Neem is a member of the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is today known by the botanic name Azadirachta indica A. Juss. In the past, however, it has been known by several names, and some botanists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The neem tree bears edible, olive-shaped fruit. One of the most cherished trees in the world isn’t widely cultivated in Central ...

Known in Ayurveda as “nature’s pharmacy”, the neem tree and its components have been an integral part of traditional Indian medical formulations for almost 5,000 years. Also called Indian lilac in ...

Tall, with dark-green pointy leaves, the neem tree of India is known as the "village pharmacy." As a child growing up in metropolitan New Delhi, Sonia Arora recalls on visits to rural areas seeing ...

Extract from the bark of the neem tree may help treat and reduce the spread of coronavirus, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the ...

Few gardeners haven't used, or at least heard of, neem oil, an organic substance used worldwide to control at least 500 species of pests. Neem-based solutions defeat pests by inhibiting their ...

One wondrous thing about Maiduguri is its teeming neem trees. On Friday last week, when I flew out of Maiduguri on Rano Air, I looked out of the window and, as usual, saw rows and rows of neem trees ...

Beyond all the possible pesticides and pharmaceuticals, neem provides many useful and valuable commonplace materials. For instance, oil extracted from the seeds goes into soaps, waxes, and lubricants, ...

Preliminary data hint at how extracts from the tree, abundant in tropical and subtropical areas, may stop the virus from multiplying. Tall, with dark-green pointy leaves, the neem tree of India is ...