Neem - Azadirachta Indica
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Neem - Azadirachta Indica
Botanical Description of - Neem - Azadirachta Indica
BOTONICAL NAME : Azadirachta
Indica
FAMILY: Meliaceae
STRUCTURE: fast growing, ever green
tree which reaches the height of 15 to 20 meters
Stem : short ,straight .
Leaf :alternate,Pinnate
HABITAT: Needs hot Climate to grow.
Grown mainly in Burma, India , Pakistan
PHARMACOLOGY:
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION : Contains
Azadirachtin , salannin, gedunin, azadirone, nimbin, nimbidine,
nimbicidine, nimbinol, etc
Ayurvedic Description of Neem - Azadirachta Indica
SANSKRIT NAME : Nimba,
Pichumarda, arishta
LOCAL NAMES(in India) :neem
(Hindi), nim(Bengali), kadunimb(Marathi), margosa tree
(English), vembu (Tamil), Bevu (Kannada), limado (Gujarati)
PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic)
Guna :- Laghu,
Rasa :- tita, kashaya
Veerya :- sheeta
Vipaka :- katu
KARMA (Action) :
Normalises kapha and pitta. Usefull in skin diseases, detoxifies
body, reduces fever
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