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Crude drug name

Market nameNeem Bark
Formal nameNimba
Other names   

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Neem chaal (T), Nim chaal (B), Neem chaal (H), Turaka bevu (K), Veppu, Vembun (M), Nimbamu patta, Vepa (Te), Veppamtpattai (Ta), Nim (N), Kohomba potu (Sin)
English nameIndian Lilac, Margosa Tree, Neem Tree
Original plant nameAzadirachta indica A. Juss., Indian Lilac, Margosa Tree, Neem Tree
Family nameMeliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification bark
Collection informationIndia, Bangalore, Karnataka, Amruth Kesari Depot, Bangalore
Collection date2002/5/31
CollectorHirotoshi Fushimi
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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name
Nimba (Bark), Indian Lilac, Margosa Tree, Neem Tree
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Original plant nameAzadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family nameMeliaceae
Used partFruit, Seed, Bark, Leaves, Flowers, oil
Distribution areaThroughout India, also widely cultivated.
RemarksCommon
Common usesBark is bitter, tonic, astringent, anthelmintic, antiperiodic and alterative. It is useful in skin diseases, rheumatism, intestinal worms, impurities of blood, eye diseases, malarial and intermittent fevers, post fever weakness and leucorrhoea/leucorrhea.
Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
ReferencesReference book 

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), p 227.

Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement
pp 31-32.

Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
p 142.

Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
p 323.

Last renewal date2023/11/06