Uses of Bark;
Bark powder is recommended for overcome malaria.
after fever; A decoction of bark is used for strengthening
after fever (for example malaria).
Use coriander (dhania), dried ginger, cloves (longe), cinnamon
(dal chini), kali marich and neem.
(white vaginal discharge); Prepare a decoction of neem and
babul bark to be used for washing and drinking.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Cuts, Other Infections; Prepare a decoction of leaves for
Problems; Apply a paste of the leaves on to the skin.
eczema; Apply a paste of leaves and apply to skin and let
Leaves are mixed with amla and harad are taken orally.
Infestation; Juice of leaves is anti-helminthic.
Prepare a decoction of the leaves. The juice is orally and also
applied locally. Sit in a bath of neem juice decoction and water.
The juice is given with salt or dried ginger.
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.
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.
Pox And Chicken Pox; The leaves are given with mulethi.
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).
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.
of the Oil;
neem oil is used for application in syphilis, leprosy, infected
wounds, rheumatic joints, piles, skin infestations, fissures and
and Greying of Hair: 1 drop is put in each nostrils.
Worms; The oil is drunk.
of the Fruit;
fruit can be taken as a laxative, for urinary problems, and
is generally good for the skin.
The fruit is given with jaggery.
of the flowers;
of flowers; Given after fever to strengthen the body and to
cure digestive irregularities.
of Sap and Seeds;
sap is nutritious and is given for rejuvenation.
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