Abstract

Neem is a very useful traditional medicinal plant in Asian and African subcontinent. Each part of the tree including leaves, seeds, roots, bark and flowers have some medicinal properties. The extract of Neem has antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anthelmintic properties. It’s a versatile medicinal plant, because of its diverse therapeutic properties. The traditional name for the neem plant in Sanskrit is Nimba. It popularly known as the “Miracle tree”, “Indian lilac” and “Village pharmacy”. In modern era use of herbal products is gaining popularity because people prefer low side effect and high therapeutic product. This tree has a wide range of scope for the utilization in the several diseases.