Medicinal plant details
Azadirachta indicaA. Juss
(Nimba)
| Common name | Nimba |
| Habit | Tree |
| Habitat | Common in plains from the coast to 900m. Dry deciduous forests, and also widely planted |
| Parts used | Whole plant |
Synonyms
| Sr. No. | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| 1 | Melia fraxinifolia Salisb. |
| 2 | Melia hasskarlii K.Koch |
| 3 | Melia pinnata Stokes |
| 4 | Melia parviflora Moon |
| 5 | Melia indica Brand. |
| 6 | Melia azadirachta L. |
| 7 | Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb. |
| 8 | Antelaea canescens Cels ex Heynh. |
| 9 | Antelaea javanica Gaertn. |
| 10 | Azadirachta indica var. minor Valeton |
| 11 | Azadirachta indica var. siamensis Valeton |
| 12 | Azadirachta indica subsp. vartakii Kothari, Londhe & N.P.Singh |
Taxonomical information
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum | Streptophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Meliaceae |
| Genus | Azadirachta |
| Species | Azadirachta indica A. Juss |
Vernacular names
| Sanskrit | Arista, picumarda |
| English | Margosa tree |
| Hindi | Nim, nimba |
| Kannada | Nimba, bevu, kahibevu |
| Marathi | Balantanimba, Limba, Kadunimb |
| Malayalam | Veppu, Aryaveppu, Aaruveppu |
| Bengali | Nim, Nimgach |
| Tamil | Vemmu, veppu, Arulundi |
| Telugu | Vemu, Vepa |
| Urdu | Neem |
Morphology
Evergreen tree grows up to 20 m in height. Bark is greyish-brown externally, rough surface, fissured. Leaves are alternate, compound, rachis 15-30 cm long, leaflets 7-15, opposite or sub opposite
Distribution
Abundance in tropical and semitropical regions like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal
Medicinal uses
Leprosy, eye problem, epistaxis, intestinal worms, anorexia, skin ulcers
References
| 1 | Bijauliya, R. K., Alok, S., Chanchal, D. K., Sabharwal, M., and Yadav, R. D. (2018). An updated review of pharmacological studies on Azadirachta indica (neem). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 9, 2645-2655. |
| 2 | Alzohairy, M. A. (2016). Therapeutics role of Azadirachta indica (Neem) and their active constituents in diseases prevention and treatment. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2016. |
| 3 | Pankaj, S., Lokeshwar, T., Mukesh, B., and Vishnu, B. (2011). Review on neem (Azadirachta indica): thousand problems one solution. International research journal of pharmacy, 2, 97-102. |