Neem Therapy: Neem Bark Preparation

Intestinal Worms: Take ten tolas of fresh bark and cook in a ser of water till the quantity of the latter becomes reduced to one-fourth. Administer a large spoonful of it to children for about twenty to twenty one days, morning and evening. The intestinal worms will get completely destroyed thereby and the distresses born out of this infection such as fever, anaemia, weakness and anorexia or tastelessness disappear.

Malaria: Take the bark of mahanimba, one to nine tolas of ghamasa and the seeds of kasaneck (ten in number) together, pulverise and soak in water. At the onset of the recurrent fever stir this well, filter and give it as a drink. The fever will subside by two to three such administrations.

Sciatica (painful inflammation of the sciotic nerve down the thigh gridhras):Take a tola of the root bark, grind them well with water, filter and let the patient take this as a drink for about a month. Relief follows quickly and even chronic and uncurable sciatica responds very favourably.

Another simple remedy for the same purpose is to take the powder of the inner bark along with water.

Piles: Take equal quantities of the bark, saindhav salt, root of Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica I), seeds of indrayava and the root of karanja (Pongamia glabra vent). Grind them together to a fine degree. Emulisfy this powder (in a dosage of three mashas) in buttermilk. The patient is to take this as a drink for seven days.

The effect is well attested. This powder has a proprietary name as well It is called lavanottamadi churna,

Amenorrhoea (Absence of Menstrual Flow): A decoction of the bark is given as a drink during this quite a common ailment of the ladies. This is helpful in correcting several types of errors in menstrual functioning.

Inflammation at the Mouth: This is also a quite familiar and recurrent trouble. The bark is burnt and the ash is sprinkled over the regions concerned along with white katha.

Dog-bite: The root bark is administered as a drink with good results.

Leprosy and Goitre: The bark and the leaves are ground together.This is then administered in the form of a decoction and also as an external application in the form of an ointment over the affected parts.

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