Resources Tagged: Health

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  1. Improving Goat Production in the Tropics

    Rating: 5.0 - 1 Vote
    1996-12-01 Amazon.com Description Goats play a vital role in the rural economy of many poor countries, and numerous projects have been established to encourage their development. But the extension workers employed on such projects are often untrained in goat production, and the only available textbooks are...
    Animal Production Health

  2. Biosand Water Filter

    2001-01-01 Access to clean drinking water remains one of the greatest challenges in the world. The BioSand Filter is one method that can be used for purifying water at the household level. With this filter, contaminated water is filtered through a natural biological layer and then layers of sand, pebbles...
    Appropriate Techno... Water Filters Sanitation Health and Nutrition Health

  3. Treatment to Reduce Cyanide Content of Cassava Flour

    Rating: 3.0 - 1 Vote
    2005-10-01 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
    Cassava Human Health Health Health and Medical... Cyanide Food Processing

  4. How Can a Diet Rich in Phosphorus Lead to Phosphorus Deficiency and Other Deficiencies?

    Rating: 3.0 - 1 Vote
    2009-04-01 Phosphorus in the hulls of plant seeds, especially legumes and grains, is bound up in an organic molecule called phytic acid. In addition to the bound phosphorus, phytic acid can interrupt the body’s ability to utilize minerals found in food. Unless the phytic acid molecule is broken down, either...
    Health and Nutrition Health Human Health Malnutrition Phosphorus

  5. A Living Fence That Might be Deadly

    Rating: 3.0 - 1 Vote
    1992-04-01 Certain euphorbias cause cancer when planted near the homestead
    Euphorbia Living Fence Health

  6. Recipes for Velvet Beans -- and a Caution!

    Rating: 2.0 - 1 Vote
    1992-06-19 More discussion on consumption of Velvet Beans.
    velvet beans Legume Health Nutrition

  7. Effectiveness of a Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract in Treating a Skin Infection

    Rating: 3.0 - 1 Vote
    1992-06-19 Information about making a skin ointment from Moringa oleifera. Herbal applications are commonly used to treat skin infections in developing countries, although few investigations are conducted to validate scientifically their popular use. A previous study had showed that Moringa oleifera...
    Moringa Antibiotic Health

  8. New Data on Moringa Seed to Purify Water

    Rating: 4.0 - 1 Vote
    1993-12-19 More information about using Moringa seeds for water treatment.
    Moringa Health Water Water Treatment

  9. Leaf Concentrate (LC)

    Rating: 3.0 - 1 Vote
    1995-10-19 Leaf Concentrateis an extremely nutritious food used to alleviate malnutrition. The process ofmaking LC separates the protein, vitamins, and minerals from the fibrous portion of fresh green leaves. LC is very rich in vitamin A, iron, calcium, high-quality protein, and other key dietary elements....
    Dark Green Leafy V... Health Protein Nutrition

  10. Quinoa, Chenopodium Quinoa, The Incan "Mother Grain."

    Rating: 4.0 - 1 Vote
    1994-10-19 Information regarding Quinoa.
    Quinoa Health Nutrition