NEEM tree is generally considered to be an air purifier and a preventive against malarial fever and cholera. All parts of the tree possess medicinal properties. The leaves are useful in relieving flatulence, promoting the removal of catarrhal matter and phlegm from the bronchial tubes, and in increasing secretion and discharge of urine. They also act as an insecticide. The bark is a bitter tonic and stimulant. It arrests secretions and bleeding besides counter-acting any spasmodic disorders. The root bark has the same properties as the bark of the trunk. The gum discharged by the stem is a stimulant and tonic with a soothing effect on the skin and mucous membranes.
Malaria:
An infusion or a decoction of the fresh leaves
is a bitter vegetable tonic and alternative, especially in chronic malarial
fevers because of its action on the liver. It should be taken in doses
of 15 to 50 grams.
Piles:
The use of 3 grams of the inner bark of NEEM
with 6 grams of jaggery every morning, is very effective in piles. To check
bleeding piles, 3 to 4 NEEM fruits can be administered with water.
Leprosy:
The sap of the NEEM tree has been found to be
effective in leprosy, when taken in daily doses of 50-60 grams. Simultaneously,
the patient's body should be massaged with the sap. This regimen should
be continued for about 4-6 weeks. If the sap is not available, 12 grams
of NEEM leaves and 3 decigrams of pepper can be ground in water and taken.
Skin disorders:
The leaves, applied externally, are very useful
in skin diseases. They are especially beneficial in the treatment of boils,
chronic ulcers, eruptions of smallpox, syphilitic sores, glandular swellings
and wounds, they can be used either as a poultice, decoction or liniment.
An ointment prepared from NEEM leaves is also very effective in healing
ulcers and wounds. This ointment is prepared by frying 50 grams of leaves in 50 grams of pure
ghee and mashing the mixture thoroughly in the same ghee till an ointment
consistency is obtained. A paste prepared from the bark by rubbing it in
water can also be applied on wounds.
Hair disorders:
If there is any hair loss or it has ceased to
grow, washing with the decoction of NEEM leaves helps. This will not only
stop hair from falling but also help their growth. Frequent application
of NEEM oil also destroys insects in the hair. It also helps in premature
graying of hairs.
Eye diseases:
NEEM is very useful in eye diseases. Application
of the juice of NEEM leaves to the eyes every night is highly effective
in the treatment of night blindness! The leaves should be pounded and made
into a thin paste with water. The juice should then be pressed out through
a clean piece of cloth and applied to the eyes with an eye rod. The juice
obtained by rubbing a few NEEM leaves with a little water and stained through
a clean piece of cloth is useful in pain in the eyes caused by conjunctivitis.
It is warmed, and a few drops put into the ear opposite the ailing eye,
to give relief. Eyes are cured after a few applications.
Ear ailments:
Steam fomentation with NEEM decoction provides
immediate comfort in cases of earache. A handful of NEEM leaves should
be boiled in a liter of water and the ear fomented with the steam thus
produced, The juice of NEEM leaves mixed with an equal quantity of pure
honey is an effective remedy for any boils in the ear. The juice is to
be warmed a little and a few drops fused in the ear. Regular application for a few days will provide relief
from such ailments. In case of an insect fluxing in the ear, the juice
of NEEM leaves, with some common salt, is warmed and a few drops injected
in the ear, kills the insect. Two drops of lukewarm NEEM oil put in the
ear twice a day can cure deafness!
Oral disorders:
Cleaning the teeth regularly with a NEEM twig
prevents gum diseases. It firms up loose teeth, relieves toothache, evacuates
the bad odor and protects the mouth from various infections.
Other Therapeutic Uses:
It is effectively used against inflammation,
arthritis, for fevers, malaria, anti-microbial, whi1000 milligrams per
kilogram, needed to produce anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic
activity had no adverse effects in the gastric of rats. This is what's
unique about NEEM. It is actually as effective as phenylbutazone as an
anti-inflammatory and it does not adversely affect the stomach. As a matter of fact, it helps
the stomach in many ways.
Diabetes:
Diabetes is an incurable, chronic metabolic disorder
that develops when the pancreas can no longer produce sufficient insulin.
Blood sugar levels rapidly elevate yet the body is unable to use the energy
contained in the sugar leading to weakness and eventually unconsciousness.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people ages 25 to 74, damages
nerves, kidneys, the heart and blood vessels and may result in the amputation
of limbs. NEEM leaf is a traditional herb for treating diabetes and has been scientifically proven effective in treating
and preventing diabetes. Oral doses of NEEM leaf extracts significantly
reduced insulin requirements for non-insulin dependent diabetes. NEEM oil
has also proven effective and has been able to inhibit increases in blood
sugar levels by as much as 45% in test animals. Capsules containing NEEM
and a number of other herbs are currently available in many countries for
the treatment of diabetes. In tests to verify the effectiveness of the
medication, it was found that blood sugar was lowered by over 50% in twenty
weeks and maintained thereafter. NEEM leaf extracts have been shown to
reduce insulin requirements of diabetics without apparent effect on blood
glucose levels. Different studies show insulin requirement reductions of
between 20 percent and 50 percent for those who take NEEM leaf capsules.
There are even anecdotal reports of diabetics chewing a single dried NEEM
leaf daily that have been able to eliminate insulin injections completely.
Based on the many studies of NEEM's effects on insulin requirements, the
Indian government has approved the sale by pharmaceutical companies of
NEEM tablets for diabetics. Currently there are at least 3 companies selling
these NEEM capsules in a big way!
Insulin is not a great answer for diabetes. But for some people, it's the only answer. But if you could get their body to a place they needed less and less of it, which would be wonderful. And there are actually people that go from a little bit of insulin down to none with the NEEM administration. A remarkable number of insulin-dependent diabetics were able to reduce their insulin from thirty to fifty percent when treated with NEEM leaf extract and NEEM oil! That is significant because the less you have to take insulin, the better off you are. And there are patients that have been on oral diabetic agents taking their own blood sugars, take the NEEM capsule extract and find their blood sugars are normalizing and they don't really need to take their medicines. Using the NEEM oil, they were able to lower fasting blood sugar twenty-six percent, which is pretty significant. The general impression is that maybe it enhances insulin receptor sensitivity since it seems to work well on Type II diabetics. And that's basically what Type II diabetes is.
NEEM oil is a vaginal contraceptive.
It's very effective as a topical drug for preventing
pregnancy, used topically in the vagina. By using NEEM vaginal suppositories
before sexual contact, it could very well prevent AIDS as well as prevent
pregnancy, not to mention gonorrhea, trichomonas, chlamydia and whatever
else might be in there. NEEM is very useful at the time of child-birth.
Administration of the juice of NEEM leaves to the woman in labor before
the child-birth produces normal contraction in the uterus and prevents
possible inflammation. It corrects bowel movements and checks onset of
fevers, thereby facilitating the normal delivery. The use of a tepid decoction
of NEEM leaves as a vaginal douche heals any wounds caused during delivery
and disinfects the vaginal passage.
Insectacide:
NEEM is a very powerful insecticide to kill soil
nematodes and other plant parasites and is also useful as a mosquito repellant
for domestic applications!
Ranjan Mogre
Tel +91-22-6186258
email mogre@vsnl.com
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