Azadirachta indica Neem Margosa Nimba

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Azadirachta indica
Scientific Name and Description
Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Melia azadirachta L.
Azadirachta indica L. Vepa
Azardirachta indica (A.juss.)
Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.
Antelaea canescens Cels ex Heynh.
Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Azadirachta indica subsp. vartakii Kothari, Londhe & N.P.Singh
Melia azadirachta L.
Melia fraxinifolia Salisb.
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
Melia indica (A.Juss.) Brandis
Melia japonica Hassk.
Melia parviflora Moon
Melia pinnata Stokes

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi Neem (नीम)
Kannada Nimba ನೆಂಬ
Tamil Veppam வேம்பு
Malayalam Aritha അര‍ഞ്ഞി
Marathi Nimba
Bengali Nimba
Gujarati Nimba
English Margosa, nimtree, Indian lilac
Misspellings Azadinachta indica, Azadiracta indica
Sanskrit Nimba (निंब)
Rajasthan Region Nimro
Common name neem, margosa, nimtree, Indian lilac
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
Sap
Whole plant
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use

White discharge - Bark of neem and Acacia nilotica boiled, filtered and drinked in empty stomach.

Source: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410


Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur ~ 342 003


 


Azadiracta indica Meliaceae Whole plant Neem Paste of leaves is applied on skin diseases.

Azadirachta indica A. Juss Neem Meliaceae Malaria fever, skin problems

Azadirachta indica L. Vepa Meliaceae Young leaf, Bark Constipation, skin disease, leucoderma, hyperdispia, leprosy, Chicken pox

Azadirachta indica A.Juss. Neem Meliaceae Tree Leaf and Seed oil Azadirachtin, Azadirone, Nimbin, Nimbidin, Nimbinin, Alkaloids

Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Meliaceae Veppammaram Tree Leaves and Bark Paste Antidiabetes and Blood pressure

Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Tree Whole plant Diabetes; malaria; contraceptive; toothache; rheumatism; chicken pox; wound; cut; jaundice; cough; stomach worms; leprosy; liver complaints; skin problems; tumors; spleen; leucoderma; diabetes; fever; dog bite General Bhat et al. 2012, Kayani et al. 2014, Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009, Samy et al. 2008


 

References

Literature

Literature
Bhat et al. 2012
Kayani et al. 2014
Kshirsagar and Singh 2001
Ragupathy and Newmaster 2009
Samy et al. 2008
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Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Azadirachta indica. (2024, June 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azadirachta_indica