Synonym : Margosa tree , In dian lilac
Biological Source : It consist of the leave and other
aerial parts
of the Azadirachta indica
Scientific Name : Azadirachta indica
Family : Meliaceae.
Geographical Distribution : India , Indomalayan region , Africa
etc .
Organoleptic Characters :
( A ) Leaves – 20 to 37 cm in length , leaflets are
opposite or alternate , lanceolate ,
dark-green to greenish yellow in colour
and bitter in taste
( B ) Flowers -
White cented , 5mm long , pentamerous , staminal tub e is den ted ,
Anthers inserted inside .
( C ) Fruits – 1.2 to 1.8 cm lonng , seeded smooth , greenish yellow in colour .
Intensely bitter in taste .
( D ) Bark -
Rough grayish to brownish in colour , channnelled in shape , about 10mm
in thickness
with scars and fissured surface . Internally yellowish in colour and fibrous
Chemical constituents –
( A ) Neem leaves –
Azadirachtin , meliacin , quercitin , nembosteral , ascorcic – acid
( B ) Seed - Azadirachtin , Azadirahtol .
( C ) Kernels of
Neem – Oil of margosa ( 40 -90% ) .
( D ) Neem bark – Nimbidine , Nimbidin ,
Nimbosterol , Nimbidal , Margosin .
Therapeutic uses
i)
It is used as antiseptic , stimulant , anti-rheumatic
and in skin diseases .
ii)
Externally neem paste is used in small pox or chicken-pox
.
iii)
It is commercially used as insecticidal agent .
iv)
Neem oil is used as anti-fertility , anti-fungal and
anti-microbial agent .
v)
It is also used as tooth b rush .
vi)
It is useful in the treatment of AIDS .
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