Neem Oil
Neem Oil for human medicinal Uses
Neem Oil is a source of medicines for all possible sicknesses and
diseases. Described below are various uses of Neem Oil applied externally
or administered internally for treatment of various sickness and diseases.
Ophthalmic care: Regular washing with
cool Neem leaf decoction renders eyes
less susceptible to eye diseases and
infections. Application of “anjan” (kohl),
made by burning Neem oil and
collecting the fumes, is good for
improving weak eyesight. It should be
applied every night for a month.
Ear infection and sinusitis: Application
of two drops of Neem oil daily into ears
cures otomycosis caused by a fungus.
Likewise, putting a few drops of Neem
oil into each nostril frequently cures even
cases of chronic sinusitis.
Headache. Powdered Neem seed  or Neem oil rubbed gently on forehead provides quick relief.
Alopecia and hair care: To prevent the loss of scalp hair and to stimulate hair growth, it is
recommended to apply every night Vaseline ointment containing powdered Neem leaves or rood ash.
Also, putting 2 drops of Neem oil into each nostril daily prevents falling and graying of hair.
Rheumatic pain: Application of fresh Neem leaf paste mixed with lemon to the inflamed
joint, followed by massage with Neem oil brings immediate relief from rheumatic pain.
Leprosy: Ten drops of Neem oil mixed with 1 teaspoonful of sugar taken twice a day acts as a
supportive treatment for leprosy.
Smallpox, chicken pox, and measles: It has been an age-old practice in India to hang Neem branches near the front door of the house to
prevent the spread of infectious diseases, such as smallpox, chickenpox, or measles. If someone in the house already infected, then he or
she is made to sleep on bad of Neem leaves. Also, Neem leaves are burned, the smoke from which is said to disinfect the house and
prevent the spread of the infection. Application of Neem oil on affected body parts or application of Neem leaf paste is recommended and
water boiled with Neem leaves should be used for bathing.
Leucoderma: Ten drops of Neem oil mixed with 1 teaspoonful of sugar taken twice a day
given regularly helps to a great extent.
Piles and fistula: Application of ointment made from Neem fruit is good for treatment of
piles, while a wick soaked in Neem oil is inserted in the tract to heal fistula.
Sexually transmitted infections: Local application of Neem oil or creams made from
Neem oil on syphilitic scores is recommended during primary stage of infection.
Fertility regulating Agent  Cotton soaked in Neem oil and kept in vagina 15 minutes
before intercourse hampers the movement of sperms and eventually kills them: no side
effects are reported.
Antibacterial property: Neem oil suppressed several species of bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, which cause food poisoning,
pus-forming boils and abscess, and secondly infections is peritonitis, cystitis, and meningitis. Likewise, Neem oil suppressed the
much-dreaded salmonella typhosa, which cause typhoid, food poisoning, blood poisoning, intestinal inflammation, etc. In rural areas of
Kenya, the demands for deoiled
Neem cake for treatment of typhoid and diarrhoeal grew rapidly.
Antiviral property: Anecdotal information on antiviral activity of Neem has existed in India for quit some time and smallpox, chicken pox, and
warts have traditionally been treated using
Neem leaf paste. Crude Neem leaf extracts absorbed the smallpox and chicken pox viruses,
effectively preventing them from entering uninfected cells. Frequent application of Neem oil, following surgical removal of pailloma below
the earlobe of a teenage girl in western Kenya, miraculously prevented the re-growth of the disfiguring tumour, which otherwise would have
required repeated surgery. Similarly, a 12-years – old boy in western Kenya with pailloma on the chest was successfully treated with Neem
oil after surgery.    
Skin insects, scab mites, and dust mites: As Neem products are potent insect repellent, anti feedant, and inhibitors of insect growth and
development, they have been used since ages against head lice and maggots. For instance, in India and Bangladesh, it is a common
practice to rub Neem oil into hair to control head lice, while in Haiti, crushed leaves are rubbed into open wounds infested with maggots. In
western Kenya, bathing with water boiled with Neem leaves, followed by application of Neem oil on affected body parts, cured severe cases
of scabies in children.