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Brick fuel from Manure

Brick fuel  from Manure

In an economy on which fuel like gasoline and LPG is on a constant rise alternatives should be considered.

Most countries are now into alternative energy like  solar power, wind mill, hydropower and biogas.

In our country we could use manure of cattle and carabao as a source of energy.

What do you need for this investigatory project?

  1. Fresh carabao or cattle manure
  2. Rice hull
  3. Saw dust
  4. Molder

Get 300 grams of fresh cow or carabao manure then mix it thoroughly with 300 grams of saw dust  and 300 grams of rice hull. Be sure that you have an even mix. The cattle or carabao manure will serve as the binder, uneven mixing will make your brick unstable/crumble. After mixing you need to put it in a molder. A molder could be a simple square box,  kawayan (cut into half) or halves (cut into half). Put the mix in the molder and sun dry it for 3-5 days. After sun drying you could use it now as “Panggatong” or alternative for  uling or gasul.

Anis

Anis

 

Locally it is called Haras in other country it is also goes by the name of Fennel. The scientific name is Foeniculum vulgare.

 

The fruit part of this plant can be used as an infusion,  aromatherapy, and flavouring.

The fruit can be crushed and the aroma of it can be used for people which have fainted or  experiencing nausea.

 

The infusion of the fruit can be used for treatment of tympanism (gas pain).

 

The fruits contains 2.9 -6% volatile oil, fixed oil, 8.9%, pectin 1.3%, pentosan 5.12%.

 

Source: national formulary

ambal

Ambal

 

Is a herbal plant which is also called haluot, huluot, mamangal.

Its roots and stems can be used as infusion.

It is indicated for skin ulcer and can be used as vaginal wash.

 

The active components are pycnarrhine, ambaline, pycnarrhenin, pycnamin, and pycnarrhenamin.

 

Source:Philippine national formulary.

Alagaw

Alagaw

 

Scientific names: Premna odorata blanco, premna curranii , Premna serratifolia, Premna oblongata, premna pubescens, premna vestita.

 

Common names: abgau, adgau, adiyo, agbau, agdau, anobran, argau, atingi, duragau, guachal, lassi, lagau, pumuhat tangli, tibangngen.

 

Uses:

 

For cough, drink decoction of leaves as tea.

 

Kabag/ gas pain / tympanism – for an adult person drink the decoction of the leaves. For children, crush leaves, mix with little coconut or cooking oil and apply to abdomen.

 

Headache, crush leaves and apply to forehead and temples.

 

Eczema- use decoction as cleanser or bathe.

 

 Active component: volatile oil

 

Source: Philippine national formulary