|
Evergreen tree, neem is well known for
its wide benefits. Each Part of the neem
trees has different properties corresponding
to the area of application. Organic Neem
oil extracted from the seeds of the neem
trees has a characteristic use in agriculture
as pesticide; likewise, neem leaf and root
in the form of powder are used as the herbal
supplement in health care. Neem products
have the capability of treating ailments
such as malaria,
diabetes,
arthritis, acne, ulcers, gouts, psoriasis,
rheumatism, eczema, etc. and even some types
of cancer.
Neem
leaf has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic
and anti-septic properties and is used as
a vital ingredient in most of the herbal
health care products available in the market.
It is also observed that the neem leaf is
active and effective in the treatments.
The personal use of neem products strictly
needs a physician advice. However, considering
its application as a crop supplement in
farms, no extra skill or advice before use
is required. Moreover, some environmental
agencies promote neem for use in the farm
as a bio-pesticide for better improvement
in the agricultural production as well as
the standard by avoiding the loss due to
pests. Thus the role of neem leaf as insecticide
or fungicide was more concerned rather than
its health care benefits.
Insects
in the garden are of varieties and there
are about 200 types of destructive insects
that are possible to exist in a garden or
farm. Research over these insect types using
neem leaf revealed positive results in controlling
almost all the insects and is believed that
it is because of the presence of a complex
tetranortriterpenoid compound, Azadirachtin
in neem leaf. Control
of certain insects depends on the concentration
of the azadirachtin present. Neem leaf does
not terminate insects rather it alters the
activities of insects delicately, which
makes it repelled from the existence and
their breeding is prevented in turn. Efficient
treatment of ticks in pets is another application
of the leaf.
Neem leaf as a fungicide has a different
outlook that it cures the diverse fungal
infections. It serves noxious to fungal
growth, and thus it hinders the lesions
from the further spread. Severe fungal diseases
like athlete's foot, ringworm, etc. were
completely cured by neem leaf in the form
of paste. The paste is prepared by mixing
neem
leaf powder with water and applied over
the lesions of infection. Then it is covered
up by using a bandage to avoid festering.
Author: Adam Teaser - neem
articles
|
