranges, 4 times the vitamin A of carrots, 4 times the calcium of milk, 3 times the potassium of bananas, and twice the protein of yogurt.)
“Okay,” you’re saying, “so if all this is true, it’s occurring to me that maybe this would be a good thing for, like, really poor people.”
Ah, grasshopper, I see awareness dawning.
An American businessman, originally from India, had this same thought. Once he found out about the miracle tree, he realized he could use these trees to help the poorest of the poor. He would teach them how to plant, grow, and harvest these trees so they could become self-sufficient. He would use these trees to enable them to build schools and gain knowledge. They could come to feel a sense of empowerment in their lives. By giving them the dignity to help themselves, he would give them hope.
And Trees For Life was born.
All this was 25 years ago. Since then, Balbir Mathur, his wife Treva, and their small staff of dedicated volunteers have enabled millions of Drumstick trees to be planted in poor communities all around the world.
But that’s only the beginning. They developed ways to distribute fuel efficient cookstoves that save old trees from burning and human lives from smoke pollution. They help villagers plant native fruit trees that not only feed them, but provide shade and prevent soil erosion. They created educational models where children living in poverty receive a quality, modern education comparable to that offered at the best schools. Their newest program, Books For Life, finds creative ways to get native-language storybooks and textbooks into the hands of children who have never seen a book.
When Trees for life shows people they have unlimited potential, they believe it. They see that when a few people lock their minds as one, something extraordinary takes place.
There’s much more, but it all started with one amazing tree. The scientific name for the drumstick tree is Moringa. Those tasty edible pods I mentioned before, they look like drumsticks. (Don’t think “chickens,” think “percussion intrument.”) You’ll be fascinated by it’s uses and potential at the Trees For Life website. I suggest starting with the 4 minute video, then check out the Moringa pdf.
http://www.treesforlife.org
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Moringa: the Natural Cure for Osteoporosis
available on the earth. Moringa Leaves have 4 times more Beta-Carotene than that of carrots, 17 times more calcium than that of milk and 25 times more iron than that of Spinach. Moringa Leaves and pods contain 90+ nutrients and 46 antioxidants. Moringa leaves have more antioxidants than the green leaves.
Moringa Leaves are one of the richest sources of natural Calcium. That’s why people view Moringa leaves as the natural cure for Osteoporosis. For the middle aged men and women the body requires large amount of calcium to perform the normal metabolic activities. When the amount of Calcium in the regular diet is low, which is common always, the body will absorb the calcium stored in the bones, rendering the bones weak and susceptible for Osteoporosis.
Though many synthetic calcium supplements are available in the market, Moringa Leaf Powder is different from them in that it provides the natural calcium. Human body always recognizes the difference between the natural supplements and the synthetic and they tend to readily absorb the natural minerals. This way Moringa leaves offer calcium that is more bio-available and gives immediate effect.
Another fact about calcium is that it needs iron along with it for the maximum effect. Moringa leaves, with 25 times more iron than that of Spinach, provide both the iron and calcium together and help to cure osteoporosis. Regular intake of Moringa Leaves either in the form of dried green leaves, powder or in the capsule form will provide the necessary amount of Iron and calcium to the body. The middle aged women and senior citizens are the ones who reap the maximum benefits by the regular intake of Moringa leaves. Grenera Nutrients is an integrated Moringa company that takes care of every thing from planting the Moringa Trees to selling value added Moringa Products under its flagship brand Yelixir. Yelixir Moringa Capsules and Moringa powder can be purchased online through their website http://www.yelixir.com
break even after minor trauma. Osteoporosis is a common problem which is likely to increase in the years to come because of a rapidly aging population. This disease is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually. Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which the amount and quality of the bone is reduced, leading to fractures (broken bones). Osteoporosis is called “the silent thief” because it can progress without symptoms until a broken bone occurs. Calcium deficiency is perceived to be the major cause of Calcium deficiency.
