Mr. Mukeshkumar Pandey, Head, Assistant Professor Botany Department, C.U. Shah Institute of Science, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad.
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NEEM
1. NEEM (MARGOSA)
Botanical Name :
Azadirachta indica
Common Name :
Neem
Family : Meliaceae
Useful Parts : All aerial parts like Stem, bark,
leaves, , flowers, fruits and Seeds.
Important Chemicals:
·Azadirachtin,
Meliantriol, Salamin are present in leaf.
·Oil
consist saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Main fatty acids are 50 % oleic
acid and 20 % stearic acid and 2 % bitter sulfur containing substances like
Nimbidin,Nimbin, Nimbinin and Nimbidol.
Uses:
·
Neem
Cake is used as fertilizer and vermicide.
·
Neem
wood used in furniture and as fire wood.
·
Neem
oil is used as antiviral; in soap making and soap is used in skin diseases.
·
Oleic
acid and stearic acid can be obtained from Neem oil.
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