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Neem Uses and Benefits
Posted by in Vegetable on July 15, 2011
Neem needs no introduction in today’s world. A very famous herb of India with worldwide fame and having magical properties known for its miraculous medicinal values from past 5000 years. Neem is known as free tree of India as it is found almost everywhere in India. It is considered as a magic tree, which has properties that not only relieves but also cures from illness. Neem tree is commonly known as margosa tree in English language and Azadirachta indica in biological terms. It is part of every Indian home due to its great application and hence is considered as a place of worship.
Margosa tree attains a maximum height of 40 to 50 fts. It is an evergreen tree whose branches spread all over. It is a very densely crowned tree, which may reach to a diameter of 30 to 40 fts. The trunk is relatively straight. Bark is thick and rough with whitish to reddish brown in appearance. A fluid called neera excrudes out of the bark. Leaves are pinnate 12 to 15 inch long with about 20 to 31 green colored leaflets, which are about 3 to 5 cm in length. Flowers are small and white in colour that blossom in spring i.e. February to march. Fruits are oval in appearance green in colour, when in raw form and turns pale yellow when it ripes. Every fruit contains one seed, which contain oil. Neem tree fruits in summers i.e. in May to July. Neem has been used as pesticide since early ages because of its remarkable property of fighting away with pest and microorganism, that are supposed to be harmful for agricultural and homely purpose and hence makes neem the most wonderful partner of human in his evolution.
Margosa tree possesses the sheet (cold) virya potency. It contains tickt and kashaya rasa, it possesses the laghu (light) gunna (property). Combination of these makes neem a unique herb. Due to tickt rasa it suppresses kapha and due to sheet virya potency it suppresses pitta dosha. Chemically neem contains complex compounds called triterpenes, limonoids, nonterpenoids, hexanortriterpenoids, and pentattriterpenoids. The most important active ingredient of neem is azadirachitin, which makes neem possess the power, what it projects in its usage. Every part of the plant is used i.e. flower, leaves, bark, seed, oil, branches and the excludant called neera, which flows out of the bark
Neem is a multipurpose herb, which is recommended in every type of ailment. Following are the wonders of neem, which ayurveda has to offer to this world and modern life style of living. Read the rest of this entry »
Potiential of Neem
Posted by in Vegetable on July 15, 2011
Neem is one of a member of Meliaceae family of plant kingdom. Its botanic name is Azadirachta indica which is derived from Farsi azad darakht i hindi literally means the “free or noble tree of India,” suggesting that it is intrinsically free from pest and disease problems and is benign to the environment.
Neem is an evergreen, fast-growing tree which can reach a height of 25m and 2.5m in girth. It has an attractive crown of deep green foliage leaves with masses of honey scented flowers. The extract and every part of the plant consists of many unique bio-active compounds having potential applications in agriculture, public health, and for even regulating human fertility.
Neem is seen as the true panacea of a botanical herb. Neem is considered a major element in preventing and healing diseases among the local people as well as the Ayurvedic practitioners. Every part of this sacred tree has been used from ancient to modern times to treat hundreds of different maladies by different means. While it is still revered in India for its superior healing properties, recent investigation by the scientists has increased worldwide interest and many products are now manufactured using this miracle tree.
The large numbers of treatments using Neem are the result of millions of work done by Indian herbalists and healers. They have been supported by modern scientific studies which continue to provide evidence of its effectiveness in preventing and treating illness and disease ranging from its use for birth control to treating skin conditions, malaria, chronic fatigue, etc.
By Jaininder_K_Garg