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Tukhme-níb, Pers. Of the oil—Ním or Margosa oil, Eng.
Nímb-ká-tél, Nímb-ká-tél, Hind. Ním-ká-tél, Duk. Vémbu-enney,
Véppam-enney, Tam. Vépa-núne, Tel. Véppa-enna, Ariya-véppu-enna, Malyal.
Bévana-yanne, Bévana-mara-yanne, Can. Ním-tail, Beng. Limba-
cha-téla. Mah. Nímba-tailam, Sans. Limba-nu-tél, Guz. Kohumba-
tél, Nímba-tel, Cing. Tama-sí, Tama-bín-si, Bur. Róghane-azád-
darákhte-hindí, Róghane-níb, Pers. Of the flowers—The Ním or Mar-
gosa flowers, Eng. Nínb-ké-phúl, Ním-ké-phúl, