Nimba

Nimba

Latin Name:

Azadirachta indica

Family:

Meliaceae

Name in Different Language:

  • Sanskrit: Nimba, Arishtha, Pichumanda, etc.
  • Hindi: Neem
  • English: Margosa Tree

Pharmalogical Actions:

  • Urticaria[i]
  • Pruritus (Itching) with allergic skin rashes[ii]
  • Eczema[iii]
  • Contact dermatitis[iv]

Therapeutic Dose:

  • 1-2 g of the leaf or 250-500 mg of the seed oil/ 1-2 tablets twice a day after meals

Reference

[1] Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. (2001). Part I, Vol. I. Government of India.

[2] Gavle, Ketaki P., and A. M. Ghotankar. “A therapeutic review of medicinal potential of nimba (Azadirachta indica) in treatment of skin diseases.” Aayushi Int Interdiscipl Res J 6 (2019): 19-25.

[3] Gavle, Ketaki P., and A. M. Ghotankar. “A therapeutic review of medicinal potential of nimba (Azadirachta indica) in treatment of skin diseases.” Aayushi Int Interdiscipl Res J 6 (2019): 19-25.

[4] Priyadarshini, Shantala, L. D. Roja, and Pooja Gangadkar. “Cost effective Ayurveda cure for atopic dermatitis–A case study.”

[5] Priyadarshini, Shantala, L. D. Roja, and Pooja Gangadkar. “Cost effective Ayurveda cure for atopic dermatitis–A case study.”

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