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24413 Treating broken bones of animals
Anumula Sambaiah is a 65-year-old farmer with no formal education but with knowledge of the remedies for treating ailing animals. He is a popular animal healer and has learned the nuances of animal husbandry practice from his grandparents.
To treat broken bones of animals, Sambaiah mixes the powdered egg white and the bark of Moduga (Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.). He applies this on the broken part and ties it up carefully with a cloth.
Anumula Sambaiah
Village Gundla Pahad, Nalla belli mandal, Warangal district, AP
Egg protein and Butea monosperma help in proper bone tissue formation. Butea monosperma is reported to be used in combination with seeds of ‘guwar’ (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) for making lineaments for bone fractures. Also see Honey Bee: 10(3) 14, 1999. The crushed bark of Butea is tied after securing the fracture.
24414 Pastor’s cure for plant pests
Longjam Singh is a pastor with a degree in the arts. Apart from his pastoral duties, he is also a keen agriculturist. In order to control plant pests, he dries and powders the plants of khongai napi (Ageratum conyzoides L.) in the shade. He then mixes about 500 g of the powder with two litres of water and 50 g of soda soap. This is kept aside for a couple of hours before spraying on the crops. The solution is sufficient for a 10 m x10 m area and has to be applied two to three times every second or third day during the flowering stage and before harvesting the crop. The formulation is very effective against aphids.
Longjam Lokendro Singh
P. O. Langjing, Imphal West
The use of Ageratum conyzoides, a traditional medicinal plant, has been reported from Africa, Asia and South America. In India, it is used as medicine, for example for treating fresh wounds as well as a natural pesticide (Okunade, A.L., 2002. Fitoterapia, 73, 1-6). Onunkun (2012) has revealed the insecticidal activity of plants Jatropha curcas, Vernonia amygdalina, Ageratum conyzoides, Chromolaena odorata and Annona squamosa for the control of flea beetles on okra (Onunkun O., 2012. Journal of Biopesticides, 5 (supplementary), 62-67).
24415 Herbal preparation for controlling fruit borer
Moringthem, a 50-year-old farmer,mixes crushed ripe fruits of Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad & Wendl and neem leaves in 15 litres of water. The formulation is sprayed once during the fruiting season and is effective against fruit borer. This is sufficient for an area of 100 square metres.
Moringthem Ibobi Meitei
Post Lamdeng, PS: Lamsang, Imphal East, Manipur
Larvicidal properties of fruit and root extracts of Solanum xanthocarpum (‘sabbasige’), An. stephensi, Ae. aegypti (Linn.) and Cx. quinquefasciatus (Say) have been reported (Bansal et al., 2009. Journal of Environmental Biology, 30: 221-226). It is also suggested that intercropping with ‘sabbasige’ checks the borers. The stinging odour of ‘sabbasige’ acts as a repellent against the pest. Also see Honey Bee, 6(3):9, 1995 and Honey Bee 19(4): 19-20, 2008.
24416 Spicy aid for grain storage
There is a spicy edge to storage of grain. Murali Sharan Singha of Bihar places about 1kg dried leaves of Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees & C.H. Eberm. in a storage drum containing 50kg grains of cereal and pulse crops. He places the leaves at the bottom, middle and top of the drum. This method protects the grains from storage pests for up to seven to eight months. After the use in cooking, tejpatta ( bay leaf, Laurus nobilis) can still be used for a similar purpose!
Murali Sharan Singha
Mohalla-Sohani Patti, District Buxar, Bihar
Dried leaves of Cinnamomum tamala have been used traditionally by the farmers of Manipur for controlling storage pests (Bhattacharjee, P.P. and Ray, D.C., 2010. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 9 (4): 673-676). Cinnamomum tamala is reported for insecticidal, acaricidal and anti-fungal properties (Shah, H.A.M. and Rahman, M.K., 2008. Univ. J. Zool. Rajshahi Univ., 27, 47-50).
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