Uses of Bark;
Malaria;
Bark powder is recommended for overcome malaria.
Weakness
after fever; A decoction of bark is used for strengthening
after fever (for example malaria).
Fever;
Use coriander (dhania), dried ginger, cloves (longe), cinnamon
(dal chini), kali marich and neem.
Lucorrhea
(white vaginal discharge); Prepare a decoction of neem and
babul bark to be used for washing and drinking.
Abdominal
pain: Crush 3" x 3" of bark and keep in 1 cup of
water for 10 minutes. Strain and then drink. Dosage; 1 cup of
infusion is taken in the morning and evening for 2 days.
Diarrhoea:
1 cup of bark bits can be put in 1.5 glasses of water to soak
for half an hour. Strain and then drink. Dosage; 1 cup is taken
in the morning, noon and night for 3 days.
Headache:
Crush 1 cup of bark and put in 3 cups of water for 15 minutes,
strain and keep. Dosage; 1 cup in the morning and evening for
3 days.
Irregular
Menstruation: Prepare 2 cups of bark by crushing, then soak
in 3 cups of water and strain after 15 minutes. Dosage; 1 cup
is taken in the morning, noon and evening till cured.
Scabies:
The bark is dried, burned and the ashes mixed with coconut oil
to form a paste. Dosage; after a bath, the paste is applied in
the morning and evening till cured.
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Uses
of leaves;
Wounds,
Cuts, Other Infections; Prepare a decoction of leaves for
skin problems.
Skin
Problems; Apply a paste of the leaves on to the skin.
Weeping
eczema; Apply a paste of leaves and apply to skin and let
it dry.
Leprosy;
Leaves are mixed with amla and harad are taken orally.
Worm
Infestation; Juice of leaves is anti-helminthic.
Syphilis:
Prepare a decoction of the leaves. The juice is orally and also
applied locally. Sit in a bath of neem juice decoction and water.
Jaundice;
The juice is given with salt or dried ginger.
Postpartum
Mothers; The juice is orally taken for cleansing the uterus.
Through the mother's breast milk, the neem juice helps the child
by preventing fever and the loss of appetite.
Fever
in infants: Crush the leaves till fine, put in water and rub
till foaminess appears. Dosage; apply the foam to the infant's
body just once.
Small
Pox And Chicken Pox; The leaves are given with mulethi.
Vaginal
Infection: Wash 8 to 10 leaves, crush them and make it into
a vaginal tampon using fine clean cotton, covered with a sterile
piece of gauze. Dosage; relieve yourself before going to sleep
at night. Then, insert the neem tampon and let it remain there
until the next morning. Remove it then. Do this for 10-15 days
by which time, the infection will clear (make sure that about
3 inches of the fine cloth is outside the vagina to facilitate
easy removal of the tampon).
Snake
bite: Crush 1 cup of leaves and soak in 1 cup of water for
15 minutes. Dosage; if the infusion tastes bitter, there is no
venom. If the infusion tastes sweet or tasteless, there is venom
and treatment must be sought.
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Uses
of the Oil;
The
neem oil is used for application in syphilis, leprosy, infected
wounds, rheumatic joints, piles, skin infestations, fissures and
fistulas.
Falling
and Greying of Hair: 1 drop is put in each nostrils.
Intestinal
Worms; The oil is drunk.
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Uses
of the Fruit;
The
fruit can be taken as a laxative, for urinary problems, and
is generally good for the skin.
Piles;
The fruit is given with jaggery.
Use
of the flowers;
Decoction
of flowers; Given after fever to strengthen the body and to
cure digestive irregularities.
Uses
of Sap and Seeds;
The
sap is nutritious and is given for rejuvenation.
Head
Lice: The seeds are crushed and the powder mixed with coconut
oil. Dosage; the oil is applied to the head and after one hour,
the head is washed. The same procedure is repeated after 15 days
Taken from: Research
Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology
website
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