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In today's time, whenever someone is sick, whether the disease is small or big. He goes to the doctor immediately, but when medicines like today were not invented. Then people used the fruits and their leaves of plants found around them to treat minor and major diseases. There are some tree plants, which have been used since a long time and people still use them today.
Name of this plant
One of these ancient medicinal trees is the Neem tree, which has been used for the treatment of many diseases since a long time and is still used by people in many places.
What does it look like
You must have seen the Neem tree, it is very big in size. Its leaves are dark green in color and Its fruit is oval and it is very bitter when raw.when its fruits are ripe, they are yellow in color.
You know that neem leaves are very bitter to eat. But do you know that their fruit is very sweet after ripening. You will not believe it, but it is just as sweet as sugar.
Uses
Neem is seen with great respect here in India. People also worship Neem here, it is considered very good to worship it on many auspicious occasions and due to its many medicinal properties, it is also used in many minor diseases.
Neem has anti-bacterial properties and others too.It is believed that the use of neem helps in reducing or controlling high blood pressure.
Neem also helps to overcome many problems related to the mouth. Therefore, in many places, its twigs are used as Datun, due to which the teeth remain healthy.
Some such properties are also found in neem, which also helps in the treatment of malaria.Neem has wound healing properties, which can help in the healing of wounds and can also be effective in reducing the problem of rashes.
It is believed that neem also helps a lot in cleaning the blood, so in many places people like to drink the juice of its leaves.