For centuries, the Neem Tree has been an integral part of life in India. Each and every part of the tree (bark, leaves, root, fruit) serves a certain purpose. We aim to make these products made from the various parts of the Neem Tree available easily to the people in the United States and Canada.

Medicinal properties of neem have been known to Indians since time immemorial. The earliest Sanskrit medical writings refer to the benefits of neem's fruits, seeds, oil, leaves, roots and bark. Each of these has been used in the Indian Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine.

In Ayurvedic literature neem is described in the following manner: ‘Neem bark is cool, bitter, astringent, acrid and refrigerant. It is useful in tiredness, cough, fever, loss of appetite, worm infestation. It heals wounds and vitiated conditions of kapha, vomiting, skin diseases, excessive thirst, and diabetes. Neem leaves are reported to be beneficial for eye disorders and insect poisons. It treats Vatik disorder. It is anti-leprotic. It's fruits are bitter, purgative, anti-hemorrhoids and anthelmintic'.

It is claimed that neem provides an answer to many incurable diseases. Traditionally neem products have been used against a wide variety of diseases which include heat-rash, boils, wounds, jaundice, leprosy, skin disorders, stomach ulcers, chicken pox, etc. Modern research also confirms neem's curative powers in case of many diseases and provides indications that neem might in future be used much more widely.

• NEEM AND HEALTH
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