- Botanical name : Azadirachta indica
- Family : Meliaceae
- Tamil : Veppa maram
- Hindi : Neem
- Malayalam : Veppu
- English : Neem Tree
- Habit : Neem is a medium-sized tree, reaching 15 to 30 m in height, with a large rounded crown up to 10-20 m in diameter
- Distribution : Primarily found in Central and South America, including the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Useful part : Root bark, Leaf, Fruit, Seed, Seed oil.
- Rasa Panchaka:
- Rasa : Tikta
- Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna
- Veerya : Sheeta
- Vipaka :Katu
- Karma : Kapha pitta hara, Deepana, Grahi, Krimighna.
- Indications : Krimi roga, Visarpa, Anaha, Prameha, Kushtha, Jwara, Shotha
- Dose : Powder 2-4g
Juice 10-20ml
Decoction 50-100ml
Oil 5-10 drops
- Formulations : Panchatikta ghritha, Nimbadi choorna, Arogyavardhini vati, Nimbamrutadi eranda tailam, Nimbadi choorna.
