Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae

Common name: Neem, Nim gachh(Beng.); Indian lilac(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Wood, bark, fiber, fruit, leaves
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native Range: Native to Southeast Asia

Azadirachta indica, or Neem  is a genus  of tree in the flowering plant. It is an evergreen tree. The tree will reach up to 100 feet (~30 m) tall with limbs reaching half as wide. The shiny dark green pinnately compound leaves are up to 12 inches (30 cm) long. Each leaf has 10-12 serrated leaflets that are 2.75 inches (7 cm) long by 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. All parts of the tree have been used medicinally for centuries. It is widely used in toothpastes, soaps and lotion today, as well as being a biological insecticide.

Each part of Azadirachta indica has a different therapeutic value like Root bark is antiperiodic, astringent, tonic, Bark of tree is astringent, antiperiodic, antiviral, bitter, tonic, vermifuge, Leaves are antiviral, discutient, emrnenagogue, Flowers are stimulant, stomachic, tonic, Fruit are anthelmintic, purgative, emollient, Juice are anthelmintic, Oil extracted from the nut is antiseptic, insecticide, local stimulant.

Azadirachta indica helps detoxification and improves immune system. It has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties and work excellently in skin disorders and liver problems. The Neem formulations are useful in arthritis, blood - purifies and detoxifies, bronchitis, cough, diabetes, drowsiness, eczema, fever, jaundice, leukorrhea, malaria, nausea, obesity, parasites,  rheumatism, skin diseases, syphilis, thirst, tumors, vomiting, worms, inflammatory and febrile diseases.