Neem Herbal Medicinal Plant

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Neem in agriculture and healthcare--an overview. 3. Biological activities and medicinal properties of Neem Azadirachta indica. 4.  Usefulness of Neem extract in tropical pest control. 5. Effect of Neem oil on the structure and function of the mature female Albino rat ovaries. 6. Discover the benefits of Neem tree. 7. Preparation of Neem biopesticides at farm level. 8. Neem a green treasure. 9. Azadirachta Indica: Neem tree, the village pharmacy. 10. Improvement of Neem and its potential benefits to poor farmers. 11. Antibacterial activity of various phytoconstituents of Neem. 12. Effects of Neem on the growth pattern of dermatophytes. 13. Conservation and commercialization of the multi-purpose Neem tree. 14. Anti-trypanosomal effects of Neem extract on trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense infected mice. 15. Efficacy of a mouthrinse based on leaves of the Neem tree in the treatment of patients. Bibliography. Index.

The Neem tree Azadirachta Indica A. Juss is a tropical evergreen plant native to east India and Burma. It grows in much of  Southeast Asia and West Africa. In modern research concerns it gains equally high preference due to the potential of using Neem derivatives such as leaf extract, oil, seed kernel extract, for preparation of environment friendly soft-herbicides. Not only these conventional approaches limit the potential exploitation of the Neem plant, but also some new fascinating areas were open for further research, and one of them is to explore the endophytic microbial diversity. (jacket)