botanical record · discovered
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Neem · 150 maladies · Aryaveppu · Azédarach d'Inde · Azédarach d'Inde, Lilas sacré, Lilas, Margosier, Neem · Balnimb · Hinda azadiraĥto · Indian lilac · Indian-lilac · Kahi-beyu · Lilas des Indes · Limdo · Margosa (ES) · Margousier · Mimba
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, India(Santal), Ghana, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Anthrax, Antiseptic, Astringent
Science studied: 6-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL, 6-O-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL, 3-ACETYL-7-TIGLOYL-LACTONE-VILASININ, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Meliaceae
Scientific name: Azadirachta indica
Common names: Neem, 150 maladies, Aryaveppu, Azédarach d'Inde, Azédarach d'Inde, Lilas sacré, Lilas, Margosier, Neem, Balnimb, Hinda azadiraĥto, Indian lilac, Indian-lilac, Kahi-beyu, Lilas des Indes, Limdo, Margosa (ES), Margousier, Mimba
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, India(Santal), Elsewhere, Ghana, India.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Anthrax
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bite(Snake)
- Carbuncle
- Chancre
- Cholera
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- Dentifrice
- Deobstruent
- Detersive
- Diarrhea
- Discutient
- Emollient
- Fever
- Gingivitis
- Insecticide
- Intestine
- Lactation
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Measles
- Poison
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Ringworm
- Scald
- Scrofula
- Smallpox
- Soap
- Sore
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Boil
- Vermifuge
- Diabetes
- Eczema
- Febrifuge
- Labor
- Nausea
- Pyorrhea
- Skin
- Syphilis
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Burn
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- India(Santal)
- Elsewhere
- Ghana
- India
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Anthrax
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bite(Snake)
- Carbuncle
- Chancre
- Cholera
- Dentifrice
- Deobstruent
- Detersive
- Diarrhea
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- Discutient
- Emollient
- Fever
- Gingivitis
- Insecticide
- Intestine
- Lactation
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Measles
- Poison
- Purgative
- Rheumatism
- Ringworm
- Scald
- Scrofula
- Smallpox
- Soap
- Sore
- Splenitis
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Boil
- Vermifuge
- Diabetes
- Eczema
- Febrifuge
- Labor
- Nausea
- Pyorrhea
- Skin
- Syphilis
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Burn
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 6-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL
- 6-O-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL
- 3-ACETYL-7-TIGLOYL-LACTONE-VILASININ
- ASH
- AZADIRACHTANIN
- AZADIRACHTANIN-A
- AZADIRADIONE
- AZADIRONE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- 7-DESACETYL-7-BENZOYL-AZADIRADIONE
- 3-DESACETYL-3-CINNAMOYL-AZADIRACHTIN
- 7-DESACETYL-GEDUNIN
- 7-DESACETYL-7-HYDROXY-AZADIRADIONE
- DESACETYLNIMBIN
- 6-DESACETYLNIMBINENE
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- 3-DESACETYLSALANNIN
- 3-DESACETYL-SALANIN
- 22,23-DIHYDRO-23BETA-METHOXY-AZADIRACHTIN
- 4ALPHA,6ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-A-HOMO-AZADIRADIONE
- EO
- 17-EPIAZADIRADIONE
- EPOXYAZADIRADIONE
- FAT
- FIBER
- GEDUNIN
- HYPEROSIDE
- ISOAZADIROLIDE
- ISOMARGOSINOLIDE
- ISONIMBOCINOLIDE
- ISONIMBINOLIDE
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- MARGODUNOLIDE
- MARGOSINE
- 1ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROAZADIRADIONE
- MYRICETIN
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NIMBANDIOL
- NIMBAFLAVONE
- NIMBIDIN
- NIMBIN
- NIMBINENE
- NIMBININ
- NIMBIOL
- NIMBIONE
- NIMBOCINOLIDE
- NIMBOLIDE
- NIMBOLIN-A
- NIMOCINOL
- NIMOLICINOIC-ACID
- NIMOLINONE
- NONACOSANE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- RESIN
- SALANNIN
- SALANNOLIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEARIC-ACID
- 1-TIGLOYL-3-ACETYL-11-METHOXY-AZADIRACHTININ
- VEPININ
- VILASANIN
- AZADIRACHTOL
- ISONIMOLICINOLIDE
- MELDENIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- SUGIOL
- 7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE
- AZADIRACHTIN
- BEHENIC-ACID
- 7-DESACETYL-7-BENZOYLEPOXY-AZADIRADIONE
- 1BETA,2BETA-DIEPOXY-AZADIRADIONE
- 4-EPINIMBIN
- 17-BETA-HYDROXYAZADIRDIONE
- ISONIMBINOCINOLIDE
- KAEMPFEROL
- MARGOSINOLIDE
- MELIANTRIOL
- NIMBINONE
- NIMBOCINOME
- NIMBOLIN-B
- NIMOLICINOL
- RUTIN
- TANNIN
- 3-TIGLOYLAZADIRACHLOL
- QUERCITRIN
- NIMBOSTEROL
- SULFUR
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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