Neem

Neem is known to clear air pollution; absorbing carbon in the environment and constantly purifying the air.  Every aspect of the neem tree is useful and there are an estimated 18 million neem trees throughout India.  It is a tree worshipped by the Hindus; the flower itself is often symbolized as the flowering character of a devotee.  It is medicinally known as a blood purifier. 

	Botanical Name :	Azadirachta indica
	Family :	Meliaceae
	Part used :	Leaf
	Effective uses :		Blood Purifier
			Effective in all types of skin related ailments
			Antiseptic, used in wound healing
			Improves liver function
			Useful in the treatment of diabetes
			As a prophylactic against malaria
	Home Remedies		Boiling leaves in one cup of water and using the decoction to wash hair, improves condition of hair.
			Head Lice:  powder the seeds and mix it in groundnut oil and apply on scalp, leave it overnight and wash hair the next day.
			Itching:  apply neem oil over the affected area
			Chicken Pox eruptions:  grind neem leaves and mix it with turmeric and apply paste over eruptions.
			Pimples:  apply paste of neem leaves
			Painful gums:  brush teeth with neem stick
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