ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಔಷಧೀಯ ಗುಣಗಳು

ಬಿಲ್ವ ಮರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಬೇರು, ತೊಗಟೆ, ಪತ್ರೆ, ಹೂ, ಕಾಯಿ, ಹಣ್ಣು ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಔಷಧೀಯ ಗುಣ ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದು ವಾತಹರ, ಅತಿಸಾರ, ಜ್ವರ, ಮೂತ್ರ ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ರೋಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧೌಷಧಿ. ಉಷ್ಣಗುಣ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಈ ಹಣ್ಣು ಜೀರ್ಣಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿವು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ…. ರಕ್ತಭೇದಿ, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ನೋವು ಉಪಶಮನ – ಹೀಗೆ ದೇಹದ ಒಳ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಹ್ಯ ರೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಮದ್ದಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಒಸಡಿನಲ್ಲಿನ ರಕ್ತಶ್ರಾವ. ಕೆಮ್ಮು, ನೆಗಡಿ, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳು, ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯರಲ್ಲಾಗುವ ವಾಕರಿಕೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಿಲ್ವ ಹಣ್ಣು ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಔಷಧಿಯ ಗುಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಹಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ಪಾನಕವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಕುಡಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಇದು ಬೊಜ್ಜು ಕರೆಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ, ಕಿವುಡುತನ, ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಗಳು, ಹೀಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರೋಗಕ್ಕೂ ಔಷಧಿಯ ರೀತಿ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ರೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಮ ಬಾಣವಿದ್ದಂತೆ. ರಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಇದ್ದು ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಎಲೆ ದಿನಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಸೇವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾನಕ (ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಹಾಕದೇ) ಕುಡಿಯುತ್ತ ಬಂದರೆ ಖಂಡಿತಾ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ರೋಗ ಉಪಶಮನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಎಲೆ, ಕಾಯಿ, ಬೇರು ಈ ಮೂರು ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು ಔಷಧಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಎಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅರೆದು ಮುದ್ದೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ರಸ ತೆಗೆದು, ಅಥವಾ ಒಣಗಿಸಿ ಪುಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಬೇರನ್ನು ಪುಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೇಯ್ದು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಕಾಯಿಯ ಒಳಗಿನ ತಿರುಳನ್ನು ಒಣಗಿಸಿ ಪುಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ, ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಕಷಾಯ ಮಾಡಿ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಬಿಲ್ವವವು ಹೃದಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲ ನೀಡುತ್ತೆಂದೂ ಸಹ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಬಿಲ್ವವೃಕ್ಷದ “ಬೇರಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಮರದ ನಡುವಿನ ತಿರುಳಿನ ಭಸ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಡಿಯಂ, ಪೊಟ್ಯಾಶಿಯಂ, ಕ್ಯಾಲ್ಸಿಯಂ, ಲೋಹ, ರಂಜಕ, ಸಿಲಿಕಾಗಳು” ಇರುತ್ತವೆ.

ಬಿಲ್ವ ಎಷ್ಟು ಉಪಯೋಗ ಅಲ್ವಾ:
೧. ಬಿಲ್ವದ ತೈಲ ಇದನ್ನು ೪ ಅಥವಾ ಐದು ಡ್ರಾಪ್ ಕಿವಿಗೆ ಬಿಡುವುದರಿಂದ ಕಿವುಡುತನ ಉಪಶಮನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
೨. ಸುಮಾರು ೧೦ ಗ್ರಾಂ ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಲೇಹ ಸೇವಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ತೊಂದರೆ ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
೩. ೫ ಚಮಚ ಕಷಾಯ ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಜ್ವರ, ಗಂಟಲು ನೋವು ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
೪. ೧೦ ಗ್ರಾಂ ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಚೂರ್ಣ ಸೇವಿಸಿದರೆ ಭೇದಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ನೋವು ಶಮನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
೫. ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಎಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀರು ಮಿಶ್ರಿತದಿಂದ ಅರೆದು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ರೆಪ್ಪೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಲೇಪನ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.
೬. ಬೇವಿನ ಮರದ ಚಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಮರದ ಚಕ್ಕೆ ಎರಡೂ ಸಮಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಜ್ಜಿ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಿ ಕಷಾಯ ಮಾಡಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಜೊತೆ ಕುಡಿದರೆ ಪಿತ್ತ, ಹುಳಿತೇಗು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆನೋವು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಉಬ್ಬರ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ.
– ಬಿಲ್ವ ಮರದ ತೈಲ, ಬೇರಿನ ಪುಡಿ, ಲೇಹ ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ತಯಾರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟ ಆದರೆ ಇಂತಹವು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಗ್ರಂಧಿಗೆ ಅಂಗಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತವೆ.

