Botanical Name :Azadirachta indica
Sanskrit name : Nimb
English Name : Margosa tree
Family : Meliaceae

Plant Parts Used : seeds, leaves, flowers and bark

Description of Azadirachta indica:
Neem tree is mostly grown as a shade tree in a variety of habitats. The neem tree grows to a height of about 20 meters (65 feet). It grows well on dry, stony, clay and saline soils. It has a strong root system that extracts nutrients and moisture from poor soils. The tree can withstand high temperatures but cannot survive frost. Fruit from the tree (sometimes called Margosa tree) contains kernels that are rich in oil (up to 40%). From these seeds a unique, cold pressed oil is expelled which contains natural constituents which have specific benefits for skin-care.

Medicinal use:

• Neem twigs are used for brushing teeth in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. This practice is perhaps one of the earliest and most effective forms of dental care.
• All parts of the tree (seeds, leaves, flowers and bark) are used for preparing many different medical preparations.
• Neem oil is used for preparing cosmetics (soap, shampoo, balms and creams), and is useful for skin care such as acne, and keeping skin elasticity.
• Besides its use in traditional Indian medicine the neem tree is of great importance for its anti-desertification properties and possibly as a good carbon dioxide sink.
• Practictioners of traditional Indian medicine recommend that patients suffering from Chicken Pox sleep on neem leaves.
• Neem Gum is used as a bulking agent and for the preparation of special purpose food (those for diabetics).
• Aquaous extracts of neem leaves have demonstrated significant antidiabetic potential.

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