Ointment making at home

Basic infused oil

Prepare Fresh herb (– e. g. Rose petals ); dried herbs are also ideal

·         Oil: almond, sunflower, (light) olive, soya, or other

·         Fill clean preserving jar with herb; amount used will determine the strength of oil; pack down for stronger oily

·         Pour oil to cover herbs and seal jar

·         Leave on a sunny windowsill unopened for 3 weeks at least; shake every day or so

·         Strain through muslin or jelly bag, pour into (dark) glass bottle, label and date

Keeps for up to 12 months

Ointments and balms are oil / wax based (80-100%). The basic difference between an ointment and a balm is its consistency: an ointment will be more liquid than a balm because less beeswax or other “stiffening” agent (e.g. plant butter or wax) is used. Ointments and balms are applied externally to the skin or mucous membranes to soften, moisturize or protect, or as a way of delivering active medicinal ingredients via these tissues.

Ointment 1

This method is based on emulsifying ointment and glycerol.Another alternative is simply to use Vaseline alone.

•      Weigh dried herb, or prepare fresh herb before weighing;

•      Melt 60g emulsifying ointment in Pyrex jug or bowl placed in a pan half filled with water on a low heat on a water bath.

•      Add 27 ml glycerol, 30 ml water and 12 g herbs

•      Simmer on low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally

•      Top up the water in a Bain Marie (water bath) as required

•      While still hot, strain through muslin or clean jelly bag into glass bowl (muslin is a type of cotton cloth)

•      Allow to cool, stirring frequently

•      Using a palette knife or small spatula, scoop into sterilized dark glass jars (small jars), ensuring that there are no air bubbles.

Label and date; ointment will work upto 2 years.

Planting 111 trees on the birth of every girl child.

In this current scenario of global biodiversity loss, people of the Piplantri village of Rajasthan(India) are able to achieve sustainable development through adopting emphasis on eco-feminism centered strategies.Here, villagers plant 111 trees every time a girl is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruiting as the girls grow up.The father of the girl child has to sign an affidifit that he will provide education to her daughter and marry her only after she reaches legal age.And to prevent these trees from being infested with termite, the residents planted over two and a half million Aloevera plants around them. Aloevera plantation have made them earn livelihood.This tradition was started few years ago by the village's former sarpanch Shyam Sundar Paliwal in the memory of his dead daughter.

Other striking tradition is planting 11 trees on the death of any family member.

The village panchayat, which has a website of its own, has completely banned alcohol, open grazing of animals and cutting of trees. Villagers claim that there has not been any police case here for the last 7-8 years.

About Piplantri village :-

"It is a nirmal gram panchayat "

Country:- India

State :- Rajasthan 

District :-Rajsamand

	Total population(2001)	5138
	Total families	1100
	Total A.P.L families	900
	Total B.P.L families	122
	Total area of gram panchayat	2207.52 hectare
	Total Rajasv Gram	06
	Total Ward	11
	Govt.Sr.Sec.School	01
	Govt. Sec.School	01
	Govt Sr.Primary School	10
	Anganwadi centres	09
	Health centre	03
	Ayurvedic aushadhalaya	01
	Kisan Seva Kendra	01
	Patwar Bhawan	01
	Gram water and cleaning committee	12
	Community Building	16
	Handpump	51
	Play Pump	02
	Mahatma Gandhi Library	01
	Rashan Dealer	02
	Dust Bins	60
	Boys toilet in Schools	14
	Girls toilet in Schools	14
	Common sanitary facilities	12
	Anganwadi sanitary facilities	03
	Plantation	68,000
	Length of dambered roads	20 km
	Road lights	350
	Govt. workers	123
	herbal garden	2

Data source :-http://www.piplantri.com/aboutus.html