Neem- Drug Information.

Neem Leaf

Neem Tree

Neem Fruit

Neem Flower

According to Charakacharya it comes under Kandugna gana. And Tikta skandha.

Botanical name: Azadirachta indica.

Family: Meliaceae

English Name: Margosa tree.

Botanical Description:

Neem is a fast growing tree that can reach up to 15 to 20 meters and very rarely 35 to 40 meters. It is ever green tree but in severe drought it may shed most of all its leaves. Its branches are wide spread.

Bark: It has hard and rough bark. Its color is greyish brown.
Leaves: Its leaves 1-2 inch long are alternate and consist of several leaflets.
Flowers: It blossoms in spring with small white flowers.
Fruits: Its fruits are oval, round and thin skinned. Its just like olive fruit.

Habitat: It is wild spread throughout tropical and semi tropical regions like India, SriLanka, Malasia, Bangaladesh, Bhutan.

Chemical Composition:

Its
bark contains
                           Nimbin - 0.04%
                           Nimbosterol- 0.03%
                           Nimbidin - 0.001%
                           Volatile oil - 0.02%
                           Tenin - 6%.

Seed oil contains 

                           Sulphur 

                           Glyceride   

Hard wood contains

                           Tenin

                           calcium-oxide

                           Iron-oxide 

                           potassium-oxide

Sees contains     

                          Constant oil 45%

Ayurvedic Description:

Guna / Properties.

Guna: Laghu

Rasa: Tikta

Virya: Sita

Vipaka: Katu

Karma:

Dosa Karma:   Kapha Pitta shaamaka.

Samsthaanika Karma:

Baahya/ External Use: 

Its skin/ outer layer helps in bacterial infection, helps in healing the wound, helps in pacifying the bad smell, it cures itching. 

Its seed oil helps in itching and pacifying the pain.

Aabhyaantara / Internal Use:

Hyper-acidity, in worms, helps in purifying the blood, helps in curing the kapha related disorder, 

FOR MORE DETAILS:

About any drug or disorder feel free to contact.

Vd. Nirjar T. Shukla

Shadashiv Ayurvedic Clinic. Panchakarma & Acupuncture Centre.
Hatadiya Bazar,
Lunawada-389230

Mahisagar

Gujarat
Ph: +91 2674 252479
Shadashiv Ayurvedic Clinic. Panchakarma & Acupuncture Centre.
5/B Srutikunj Socity,
B/S Ilaj medical store,
Nr. Old Maninagar Railway Crossing.
Maninagar (E).-980008
Ahmedabad. 
Gujarat

Ph: +919429618855