This medicinal botanical is used in Asian medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, infestations, wounds and leprosy. It has documented anti-inflammatory, antihelminthic, antipyretic, antiphlogistic, and insecticide activity due to its triterpenes, tannins, and volatile oils. Neem is administered as a decoction, tincture or ointment. It was formulated in a paste with curcumin to treat 814 children with scabies. A 97% cure rate was achieved within 15 days (22,29,31).
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