NEEM-A Rare And Amazing Plant...!!

The Neem Tree-Still Unknown…!!

The Indian people are very familiar with the properties of Neem tree from many centuries. An American scientist had remarked that the Neem is rare plant with so many potentiality and qualities to solve many problem like-insecticide, soil conservation, destruction of forest, air pollution and even a birth control!

All the five parts of the Neem-roots, bark, gums, leaves and oil from its seeds are antiviral, antibacterial, fungicidal and anti biotic .Neem remains almost green through all seasons and it can solve many environmental problem like rehabilitation of degraded forest, wasteland development, replacement of toxic insecticides.

It’s very easy o raise Neem plantations as its leaves are acrid and not palatable to the animals. It needs no irrigation rather it’s drought resistant. It can be raise in desert for soil conservation. The nursery technique of raising Neem seedlings and plantations are very easy and at cheap cost. One year old seedlings may be planted in pits 1’x1’x1’ at a distance of 20’x20’ in rows. The seeds of Neem can be sown in the pits directly by dibbling method thus, saving the cost and time of nursery rising. The plantation could be done in fully established rainy season.

Many experiments on this plant have proved that insecticides of Neem tree are as standard as DDT, Malathion and Dieldrin and it’s all without any adverse effects. So, it can be used as good pesticide and insecticide. The chemical pesticide and insecticide have had worst toxic effect on our environment. In some farmers are still using those insecticides, pesticides and weedicides in their agriculture and horticulture. Which ultimately goes mixing into soil water-that’s hazardous for health.The water consumed for drinking has beome toxic with use of these chemicals?

Noticing this effect many advanced countries have banned their use long ago and now using soft insecticides instead. The insecticides made of Neem are soft insecticide and free from any pollution. The pesticides prepared from Neem kills many pests and don’t harm the pollinators or predators .Neem based insecticides are non toxic, harmless and leaves no residual effect, anyway!

The Neem leaves, bark and oil are very effective in curing any type wound. The farmers in have been using Neem leaves, mixing them with their corn to store for centuries. The products of Neem are used as contraceptive and manufacturing soaps and other medicines. The cakes made from Neem’s oil are used as good organic manure, which kills many insects like white ants. In many parts of people use its twigs as toothbrush, which keeps teeth disease free. When there was no medicine for small pox Neem leaf was the best treatment for it.