Plant Id : 414
Plant Name : Neem
Scientific Name : Azadirachta indica
Family Name : Meliaceae
Location : Book Shop Area
Properties : The extract comes from the seeds of the tree and has many different traditional uses. Neem is known for its pesticidal and insecticidal properties, but people also use it in hair and dental products. Neem has been used as an insecticide, insect repellent, and oral dentifrice, and in traditional medicine to treat malaria, diabetes, worms, and cardiovascular and skin diseases. It reportedly has contraceptive, antiulcer, and fungicidal properties, as well as applications relevant to cancer. The seeds of neem are poisonous in large doses. Severe poisoning in infants from neem oil have been reported.
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