Moringa Oleifera, commonly known as the Moringa Tree, is considered to be most nutritious plant
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Larvicidal Activities of Aquous Extracts of Nineteen Indian Plants Against Two Mosquito Species, Aedes(s) Albopictus and Culex Quinquefasciatus
INTRODUCTION
The geo-climatic condition of Bangladesh supports fast proliferation and growth of natural fauna and flora. Many of the herbs and shrubs are found to have promising medicinal properties, mosquito larvicidal and mosquito repellent properties. Owing to the fact that application of synthetic larvicide has envenomed the surroundings as well as nontarget organisms, natural products of plant origin with insecticidal properties have been tried as an indigenous method for the control of a variety of insect pests and vectors in the recent past1-5. Phytotoxicological activity of Tagetes erecta was demonstrated by Sharma and Saxena6 against second and third instar larvae of Anopheles stephansi. Azadiractin, the active ingredient of Azadiracta indica has long been recognised for its mosquito larvicidal capability. Long before the advent of synthetic insecticides, plants and their derivatives were being used to kill the pests of agriculture, veterinary and public health importance. Insecticidal activities of plant-derived compounds have been evaluated and few of these exploited commercially7. Laboratory and field trials of plant extracts and purified chemicals showed mosquito larvicidal activity. Larvicidal activity of certain extracts of plant parts such as Acorus calamus, Adhatoda vesica, Croton tiglium, Mentha arvensis, Ocimum basilicum, and Vitex negundo against Culex larvae was reported by Deshmukh8. Also, the alcoholic extract of Artemisia annua was reported to be more toxic than the hexane extract and acetone extract of Artemisia vulgaris against Culex larvae. Similarly, the extract of Cuscuta reflexa was found more effective than the extract of Cannabis sativa, against Culex larvae9. According to Sharma and Shrivastava10, the extract of Cuscuta reflexa was the most toxic to Culex larvae, followed by extracts of Artemisia annua, Carica papaya, and Lantana indica. Latha11 reported Piper longum and Zingiber wightianum extracts at 80 mg/l causing complete mortality on Culex quinquefasciatus and 60 mg/l for Culex sitiens. Fruit and seed extracts of Abrus precatorious were found toxic to adult mosquitoes12 and crude extract of Withospermum arvense were found toxic to Aedes aegypti larvae13. Several such reports related to the toxic properties of plant products against mosquito larvae like peel oils of three citrus fruits against Culex pipiens14 and larvicidal properties of leaf extracts of Solanum nigrum15 are available.
Insecticides of plant origin have been extensively used on agricultural pests, and to a vary limited extent, against insects vectors of public health importance, which deserve careful and thorough screening. The use of plant extracts for insect control has several appealing features, as these are generally more biodegradable, less hazardous, and rich storehouse of chemicals of diverse biological activity. Moreover, herbal sources give a lead for discovering new insecticides. Therefore, biologically active plant materials have attracted considerable interest in mosquito control programmes in the recent times. The present study deals with the screening of locally available herbs and shrubs for mosquito larvicidal properties.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Plant materials collected from the foothill forests of Chittagong Hilltracs, Rajshahi and some other parts of the country were segregated as leaf, twig, flower, tuber, root, etc and were air dried in a shady place to retain their active ingredients intact. Dried materials were powdered in a table model grinder for extraction and each of the powdered plant material (500 g) was soaked in methanol in a airtight wide mouth bottle and kept for 7 days. After that, the cold extracts from the bottles along with methanol were filtered and kept in petridishes for drying at room temperature. The average yield of crude extract (500 g) of powder was 3.5 g. Dried extracts were used for larvicidal bioassay as per WHO standards. Stock solutions were prepared by dissolving plant extract (1 g) in water (1 l) to make its strength 1000 ppm. Teepol (1 ppm) was also added as emulsifying agent. Different concentrations were prepared by adding required doses of stock solution in beakers containing water (250 ml).
Laboratory-reared Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus were used for larvicidal bioassay under laboratory conditions (27o ± 2 °C and 75 ± 5 % RH). Twenty five mosquito larvae of third or early fourth instar were released in each beaker for 24 h with a concurrent control for every set of experiment. Three replicates were kept for each concentration. No food was added in the beaker as per WHO norms. Mortality was recorded after 24 h of treatment and mortality corrected by Abbot‘s formula. Data were analysed by probit analysis16.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Out of 19 plants, pericarp extract of Zenthoxylum limonella was found to possess the most effective larvicidal activity against Aedes(s) albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus with LD90 values at 0.47 ppm and 0.73 ppm, respectively, followed by seed extract of Piper nigrum, Piper longum, and leaf extract of Spilanthes acmella (Table 1). Among the others, peel extract of Citrus aurantifolia, leaf extract of Mentha arvensis, and flower extract of Tagetas patula were also found to have larvicidal properties. Leaf extracts, of Lippia nodiflora, Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium, Leucus linifolia, Lantana camara, fruit extract of Capsicum annuum, root extract of Moringa oleifera, and rhizome extract of Zingiber officinalis also showed larvicidal (LD90) activity against both the species with a higher dose.
