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Azadirachta indica - Nimba

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family Name Meliaceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Mahanim

Bengali

Nim

English

Salt bush, Margosa Tree, Toothbrush tree, Indian Pennywort

Gujarati

Leemado

Hindi

Neem

Kannada

Turakbevu, Chikkabevu, Huchchabevu

Marathi

Kadunimba, Nimb

Oriya

Neemo, Nimba

Punjabi

Nimb, Nim

Sanskrit

Picumarda, AriṢṭa, Picumanda, Prabhadra, Tiktaka, Hinguniryasa

Tamil

Vempu, Veppu

Telugu

Vemu, Vepa

Urdu

Neem

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
निम्बःNimbaḥनिम्बति सिञ्चति स्वास्थ्यमिति, 'णिवि सेचने'; स्वस्थवृत्तिकरमिति यावत् ।
अरिष्टःAriṣṭaḥन रिष्टमशुभमस्मात्, सर्वरोगनाशक इत्यर्थः ।
काकफलःKākaphalaḥकाकैर्भक्ष्यं फलमस्य ।
कृमिघ्नःKṛmighnaḥकृमीन् हन्तीति ।
छर्दनःChardanaḥछर्दयतीति, वामक इत्यर्थः । 'छर्दिघ्नः' इति पाठः पर्यायरत्नमालायाम्, पित्तश्लेष्मजछर्द्यामुपयोगित्वात् ।
नियमनःNiyamanaḥनियच्छति शमयति रोगानिति ।
नेताNetāनयति प्रापयत्यारोग्यमिति; ओषधीनामग्रणीर्वा ।
पारिभद्रःPāribhadraḥपरितः भद्रः कल्याणकरः । धन्वन्तरिः 'सर्वतोभद्रः' इत्यपि पठति ।
पिचुमर्दःPicumardaḥपिचुं कुष्ठं मर्दयति नाशयतीति; अथवा- पिचुकस्य फलविशेषस्य माधुर्यं मर्दयतीति, यथोक्तं प्रियनिघण्टौ—‘निम्बः स्यात् पिचुमर्दश्च पिचुमाधुर्य- मर्दनात्' इति । 'पिचुमन्दः' इत्यस्यापि स एवार्थः ।
पूयारिःPūyāriḥपूयनाशकः ।
मालकःMālakaḥमलते शरीरं दोषानपाकृत्येति; 'मल धारणे' । 'शुकमालकः' इति निघण्टुशेषे, शुकस्य मालाऽत्रेति ।
वरत्वचःVaratvacaḥवरा श्रेष्ठा त्वगस्येति ।
शुकप्रियःŚukapriyaḥशुकानां प्रियः ।
सुतितक्तकःSutitaktakaḥअतितिक्तः, तिक्तद्रव्येष्वग्रगण्यः । 'वर- तिक्तः' इति राजनिघण्टौ ।
हिङ्गुनिर्यासःHiṅguniryāsaḥहिङ्गु इव निर्यासोऽस्य ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Flower/ inflorescenceपुष्पPuṣpa
Leafपत्रPatra
SeedबीजBīja
Stem bark /root barkत्वक्Tvak

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
आरग्वधादिगणĀragvadhādigaṇaAragvadhadigana
गुडूच्यादिगणGuḍūcyādigaṇaGuduchyadigana
लाक्षादिगणLākṣādigaṇaLakshadigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kandughna Mahakashayaकण्डूघ्न महाकषायKaṇḍūghna mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuḍūcyādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuduchyadivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuduchyadivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga
Prabhadradivargaप्रभद्रादिवर्गPrabhadrādivarga

Name स्कंध(हिन्दी) skandha(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tiktaskandhaतिक्तस्कन्धTiktaskandha

Properties

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Shita Virya शीत वीर्य Śīta vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Amadoshahara/ Amanashana/ Amapachana/ Amadoshanashakaआमदोषहर/ आमनाशन/ आमपाचन/ आमदोषनाशकāmadoṣahara/ āmanāśana/ āmapācana/ āmadoṣanāśaka
Dahaprashamanaदाहप्रशमनdāhapraśamana
Grahiग्राहिgrāhi
Jvaraharaज्वरहरjvarahara
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Putiharaपूतिहरpūtihara
Raktashodhaka/ Raktadoshanashaka/ Raktadoshaharaरक्तशोधक/ रक्तदोषनाशक/ रक्तदोषहरraktaśodhaka/ raktadoṣanāśaka/ raktadoṣahara
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Vranapachakaव्रणपाचकvraṇapācaka
Yakrituttejakaयकृतुत्तेजकyakṛtuttejaka
Pittahara/Pittashamakaपित्तहर/पित्तशामकpittahara/pittaśāmaka
Kaphashamaka/ Kaphaghna/ Kaphahara/ Kaphanashaka/ Kaphapaha/ Kaphajitaकफशामक/ कफघ्न/ कफहर/ कफनाशक/ कफापहा/ कफजितkaphaśāmaka/ kaphaghna/ kaphahara/ kaphanāśaka/ ka
Shitagrahiशीतग्राहीśītagrāhī
Ruchya/ Arochakahara/ Rochaka/ Ruchikara/ Ruchikrita/ Ruchipradaरुच्य/ अरोचकहर/ रोचक/रुचिकर/ रुचिकृत/ रूचिप्रदrucya/ arocakahara/ rocaka/ rucikara/ rucikṛta/ rū
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Kandughnaकण्डूघ्नkaṇḍūghna
Ahridyaअहृद्यahṛdya
Vranashodhana/ Dushtavranashodhakaव्रणशोधन/ दुष्टव्रणशोधकvraṇaśodhana/ duṣṭavraṇaśodhaka

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kaphapittahara/Kaphapittashamana/ Kaphapittasamshamanaकफपित्तहर/कफपित्तशमन/ कफपित्तसंशमनKaphapittahara/Kaphapittaśamana/ Kaphapittasaṃśamana
Kaphapittahara/Kaphapittashamana/ Kaphapittasamshamanaकफपित्तहर/कफपित्तशमन/ कफपित्तसंशमनKaphapittahara/Kaphapittaśamana/ Kaphapittasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Panchaguna TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:7
Manikya RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:50
Madhyama Narayana TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:10
Ashtadashanga LauhaLauhaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part III, 16:2
Nimbadi ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:20
Nimbadi ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:20
Ashtadashanga LauhaLauhaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part III, 16:2
Madhyama Narayana TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:10
Manikya RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:50
Panchaguna TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:7

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kāsa
aruciḥ
Daha
grahni
krimiroga
Śotha
yakritvikara
āmavātaḥ
khālityam/khalati
palitya
Sandhisotha
kashtaprasav
sūtikā

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tail- 5-10drop
Svarasa/ Juice-10-20ml
Powder/churna-2-4gm
Powder/churna-2-4gm
Svarasa/ Juice-10-20ml
Tail- 5-10drop

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.- II, Pg. No.-124( Leaf)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.- II, Pg. No.-126(Stem bark)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.-V , Pg. No.-119(Root bark)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.-V , Pg. No.-121(Flower)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.-V , Pg. No.-123(Fruit)