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

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.