Details of Plants:Azadirachta indica

Plant details

Family: Meliaceae
Phytochemicals

Azadiractin
Ellagic Acid
Epicatechin
Ferulic Acid
Gedunin
Nimbidin
Nimbin
Nimbinene
Nimbolide
Quercetin
Salannin
Tannins
β-Sitosterol
β-carotene
NE-statewise availability

Meghalaya
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Nagaland: neem tu (Ao)
Sikkim: Nimpati
Tripura: Neem
Meghalaya: Dieng nim
Ailments cured

Abdominal pain
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Fever
Hypertension
Nausea
Skin diseases
Small pox
Vomiting
Plant parts used and methods

Seed: Extract applied topically
Fruit: Extract applied topically
Flower: Extract applied topically
Bark: Extract applied topically
Root: Extract applied topically
Leaves: Extract taken orally
Plant References

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Kayang. H; et al. Medicinal Plants of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, Bioprospecting & Ethnopharmacology, 1, 75-80, 2005.

Kabir et al. A survey of medicinal plants used by the Deb barma clan of the Tripura tribe of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:19, 2014.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Atawodi, S, E; Joy C. A; Azadirachta indica (neem): a plant of multiple biological and pharmacological activities. Phytochemistry reviews 8.3: 601-620, 2009.