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Chatterjee and Roy state on clinical evidence, that the margosates are powerful against protozoa; a solution of 1 in 10,000 kills the flagellate Prowazekia in five minutes.

Other Uses:

Neem oil is used for making several pharmaceutical preparations including emulsions, liquors, ointments, medicinal cosmetics, lotions, shampoos, creams, hair tonics, and gargles.

The margosa oil is used for burning and for hydrogenation. Tree is considered a good purifier of air due to its large leaf area. Oil cake, obtained from seeds, is used as a fertiliser and manure. Leaves are used to repel insects and to preserve woollens. Extract of leaves is used in soaps.

During small pox outbreak garlands made of seed stones and leafy branches hung on doors in the belief of keeping away infection. Bark yields tannin. Gum exudate from the bark is used for dyeing silk.

ANTIPURGATIVE EFFECTS

Aconitum heterophyllum Ranunculaceae

Adhatoda zeylanica Acanthaceae

Aegle marmelos Rutaceae

Aglaia roxburghiana Meliaceae

Aleurites moluccana Euphorbiaceae

Alhagi maruorum Fabaceae

Alstonia scholaris Apocynaceae

Amomun subulatum Zingiberaceae

Anethum sowa Apiaceae

Andropogon muricatus Poaceae

Andropogon schoenanthus Poaceae

Andropogon serratus Poaceae

Angelica glauca Apiaceae

Apium graveolens Apiaceae

Apium involucratum Apiaceae

Aquilaria agallocha Thymelaeaceae

Azadirachta indica Meliaceae

Berberis indica Berberidaceae

Bignonia stereospermum Bignoniaceae

Cacalia kleinia Asteraceae

Calotropis gigantea Asclepiadaceae

Calotropis procera Asclepiadaceae

Capparis trifoliata Capparaceae

Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae

Carum copticum Apiaceae

Carum roxburghianum Apiaceae

Cassia fistula Caesalpiniaceae

Cassia lignea Caesalpiniaceae

Cedrus deodara Pinaceae

Cinnamomum camphora Lauraceae