As an ornamental trees, junipers can be trimmed into different shapes. The trees also have high economic values. The juniper trunk contains special oil, which is used to kill termites. The wood is used to make pencils. And the sap is collected as an ingredient for varnich solution. (more…)
There are many uses of kelor trees. The leaves and fruits (young ones) are a delicacy. The seeds, apart from purifying water, can also be used to spice up your meal. The sap from the tree can even be used as eye drops and antiseptic.
Kelor tree (Moringa Oleifera Lamk), believed to have originated from India, provides special seeds that turn out to be best used as a coagulant to clean water. The use started in Sudan and Peru, where residents got their water supply from the nearest lake or river. To clean the turbid and muddy water, locals used daily the seeds from kelor trees, which are also known as morongghi.
Research has shown that kelor seeds eliminate poisonous elements in water. So in addition to making the water clearer, they actually clean it from unwanted microbes that are responsible fo various infections.
Kelor trees, which grow white flowers, can easily be found. It grows near coconut trees and often found on the road and in the garden.
Useful tips:
- pick aged kelor seeds that are dry
- peel and crush the seeds, mix them with little water in a bottle or a glass and shake well
- pour the mixture into pre-purified water
- wait for 2 to 3 hours
- separate the purified water from the sediment
- purified water is ready to be boiled and used as drinking water or other purposes
It is also fairly easy to grow and reproduce kelor trees, simply by grafting (best when you cut the branch of a bigger and older tree). At age 1,5 to 2 years old, kelor trees can already bear fruits and flowers.
Another links may helpful about kelor seeds:
http://moringakelor.blogspot.com
http://evimeinar.multiply.com/journal/item/259
http://www.permacultureusa.org/2009/04/11/drumstick-tree
http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/drumstick-tree.html
