| BINOMIAL NAME |
Azadirachta indica |
| COMMON NAME |
Neem
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| FAMILY |
Meliaceae |
| TAMIL NAME |
வேப்பிலை
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| HABIT |
A medium sized to large evergreen to semi – deciduous trees
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| MORPHOLOGY |
Neem trees can reach 5 -10 meters in height and have attractive rounded crowns and thick furrowed bark. The compound leaves have toothed leaflets and are typically evergreen but to drop during periods of extreme drought. The small fragrant white flowers are bisexual and are borne in clusters in the axils of the leaves. The fruit is smooth yellow – green drupe and has a sweet – flavoured pulp. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES |
ul {margin: 0;}- Neem leaf is used to treat leprosy.
- Used as disinfecting agent.
- Preparation of shampoo for treating dandruff.
- It can cure cardiovascular and liver diseases.
- Controls blood glucose level.
- The bark is used for the treatment of malaria, stomach and intestinal ulcers.
- Leaf extract is applied for skin rashes
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| SOURCE
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https://www.britannica.com/plant/neem-tree
http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/
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