Azadirachta


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Noun1.Azadirachta - genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
family Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
arishth, Azadirachta indica, margosa, Melia Azadirachta, neem, neem tree, nim tree - large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
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Neem extract--a vegetable oil pressed from the seeds and fruits of the Azadirachta indica tree--is the primary ingredient in Lice-Nil.
We used 'Neem' (Azadirachta indica) tree leaves which have always been available in abundance all over the country and are nature's best antiseptic gift.
HOW: Twigs from the neem (margosa, Azadirachta indica), miswak (Salvadora persica) and babool (gum acacia) trees are available in the market or can be bought online.
The neem tree, known formally as azadirachta indica, is a member of the mahogany family and grows naturally in India and Sri Lanka.
Foram inventariados 636 individuos, sendo 512 de Cascavel e 124 de Beberibe, totalizando 18 especies, distribuidas em 12 familias (Tabela 1), sendo que apenas Azadirachta indica A.
With the exposed, the aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of the irrigation water salinity in the soil with and without bovine biofertilizer over the relative growth of neem (Azadirachta indica L.).
The herbal extracts like Azadirachta indica (Neem) is well known for its powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antimicrobial and antidiabetic properties.
While among the botanicals, Azadirachta indica, Citrullus colocynthis and Nicotiana tabacum caused the most significant reduction of okra borers in both years, followed by Curcuma longa and Corymbia citriodora.
She said eucalyptus was not acceptable rather there should be Acacia trees, Mulberry trees, Azadirachta indica and shisham trees instead of current scheme of trees.
Azadirachta indica, Carallumafimbriata, Allium sativum, Curcuma longa, Citrullus colocynthis and Calotropisprocera in modifying the behavior of maize weevil in storage condition.
Common skin infections include moles, skin tags, ringworm infections, acne, cellulitis, hives, chicken pox, eczema, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, impetigo, warts, skin cancer and other dermatophyte infections that can be cured by several traditional medicines such as Azadirachta indica (Nand et al., 2016), Zizyphus mucronata (Olufunmiso et al., 2013), Aloe vera, turmeric, by using a combination of different natural substances like clay (Preeti et al., 2016), other therapeutic drugs (Sinha et al., 2014) etc.