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Neem

निम्ब · Nimba · Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • avoid Pregnancy, infants, trying to conceive, and severe vata depletion — avoid or use only under supervision.
Rasa tikta, kashayaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • Classically kuṣṭhaghna (skin-supporting) and krimighna; a bitter, pitta-kapha-pacifying dravya used in many skin and blood-cleansing formulations.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Classical text Suśruta Saṁhitā
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I