Morgosa Tree  

BOTANICAL NAME:

• Melia azadirachta

FAMILY:

• Meliaceae

SYNONYM(S):

• Azadirachta indica

URDU NAME:

• Neem

REGIONAL NAME:

• Bengali: Nim
• Persian: Neeb
• Pashto: Neem
• Sanskrit: Nimba
• Sindhi: Nimuri
• Arabic: Neeb
• Punjabi: Nim
• Chinese: Xaon Dau
• Hindi: Nim

UNANI/TIBBI NAME:

• Neem

ENGLISH NAME:

• Margosa tree, Indian lilac, Pakistan lilac

HABITAT:

• Grows luxuriantly in all part of country

DESCRIPTION:

• A large evergreen tree
• Leaves 20-25 cm long, dark green, bipinnate
• Leaflet 9-15, serrate, sub opposite and unequal at the base
• White flowers, scented, grows in bunches and are hermaphrodite; five lobed
• Inflorescence cylx and five petals, staminal tube cylindrical and shorter than the petals.
• Fruits are green and round, yellow when ripe;
• One seeded

PART USED:

• Leaves, flowers, stem, bark and seeds

TASTE:

• Bitter

TEMPERAMENT:

• Hot 1°, dry 2°

PERIOD OF OCCURRENCE:

• Flowers in March, fruits ripe in June

PROCEDURE & TIME OF COLLECTION:

• Fresh green leaves are collected during the rainy seasons when the growth is luxuriant

CONSTITUENTS:

• Tapnic acid
• Azadirachtin
• Meliantriol
• Nimbin
• Salannin

SUBSTITUTES:

• Bakain/Persian Lilac (Melia azadirachta)

ACTIONS AND USES IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE:

Pharmacological action:

• Anthelmintic
• Maturant
• Resolvent
• Aphrodisiac
• Carminative
• Expectorant
• Insecticidal
• Antiseptic

Therapeutic uses:

• Lessen inflammation
• Ear ache
• Rheumatism
• Heal wounds
• Syphilitic sores
• Useful in blood impurities
• Piles
• Leucoderma
• Lumbago
• Decoction of the leaves relieves nasal problems,
• Stomatitis and gum infection
• Ulcer and eczema

DOSES:

• 6-10 g

CORRECTIVES:

• Shed/Honey
• Filfil siah/black pepper (piper nigrum)

IMPORTANT UNANI FORMULATIONS:

• Hab-e-bavaseer
• Hab-e-narkachur
• Hab siah chadhm
• Majoon Dard-e- Raham
• Arq murakkab
• Marham neem

ASTROLOGY:

• Jupiter