| Botanical Name (Latin):
Azadiracta indica
Sanskrit
Name:
Neem
Common Name (English):
Indian Lilac
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: + Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): tikta
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
katu
Guna
(Qualities):
laghu
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
all 7 dhatus
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
alterative, antipyretic, antihelmintic, expectorant, antiviral, antibacterial, antiseptic, pesticidal, heals wounds blood cleanser, regulates blood sugar, antiallergic, antipruritic, antiseptic K = kapha pitta samaka, vrana sodhana putihara, daha prasamana, kustaghana, badana sthapana, grahi, krmighana, dahasamaka, rakta sodhaka, ama pacana, jvaraghana; anthelmintic, antiseptic, bitter, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, delays clotting, insecticidal and insect repellant; neem oil and two of its bitter principles nimbidin and nimbidol are antibacterial , antifungal, spermicidal
Indications
(Uses):
diabetic ulcer, dermatitis, fever, psoroiasis, naussea, vomiting, scabies, worms, basil cell carcinoma, anemia, yeast, fungal infection, irritation, inflammation, cervicitis, planters wart, breast tumor, lipomas, diabetic ulcer, dermatitis, celibacy, nausea / acid stomach (provokes vomiting to relieve distress), fever, scabies, worms, ring worms, basal cell carcinoma and other early stage skin cancers, anemia (helps generate B12 in liver) early gangrenous changes, fungal infection nail, ear, vaginal yeast infection, cervicitis, diabetes insipidus, mellitis, planter's wort, breast tumor, fatty accumulations, dental problems, gingivitis, tartar, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, pesticide, celi K = blood disorders, consumption, eye diseases, intermittent fever, persistent low fever. Oil for leprosy, scrofulas, skin diseases, ulcers, wounds. Bark used as tincture or infusion good for malarial fever.
Contraindications
(Cautions):
osteoporosis or this may result if taken in excess, inhibits spermatogenesis, morning sickness, in excess promotes azoospermia, osteoporosis
Constituents:
sugar, tannin, bitter resin K = leaves two flavonoids, quercitrin, rutin; fruit and hardwood have pitter principle and a lactone= bakayanin, bakalactone. ^-beta-hydroxl-4-stigmasten-3-one adn 6-beta-hydroxy-4-campesten-3-one. A flavone glycoside= 4,5-dihydroxy floavone 7-0-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside. 19% protein from seeds, plus cystine, serine, arginine, glycine, glutamic acid, threonine, methionine, leucine, lycine, and proline
Active
Substances:
azadiratin
Plant Part
Used:
leaf, bark, seed
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