Botanical Index No. 735

Neem

azadirachta indica

Medicinal Actions

Alterative, Amebicide, Analgesic, Anorectic, Antiaggregant, Antiarrhythmic, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifeedant, Antiinflammatory, Antiperiodic, Antiplaque, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Astringent, Carminative, Contraceptive, Depurative, Detersive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Fungicide, Larvicide, Laxative, Narcotic, Nematicide, Parasiticide, Pediculicide, Pesticide, Pulicide, Sedative, Spermicide, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Uterocontractant

Primary Conditions Treated

Aphrodisiac Bitter Demulcent Deobstruent Discutient Emollient Errhine Insectifuge Pectoral Vermifuge Vulnerary Adenopathy Allergy Alopecia Ameba Amenorrhea Arrhythmia Asthma Bacteria Biliousness Bite Boil Bruise Burn Cancer abdomen colon gland parotid skin Carbuncle Cardiopathy Catarrh Childbirth Cholera Constipation Cowpox Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dusgeusia Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Earache Eczema Enterosis Fatigue Fever Fungus Furunculosis Gingivosis Gray Hair Heat Rash Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Hernia Herpes Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Jaundice Leprosy Leukoderma Malaria Measles Metrosis Mycosis Nausea Nervousness Pain Parasite Parotosis Pediculosis Plaque Protozoa Pyorrhea Rheumatism Rhinosis Ringworm Salmonella Scabies Scald Scrofula Seborrhea Smallpox Snakebite Sore Splenosis Sprain Sting Stomatosis Syphilis Toothache Toxemia Tuberculosis Ulcer VD Virus Worm Wound

General Dosage

2–4 leaf-powder capsules with meals; 100 g bark soaked in 1 liter water daily for one month as male contraceptive. 2–4 leaf-powder capsules with meals; 100 g bark soaked in 1 liter water daily for one month as male contraceptive.

Safety & Contraindications

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects — Not covered. No health hazards known at proper dosage levels. Excessive doses can cause convulsions, dyspnea, stupor, even death. The oil seems to be more toxic to children because of an as yet undefined toxin that is particularly significant to younger people. Intoxication suggests Reye’s Not covered. No health hazards known at proper dosage levels. Excessive doses can cause convulsions, dyspnea, stupor, even death. The oil seems to be more toxic to children because of an as yet undefined toxin that is particularly significant to younger people. Intoxication suggests Reye’s Syndrome. Characteristic reactions reported among 13 infants include coma, drowsiness, loss of consciousness, metabolic acidosis, and in two, death due to encephalopathy. Nimbidin LD50 250 mg/kg in frogs.

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