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Herbवनस्पति

Nimba (neem)

नीम (निम्ब) · निम्ब

Azadirachta indica · Meliaceae

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Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
निम्बअरिष्टपिचुमर्दनियमनतिक्तक
Hindi
नीमनिम्बनीम की पत्तीनिंब
English
Nimbaneemmargosanimba
Romanized
nimbaneemnim
Marathi
कडुनिंब

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties2

  • Neem is listed among greens said to remove pitta and kapha, subdue worms and remove skin diseases.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 32Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • Neem flowers (verse ariṣṭa) are listed among flowers said to increase vata and kapha, calm pitta and blood, and expel worms from the belly.

    Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Aragvadha ash-water fermented preparationBhallatakadi pasteDecoction of chirata and others for kapha fever (unnamed)Decoction of ginger, neem and aragvadha for vata fever (unnamed)Dhatryadi pasteEmetic for kapha fever (unnamed)Grahamayaghna ghee and oilJambvadi pasteJambvadi phanitakaKatphala, khadira and arjuna bark ghee with buffalo milkLicorice and sandalwood drink in rice water for vishuchikaMadhukadi fumigation wickMahakshayarogantaka gheeMango, neem, plantain, kapittha and jambu bath and oilNasal oil against worm-caused head diseaseNeem and milky-tree sprout pasteNeem leaf, snake slough and sal-resin fumigation for the Shitaputana grahaNeem, guduchi, red sandal and nut grass decoction

Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

Topics of the text that discuss it

16
Cleaning the teethEmesis and purgation for the prameha patientFumigation against the Revati grahaMadhukadi fumigation wickNimbadi decoctionNimbasthisaradi powderPlant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, अ entries 34–57 (अभ्रक to इक्षफल)Properties of drumstick and other flower vegetablesProperties of śārṅgeṣṭā and other bitter greensShilajatu kalpa for kushtha

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 42 times on 35 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How does the translation answer the doubt that plant medicines are also meat because they are bodies of living beings?

Meat is the body of a living being, but a living body need not be meat, just as a neem is a tree but not every tree is a neem.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantLeafBarkBitter
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
35
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_nimba