Neem: Healer of All Ailments
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چکیده
Neem has rightly been called sarvaroghari. Since time immemorial, Indians have learnt and made use of neem in a variety of ways both for personal and community health by way of environmental amelioration. Its effectiveness is enhanced on account of its easy and plentiful availability and low cost. Medical properties of Neem have been known to Indians since time immemorial. It is now considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products. This review gives a view mainly on the biological activities of some of the neem compounds isolated, pharmacological actions of the neem extracts and plausible medicinal applications of neem.
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