ಹೆಸರು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಉಪಯೋಗ
೧ ಬಿಲ್ವ ತೈಲ ೪-೪ಬಿಂದುಕಿವಿಗೆ ಕಿವಿನೋವು, ಕಿವುಡು
೨ ಬಿಲ್ವಾದಿ ಚೂರ್ಣ ೧೦ಗ್ರಾಂ ಭೇದಿ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆನೋವು
೩ ಬಿಲ್ವಾಸವ ೪ ಚಮಚ ಕೀಲುಗಂಟು ನೋವು, ಭೇದಿ
೪ ದಶಮೂಲಾರಿಷ್ಟ ೪ ಚಮಚ ಟಾನಿಕ್ಕು ರೋಗ ನಿರೋಧಿ
೫ ದಶಮೂಲ ಕಷಾಯ ೪ ಚಮಚ ಜ್ವರ, ಗಂಟಲು ನೋವು
೬ ಬಿಲ್ವಾದ್ಯವ ಲೇಹ ೧೦ ಗ್ರಾಂ ಹಳೆಭೇದಿ, ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ

ನೇತ್ರರೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ : ಬಿಲ್ವದ ಹಸಿರೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಣ್ಣೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನುಣ್ಣಗೆ ಅರೆದು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಹಾಕಬೇಕು. ಗುಣಕಾರಿ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ
ಹುಳಿತೇಗು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆನೋವು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಉಬ್ಬರ : ಬೇವಿನ ಮರದ ಚಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಲ್ವ ಮರದ ಚಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ತೆಗೆದು, ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಜಜ್ಜಿ ನೀರು ಹಾಕಿ, ಕಷಾಯ ಮಾಡಿ, ಹಾಲು, ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಕುಡಿಯಬೇಕು. ಪಿತ್ತ ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಆಗುತ್ತವೆ.

ಕೃಪೆ: ಗೂಗಲ್ ಕನ್ನಡ

Seed Farming makes profit

Seed farming is best option for to avoid seed monopoly by the various multi-national seed companies. It is a good economical viable activity for farmers and best solution for price fluctuation in the market

                              

                                                                                  Manjunath H

Seeds are pivotal role in agriculture production, but farmers have no rights to exchange or sale seeds as per recent seed act. Multi National Companies (MNCs) are capitalizing seed industries, especially Monsanto, Syngenta, Mahyco and DuPont seed companies in the world. Why recent seed act not permits exchange or sale of seeds by farmers? It is purely support all seed multi-national companies. All farmers are growing crops to get income through sale of products (not the seeds) and every time farmers will buy the seeds from market. Farmers are spending lot of money to buy seeds from seed companies

Surendra N R from Nijayappanadoddi, 12 kilo meter from Ramanagara had grown traditional ladies finger (Srilanka okra) for seeds. He had three and half acre land just behind his house, cultivating various traditional paddy, finger millet and vegetables through organic farming from the last four years. He said “growing ladies finger for seed is economically viable option and easy to manage the big farm, Seed farming is best solution for price fluctuation in the market”

Seeds idea…

Surendra has taken seeds of Srilanka okra from Sadashiva after knowing the good yield from his farm. Sadashiva is also practicing organic farming from last ten years from Kottagarahalli in Magadi taluk. Surendra N R had grown Srilanka okra in quarter acre of land (10 gunta). He was planned to supply organic okra to organic outlet, but later on he changed idea of marketing green okra to outlet due to transportation problem. He treated the seeds with Beejambrutha (traditional recipe to treat any sowing seeds) before sowing in his farm.

Seeds production…

He planted two treated okra seeds in each hole in half acre land. He cultivated Srilanka okra completely on organic farming. He used 200 kilo of vermicompost as a basal dose,   then he used Jeevambrutha for three times to get crops at various intervals. He faced pest problem especially fruit borer and shoot borer to Srilanka okra. He used Poochimaddu to manage or control pest and also he over come various other sucking pests. He got fifty kilo order every week from one of the organic outlet in Bangalore, he didn’t supply because of transportation problem, and then sudden price fall in the market. He decided himself not harvest green okra.

Seeds income…

He harvested dry fruits, dried under sun for a week and then collected seeds; totally he harvested 30 kilos of Srilanka okra seeds. “It is difficult to get seeds because birds’ problem, every morning and evening we need to be in the field to protect crops from various wild birds said by Surendra N R”, he sold 20 kilo of okra seeds to Sahaja Sambrudda institute at the rate of five hundred rupees per kilo and he will get ten thousand from sale of okra seeds. He is planning to sale another ten kilo of okra seeds from his own contacts, so totally Surendra will get fifteen thousand rupees from quarter acre land. “Cleaning and making seeds from dry pod is difficult and it is laborious activity said by his mother” anybody can contact for more information 9080807024 cell number.