As compared to the other herbal extracts, concentration of Zenthoxulum limonella extract for LD90 value was very low for both the species. Results of Piper nigrum were also encouraging considering other plant extracts tested against Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus. LD50 values of Zenthoxulum limonella showed at 0.01 ppm and 0.02 ppm and for Piper nigrum, at 0.56 ppm and 0.65 ppm accordingly. It may be the plant alkaloid that have toxic effect on mosquito larvae. According to Saxena5, et al. plant alkaloids resulted in a significant loss in fecundity Percentage of test mortality and fertility in the adult species of mosquitoes. Sharma and Saxena6 also found that the petroleum ether extract of Tagetes erectes had toxic effect on larvae of Anopheles stephensi and on its significant growth index. In the present study, post-treatment data analysis on growth and fertility could not be carried out. Mwangi and Mukiama17 observed that one fraction of Melia volkensi fruit karnel extract had growth inhibition activity at low concentration, whereas two other fractions had acute toxic effects on the mosquito larvae. As per Pushpalatha and Muthukrishnan18, leaf extracts of Vitex negundo, Nerium oleander, and seed of extract of Syzygium jambolanum at very low concentration had larvicidal activity against Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi, and also extended the duration of larval instars pupation. Mudrigal,13 et. al. reported that methanol extract of Lithospernum arvense were toxic to Aedes aegypti larvae. Fractionation of Zenthoxylum limonella extract may give more active compound for larval control of mosquitoes. It is evident from the present study that herbal extracts might have promising larvicidal efficacy. Plants are rich source of bioactive organic chemicals and offer an advantage over synthetic pesticides as these are less toxic, less prone to development of resistance, and easily biodegradable. Screening and identification of effective compounds available in Bangladesh will certainly bring more success towards the control of mosquitoes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to Professor Dr. Md. Nurul Islam and Shah Hosain Ahmad Mahdi for the help providing the laboratory facilities and to Professor M. Khalequzzaman in the statistical analysis of the data.
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2. Nath, D.R.; Das, N.G. & Das, S.C. Screening of indigenous plant products as mosquito larvicide. Geobios. New Reprints, 8(1): 27-29.
3. Sharma, R.N.; Tera, V.S. & Despande, S.G. New chemicals natural products and their permutation and combination to combat insect pest. In: Impact of environment on animals and aquaculture, (eds. G.K. Manna and B.B. Jain. 1990. pp 97-100.
4. Saxena, A. & Saxena, R.C. Effect of Ageratum conyzoides extract on the development stages of malaria vector Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Environ. Biol., 1992, 13(3):207-09.
5. Saxena, R.C.; Harshan, V.; Saxena, A.; Sukumaran, P.; Sharma, M.C. & Lakshanakumar, M. Larvicidal and chemosterilant activity of Annona squamosa alkaloids against Anopheles stephensi. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 1993, 9(1):84-87.
6. Sharma, M. & Saxena, R.C. Phytoxicological activity of Tagetes erectes in aquatic stages of Anopheles stephensi. Ind. J. Malariol., 1994, 31:21-26.
7. Jacobson, M. & Crosby, B.G. Naturally occurring insecticides. Ny Marcel Dekker Lue, USA, 1971. 210 p.
8. Deshmukh, P.B.; Chavan, S.R. & Renapukar, D.M. A study of the insecticidal activity of 20 indigenous plants. Pesticides, 1982, 16(2): 7-10.
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10. Sharma, P. & Srivastava, C.N. Relative efficacy of some important plant tissue extracts against Culex larvae. J. Ent. Res., 1998, 22(4): 377-80.
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12. Grainge, M. & Ahmed, H. Handbook of plants and pest control properties. John Willy and Sons, New York, 1998. 470 p.
13. Mudrigal, R.V.; Knapp, F.E.; Sigafus, R. & Smith, (Jr) C.R. Fraction of extraction of Lithospermum arvense (Linn) and their activity against mosquito laevae. Mosquito News, 1979, 39:536-40.
14. al Dakhil, M.A. & Morsy, T.A. The larvicidal activities of the peel oils of three citrus fruits against Culex pipiens. J. Egypt Soc. Parasitol., 1999, 29:340-47.
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17. Mwangi, R.W. & Mukhiama, T.K. Evaluation of Melia volkensi extract fractions as mosquito larvicides. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 1988, 4:442-47.
18. Pushpalatha, E. & Muthukrishnan, J. Larvicidal activity of few plant extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles stephensi. Ind. J. Malariol., 1995, 32:14-23.
Moringa Plants
Can some one give full details of agricultural practices for planting of PKM 1 Moringa under precision farming?
I would prefer video or photographs of various stages
I would fertilize then lay plastic and drip tape with rows 8 to 10 feet apart the dropping a seed every 6 feet in the row . when they reach a heigh of 30″ pinch the terminal growing tip about 4″ from the top keep doing this to keep the tree short so it stays viable for production
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