Neem Oil

Product Name: - Neem Oil

Biological Source:- Azadirachta indica

Family:- Meliaceae

Neem oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the neem (Azadirachta indica), an evergreen tree which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent and has been introduced to many other areas in the tropics. It is the most important of the commercially available products of neem for organic farming and medicines. Neem oil varies in color; it can be golden yellow, yellowish brown, reddish brown, dark brown, greenish brown or bright red. It has a rather strong odor that is said to combine the odors of peanut and garlic. It is composed mainly of triglycerides and contains many tri terpenoid compounds, which are responsible for the bitter taste. It is hydrophobic in nature; in order to emulsify it in water for application purposes, it must be formulated with appropriate surfactants.

Neem Oil Extraction method:-

The oil can be obtained through pressing (crushing) of the seed kernel both through cold pressing or through a process incorporating temperature controls 40 TO 50 C. Neem seed oil can also be obtained by solvent extraction of the neem seed, fruit, oil, cake or kernel. A large industry in India extracts the oil remaining in the seed cake using hexane. This solvent-extracted oil is of a lower quality as compared to the cold pressed oil and is mostly used for soap manufacturing.

Uses of Neem Oil:-

1. Neem Oil is not useful for cooking grade. It is useful for Ayurvedic preparations
2. Neem Oil is used for preparing cosmetics (soap, hair products, body hygiene creams, hand creams) and in Ayurvedic, Unani and folklore traditional medicine.
3. It is very useful in rheumatic disorders, insect repellent and insecticide effects
4. Also useful in the treatment for acne, fever, leprosy, malaria, ophthalmic and tuberculosis
5. It is also useful in the traditional medicine for the treatment of tetanus, urticaria, eczema, scrofula and erysipelas