Family : Meliaceae
Synonyms : Melia azadirachta (L.) Adelb.
English : Neem Tree, Indian lilac
Hindi : Nim, Nimb
Gujarati : Limdo
Sanskrit : Nimbah, Prabhadrah
Part used : Leaves
Family : Meliaceae
Synonyms : Melia azadirachta (L.) Adelb.
English : Neem Tree, Indian lilac
Hindi : Nim, Nimb
Gujarati : Limdo
Sanskrit : Nimbah, Prabhadrah
Part used : Leaves
Botanical Description: A medium to large sized tree.leaves are compound, imparipinnate, leaflets sub opoosite, serrate, very oblique at the base. Flowers are creamy white to yellowish, fruits one seeded drupes with woody endocarp greenish yellow when ripw. The seeds are ellipsoidal.
They are found throughout India
Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Ruksa
Virya : Sita
Vipaka : Katu
Karma : Grahi, Vatala, Pittanasaka
Modern Pharmacological Action: the chloroform extract of neem oil has been shown to have fungicidal effect for common skin pathogen Trichophyton spp. The essential oil has shown antibacterial activity against S.aureus, E.coli, S. pyogenes etc. A.flavus and other fungi are also susceptible to neem oil.