The tender leaves are astringent, i.e. contractive of tissues and hence healing. They promote vata dosha and are useful in curing diseases of the blood (for eg. rakta pitta or plethora where a sudden and automatic outflow or haemorrlvige of the blood occurs, as far instance when the nose bleeds out suddenly), diseases of the eye and diseases of the skin. They are good in curing tastelessness or anorexia, and the effects of poison.
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Unripe fruits are also useful in splenic enlargements, bleeding piles; worm infections and urinary disorders. Ripe fruits are’ useful in eye diseases and healing the lesions of the wounds in general. They are particularly useful in tuberculosis. They are used externally in the former case and internally in the latter. The pulp of the fruit is a destroyer of worms and skin diseases; this is eaten then in small numbers.
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Minor branches are good for cough, breathing difficulties, bleeding piles, splenic enlargements ipliha), wonn infections and urinary disorders.
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Flowers destroy pitta dosha. They are bitter in taste and remove worm infection and cough and are good for eyes. Sun dried flowers are preserved and stored in Karnataka and used in the form of a kitchen medicine for minor maladies.
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Oil content of the seed is quite rich and it is also associated with the presence of some organic sulphur which is responsible for its characteristic smell and the many medicinal activities. The seed oil is probably the best and the most significant medicinal product of the neem tree as a whole. On external application over the body, this is stimulative, worm destroying and highly transformative of the body constituents.
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The bark of the tree which is the most famous of all of its parts is astringent (viz contractive to living tissues and hence helpful in healing of the wounds) and a well reputed febrifuge or a destroyer of fever. The outer layer of the bark is richer in this astringent substance while the inner layer is richer in the bitter substance which also happens to be acidic.
Catarrh or Cold: The exact cause of this very common ailment of man is still a mystery though physicians generally agree that this may be a precursor of many other subsequent afflictions. It is therefore advisable to cure it early and not allow it to become chronic. A simple household remedyadvised is the following: take a tola of neem leaves and 6 mashas of black pepper.
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In some old individual trees of neem, a type of liquid oozes out from the surface of the main trunk in spurts or sometimes for years together on regular or irregular intervals. This is called the liquor or toddy of Neem. This juice is sweet in taste, bitter in smell, unpleasant and very thick in consistency. When the actual oozing takes place, this act on the part of the tree may become accompanied with a pleasing and gurgling sound even!
Gargling with a decoction of the root of neem is good remedy for all diseases of the teeth.
Giving fruits of neem in hot water is a quick mitigative for all cases of poisoning.
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Pain in the Ear: This is a very severe disturbance; the patient becomes highly restless and demands an immediate relief.
A household remedy that is advised is: take a fistful of neem leaves and boil them in a ser of water. Place a few drops of this water in the paining ear when it is rather warm itself. The patient will get relief quite soon.
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