Family Name: Meliaceae , English Name: Margosa tree , Sanskrit: Nimb ,Hindi: Neem
This is the only tree once can sleep under during night. Margosa tree releases life providing life saving and diseases curing gases. It is also called arishtha means that which does not cause any harm to the body, that which improves health and cures all the body disorders.
Margosa trees are 25-30 feet tall and ever green. Bark of stem is rough and brown in colour. Leaves are shiny, dark green in colour. Tree bears flowers from March to May. Flowers are white and small with typical odour. Fruits are small egg shaped, greenish yellow in colour.
It is widely used to treat following:
Premature greying of hairs
Itching in heads
Elephantiasis and wounds