Originally posted by Chewbacca:
the smell is pork lard, intestine mixed with frogs legs and monkey brains.Oh yes, u are mistaken the smaell is in fact yours cause u are the ones who eat them.Indians dont.
USES OF COW DUNG/URINEhttp://www.cowindia.org/dung&urine.htmCow dung as described in our Scriptures
This is definite indication of prosperity evident from Gobar-dhan Puja, next day of Deepawali
No other excreta/ urine have been used right from purification to medicinal uses
Down to Earth in its issue of 31.3.1997 has compared Dung with Diamonds for value of innumerable organism in Dung, which had never been evaluated earlier (copy of cover enclosed)
Thin coating of dung for cooking place, Havan Kund, Havan Platform, Mud house , floors , walls provided anticidal surface
Ui,mDung as fuel is known for rural kitchen but not for preparation of Bhashmi of Diamond, Gold, Pearl etc.
Press reports have appeared mentioning that houses coated with cow dung plaster are saved from Nuclear radiation . No confirmation could be had.However, our own Nuclear Department should experiment in their laboratories.
Dung fuel for baking of baties, roasting of Potato, Sweet Potato is still considered the best fuel as against electric oven
Dr. Jurgen Lensch in his book ‘ Why Cow Sacred in India’ has mentioned
"Dung saves 35 million tonnes of Coal, 68 million tonnes of fuel woodÂ’
In other words nearly 140 million trees of 20-25 years old would be required to be felled each year otherwise."
Dung for Bio-gas cum slurry for manure is providing renewable cooking energy and slurry for compost
Biogas is used also for lighting in homes and streets. It can be used for driving self combustion engines for various uses.
Dung for Homa Farming
Far last more than 2 decades Yagyiya Krishi/Paryavaran has been propagated in USA and other countries . A centre has been set up for give training . It has been practiced by a progressive farmer Shri Pratap Singh in Village Lalukheri, Tehsil. Bersia, Distt. Bhopal to have follow this with good success as reported in Sujbujh of March Â’97 issue.
Dung as Catalyst (James F. Martin) of USA made a liquid catalyst from Milking Cow Dung, Sea Water and Yeast. It is claimed that it is capable of greening degraded land
Excel Industries have used a bacterial solution base of Dung, when sprayed on Municipal waste, dump within a few hours becomes free from all foul odours and even flies are not attracted
(Nadep Compost) With use of 1 kg of cow dung with 15/16 kg of Biomas and similar quantity of soil from the fields, 30kg of good compost is made. This is also approved by NABARD.
Experiments are being made near Indore to fill Cattle horns (of dead animals) with dung and these are buried underground before winter. In autumn they are taken out. 25/30 gms of this enriched dung is mixed with 10 litres of rain water and sprayed which gives good result
Degraded soil is improved by having about 1" layer of soil and then Bio-mass is spread. Then fresh dung slurry is sprayed . Like this 10-12 layers are made. Then the heap (4Â’ at bottom 3Â’ at top and any length) is sown with 10-12 different seeds. When plants grow to about 18-20", they are mixed.
After this again variety of seeds are sown and green plants of 18-20" are mixed.
The soil is enriched and later on no addition of manure or fertiliser is required , except using weeds/grasses as mulch. In due course Earth worms generate and keep on working all through
Liquid Manure : Dung in hessian cloth is dipped in water drum. After about 2 weeks the solution is ready to be used as Manure
Dung for Pest control. Dung ash also helps in controlling pests and is a very good cleaning agent for utensils to avoid use of chemicals like vim, which leave residual effect.
Layer of Soil and Bio-mass with sprinkling of Dung Slurry. It is covered with black plastic. Not only good compost is made but valuable organisms are also generated
Dung Urine Panchgavya (MPG-3)
A mixture of two volumes of ghee, five volumes each of curd and milk,of urine and 48 of dung, two per cent of common salt and 0.01 % of bakerÂ’s yeast - was found to be the most effective and economical, to suppress pathogen
MPG-3 was superior to carbendazim in reducing the plant disease index, and increasing the vigour of plant and yield. (Down to Earth – 30.9.1996)