Botanical Index No. 245

Chinaberry

melia azedarach

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Analgesic, Anthelminthic, Antibacterial, Antifeedant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Astringent, Cerebrotonic, CNS-Depressant, Depurative, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Insecticide, Larvicide, Laxative, Litholytic, Narcotic, Parasiticide, Pediculicide, Piscicide, Pulicide, Sedative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Vermicide

Primary Conditions Treated

Abortifacient Aperitif Bitter Deobstruent Emollient Hemostat Insectifuge Poison Resolvent Adenopathy Anorexia Ascaris Asthma Atrophy Bacteria Biliousness Bite Bleeding Cancer Cardiopathy Cold Constipation Convulsion Cough Cramp Cystosis Debility Delirium Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dysuria Eczema Enterosis Epistaxis Fever Fontanelle Gastrosis Gonorrhea Headache Heart Hernia Hysteria Hookworm Infection Inflammation Insomnia Leprosy Leukoderma Leukorrhea Lice Malaria Marasmus Nervousness Neuralgia Neurosis Pain Parasite Pemphigus Pulmonosis Rash Rheumatism Ringworm Scald Scabies Scrofula Spasm Splenosis Stomachache Stone Swelling Syphilis Tapeworm Thirst Tumor Typhoid Ulcer Uterosis VD Virus Water Retention Worm

General Dosage

Dosages — 5 g leaf/500 g water for parasites; 1–1.9 g root for parasites; 1–2 g powdered root; 1–2 g powdered fruit; 56–112 ml bark decoction; 56–112 ml leaf decoction; 56–112 ml root bark decoction; 4–12 ml tincture; 28–84 ml flower tea; 4–10 minims oil.

Safety & Contraindications

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects — Class 3. Not covered. Fatality reported in a child who ate the berries. Six to eight seeds said to cause choleraic symptoms, nausea, and spasm, sometimes followed by death. LD50 = 250 mg/kg ipr mouse.

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