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Basonym of Drug
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Nimba
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Main Synonym
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Arishta, pichumarda, sarvatobhadra, hinguniryasa, sukapriya, Subhadra, prabhadra, sutika, tiktaka, pichumanda
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nim, nimgach
Gujarati : limado
Hindi : neem
Punjabi : nimba
Tamil : veppu
Telugu : vepa
English : margosa, Indian lilac, neem tree
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Botanical Name
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Melia azadirachta Linn
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Family
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Maliaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : katu skandha, kandughna mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta and vagbhatta : aargvadhadi, lakshadi, guduchyadi varga.
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External Morphology
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15-20 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, stem bark, leaves, seed, twig, seed oil, gum, flower
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Azadirachtin, tocopherol, linoleic acid, arachidic acid, azadirachtol, melionone
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (reduce excessive discharge), sothahra (anti-inflammatory), arshoghna (useful in piles), krimighna (anti-helminthic), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Jwara - stem bark and leaves decoction is useful to treat fever.
2. Twaka roga - water boiled with neem leaves is useful as the bath in skin disorders.
3. Krimi - root powder with honey is useful to treat worms.
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Dose
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Bark powder - 1-3 gm, leaves juice - 20-40 ml, oil - 5-10 drops
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Formulations
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Neembadi taila, panchtikta ghrita guggulu, arogyavardhini rasa, nimbaharidrakhanda, nimbaristam, panchnimba churna
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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