Ethnobotanical study of Azadirachta indica from Okara City

Abstract

This study reported 68 medicinal uses of Neem plant. In this survey, different parts of Neem were found to be used for the medicinal purposes i.e. leaves (71%), flower (8.80%), bark (11.80%), fruit (4.40%0, branches (1.50%) and the other different parts that are used together 2.90%. Both the fresh and dry form of the all parts is used and the use of leaves is fresh leaves 66.70%, dry leaves 25% can use both dry and fresh 6.25%. Neem is very important plant for the treatments of the skin diseases many other diseases are also treated   like skin itchiness, healing of wound, bleeding of teeth, green stools etc. skin blemishes, scares, scalp dryness, heat rashes, bacterial and fungal skin infection etc. for hemorrhage and migraine, chicken pox. It is showed that the most frequently treated disease category with Neem is skin diseases.