Sheep farming - a profitable venture for youths

Scope of Sheep farming

Sheep farming provides a dependable source of income to the young farmers through sale of wool and animals. The  multiple benefit of  sheep farming

• Sheep do not need expensive buildings to house them and on the other hand require less labour than other kinds of livestock.
• The foundation stock are relatively cheap and the flock can be multiplied rapidly.
• Sheep are economical converter of grass into meat and wool.
• Sheep will eat varied kinds of plants compared to other kind of livestock. This makes them excellent weed destroyer.
• The production of wool, meat and manure provides three different sources of income to the young farmers.
• The structure of their lips helps them to clean grains lost at harvest time and thus convert waste feed into profitable products.
• It is easy enter in to agriculture through this venture to young farmers

Selection and purchase of Animal

Selection of suitable breed is important, we must know selection tips before to start

• It is necessary to select suitable improved breed of sheep available in particular area. Breeds are Sindhanur, Deccani, Bannur, Rambully, Bellary, Hassan etc
• Ewes (female sheep) can be purchased in regular sheep markets or from breeders in villages, while male sheep (rams)
• It is desirable to purchase healthy animals of 12-18 months of age.
•  A certificate regarding age and health of sheep is obtained from the veterinary assistant surgeon.
• Sheep should be vaccinated for important diseases like sheep-fox and entero-toxaemia.
• An entrepreneur should have a unit of 20-30 ewes and one ram

Shed for sheeps

Normally sheep do not require elaborate housing facilities but minimum provisions will definitely increase productivity, especially protection against inclement weather conditions (sun, rain and winds) and predation. Shed could be provided with gunny bags or temporary or removable protections made of thatching material and bamboos. The roof of the shed should be made of the asbestos sheet supported by tubular or angular steel, but wooden rafters and thatching material could also be used. Exotics should be provided 0.9-1.1 m2 and native and crossbred sheep 0.8-0.9 m2 space per head. Sheds measuring 18m x 6m can accommodate about 120 sheep. A chain link fencing or thorny bush enclosure of 12m x 6m can be provided for night paddocking of sheep on each side of the shed.

Management of Sheeps

Careful management of the pregnant, parturient and lactating ewes will have a marked influence on the percentage of lambs dropped and reared successfully. So, the following steps may be taken to afford proper attention to these animals.

• Do not handle the pregnant ewes too frequently.
• Separate the advanced pregnant ewes from the main flock and take effective care in their feeding and management.
• Extra feed during the later part of pregnancy (3-4 weeks before parturition) will be beneficial for the condition of the pre-parturient ewes which will help in improving milk production of ewes, birth weight and growth of lambs.
• Inadequate and poor nutrition may result in pregnancy, toxaemia, abortions and premature births of weak lambs.
• Bring lambing ewes into lambing corals 4-6 days before parturition and provide maximum comfort. If possible, provide soft, clean bedding and individual lambing pens.
• Watch gestation length which ranges from 142 to over 150 days. Early maturing breeds have slightly shorter gestation period.
• Save parturient ewes from cold and chilly weather.

Economics of Sheep rearing

The following details for fifty numbers for first one year

1. Unit cost     (48+2) X 7500     = 375000/-

2. Shed cost                                 = 250000/-

3. Equipment                               = 25000/-

4. Fodder                                      = 50000/-

5. Labour                                      = 120000/-

6. Others                                       = 50000/-

Total                 = 870000/-

Net returns for every two year after one year - 7,50,000/-

Woman farmer honoured for record rice yield!

As part of a drive to encourage farmers to adopt the system of rice intensification (SRI) technique of paddy cultivation, District Collector C. Samayamoorthy on Monday honoured a woman farmer from the district who had won a national award for having achieved a record yield.

The woman farmer T. Amalarani of Vasudevanallur in the district, who harvested 18,143 kg of paddy per hectare under the SRI technique, bagged the Union Government’s ‘Krishi Karman Award’ carrying the cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and received it from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on January 15.

According to Joint Director of Agriculture K. Soundararajan, farmers across the district were being encouraged for the past few years to follow the SRI technique to get maximum yield while saving on overhead costs as well as water.

Special campaigns were being intensified to popularise the technique among the farmers after the State Government announced a cash award of Rs.5 lakh and a gold medal to those who achieve the highest paddy yield per hectare.

“As water scarcity has become a haunting issue for the farmers, they should adopt the SRI technique, which requires comparatively less water and saves alot of money for them,” the Collector noted

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