Neem, A Fantastic Natural Product!

The Neem tree is a special gift from Mother Nature. It is located in many parts of the world but originally grows in Asia. The Neem tree comes from the mahogany family of trees.

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It is a very helpful tree in Burma, India and Pakistan. In fantasy type movies like Sinbad, there is a tree with powerful properties. In these movies, the magical tree has healing powers. Then Neem tree is almost like this and truly does exist to help humanity. This tree has helped people with diseases like diabetes. In the early years, Neem oil from the Neem, tree was used as toothpaste and as a grain protectant. Another helpful property to this healing tree is that it is a natural insecticide. This latter discovery of the Neem tree occurred almost 50 years ago.

It is the seeds of the Neem tree that contain the most concentrated natural product properties. Insects like moths and butterflies are most affected by the seeds of the Neem tree. Interestingly, the effects on some of the larva of insects, keep them in a permanent larva stage. The properties of the tree that are a natural insecticide, has a strong garlic like smell. Many describe it as very unpleasant. The good thing about using Neem oil - from the Neem tree - is that it is very biodegradable. It is also safe for humans and mammals.

The Neem tree, as a medicinal aid and natural insecticide, was used to help fight scabies. Scabies, like many other diseases, are insect based. The scabies mite is only microscopic. Scabies, do leave a rather nasty looking scar on the skin. With treatment, scabies can be treated quickly. But people native to the Neem tree discovered a long time ago that using Neem oil has healing effects against scabies. The scabies mite has not yet mutated or evolved to counteract the effects of the Neem tree.

The Neem tree is also highly effective against head lice. Head lice are also insects. Lice or the head louse, is a tiny parasite type insect with no wings that lives among human hair. They primarily feed on blood from the scalp. Lice are very common in America and found in children during elementary years. As you can imagine, lice are extreme pests to humans. Could you imagine feeling something moving around your head and having to scratch your scalp to remedy the issue? Whoever discovered Neem oil many years ago, before the invention of lice shampoo, was a very wise person. I hope they were greatly rewarded for discovering the Neem tree as a natural product.

The Neem tree has also proven itself to be a natural insecticide against worms. The branches and leaves of the Neem tree, can be soaked in warm water before drinking it. The oil from the Neem tree, kill the insects that cause the water to be bad. After soaking the branches and leaves in the water, the water is ready to be drunk.

It seems that magical trees do exist in our real world. The Neem tree is one of those trees.