Neem - Azaridatcha Indica
In Ayurveda whole plant is used for its medicinal uses. Leaves and bark is used as blood purifier and are best to use for various skin troubles. Fruits of the plant are good carminative, purgative and emollient. Flowers are very good tonic and used for treating stomach disorders.
Sanskrit name used for this herb is arishta that means perfect, complete and imperishable. Nature has served this plant with various organic compounds that are used as insecticides and pesticides. Wood of this plant is very hard and resistant to termite, bacteria, parasites and fungi.
Indications:
Blood impurities, skin disorders and associated symptoms
Neem, pacifies pitta and kapha doshas and purifies the blood and is beneficial in malaria and chronic fever. Also is used as remedy in skin disorders.
Oral Hygiene
If you stay in India, you find many people chewing neem twigs early in the morning, especially in the rural areas, where you rarely find a dentist. This has been going on since centuries. The twigs are used as an one day toothbrush. It bestows many benefits like it combats with germs, maintain the alkaline level in your saliva, keeps the bacteria away, cures swollen gums, gives your teeth a shine and whitens them.
The bark of a neem tree is used in many toothpastes and toothpowders. It has the anti-bacterial features that can be used for dentistry for healing gingival troubles and maintain a solid oral health in a natural way.
Neem Oil
It can heal numerous skin diseases . You can also treat your acne and pimples instantly, as an overnight remedy. Nourishes your skin, moisturizes it, stops irritation & itching, reduces wrinkles and helps in reducing aging. This oil also makes the hair grow stronger and bouncy and is a cure against drandruf too.