Neem (Azadirachta Indica) (नीम) | Introduction | Benefits | Usage

Neem Flowers and Leaves

Ayurvedic Properties of Neem (Azadirachta Indica)

Neem (Azadirachta Indica)Benefits and Usage

• Benefits in Dental health

  • Neem is suggested for Several Dental problems from ancient times. people are using neem stick for brushing teeth when the brush wasn’t introduced, bleeding gums, exudate, mouth ulcers, mouth odor.
  • Gargling with neem root decoction is beneficial in many dental diseases.
  • Neem bark is used in the preparation of dant manjan(tooth powder).

• Benefits in Beauty: 

  • make a paste of  Neem bark, pour neem leaves juice instead of water when it becomes a paste, apply it on your face, and help you to get rid of pimples.
  • chewing 10 new leaves daily will purify your blood and help you get clear and pimple-free skin.

• Benefits in Ear diseases:

  •  pour 2 drops of neem oil in each ear, prevents ear discharge, earache, and fungal infection.
  • Tinnitus or ringing sound in the ear can be treated by pouring neem oil in the ears.

Benefits in Respiratory System:

• 5 drops of neem oil once a day useful in tuberculosis and asthma.

Neem Bark, Leaves, Fruit and flowers

• Benefits in Hairs and scalp 

  • boil neem leaves in water and strain, wash hairs with this will strengthen hairs, stops hair fall, heal scalp fungal infections and benefits in many diseases of the head
  • Applying the paste of seeds or washing the head with the decoction of neem leaves kills head lice and nicks.
  • If there are small pimples on the head, and likewise minor diseases, washing the head with neem decoction and applying neem oil regularly is beneficial.

• Benefits for Head and brain:

  • Migraine: Pour 2 drops of neem oil in the nose on the same side of the pain before sunrise, it is beneficial in chronic migraine disease.
  • Applying neem oil on the forehead is beneficial for headaches.

• Benefits for Stomach: 

  • Taking juice of small neem leaves kills stomach worms.
  • neem-panchang powder 1 spoon, Vidhara-churna 2 spoon, and roasted gram flour 1 cup having it with honey beneficial in acidity.
  • Boil 3 spoons of inner neem-bark coarse powder in 4 cups of water till it remains half, giving decoction 50-50 ml thrice a day stops diarrhea.
  • A mix of honey with 5mg neem bark or fine crush 10 of neem leaves and mix honey in it to relieve vomiting.

• Benefits in Piles: 

  • 3-4 Neem seed kernels with whole sugar or swallowing it in capsules are beneficial in all types of piles. have only milk and rice during intake.
  • an equal amount of neem oil and Bhim-seni (deshi) camphor, applied on piles directly for some days gives relief in piles.
  • powder on dried neem seed about 2 gm in morning daily benefits in all types of piles.

• Benefits in jaundice:

  • 15 ml juice of each Neem leaves, Adusa leaves mix with honey daily morning beneficial in jaundice.
  • neem-leaf juice sugar to taste a heated mixture and have it in the morning for 3 days is also beneficial.
  • Grind 10 leaves of neem, mix it with honey, and it also provides relief in Pandu and abdominal disorders.

• Others: 

Neem has also beneficial in several more diseases as follows

• • High blood sugar: Having neem juice helps
  • cancer 
  • cholesterol 
  • mouth ulcers
  • joints pain
  • healing wounds

Useful Parts of Neem (Azadirachta Indica):

• Bark
• Leaves
• Seeds
• Fruit
• Oil
• Gum
• Root
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Dosage of Neem (Azadirachta Indica):

• Juice – 10-20 ml
• Decocation- 50 ml
• Powder-5gm

The above Post is for Information Purposes, data are collected from various literature or experiences of many physicians (vaidya). Please do consult your doctor before trying.