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The derma specialist

Neem (Margosa Tree/Azadirachta indica) has been described in Ayurveda’s prime text, the Charaka Samhita, as sarva roga nivarini (that which keeps all diseases at bay) or arishtha (reliever of disease). Neem has been used in the Ayurvedic tradition for thousands of years for maintaining health and overall well-being. The roots, bark, gum, leaves, fruit, seed kernels and seed oil are all used in therapeutic preparations for both internal and topical use.

Scholars from the Department of Microbiology at Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, India, studied the skin supportive effects of the seeds and leaves of the Neem plant and found the results to be encouraging (Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, April/June  2003, 21(2):98-101).

Similarly, researchers from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Calcutta, India, said, ‘the results of our study give some scientific support to the uses of Neem employed by the indigenous people in India for normal dermal function and internal cleansing support’ (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 22 2007, 111(3):607-12).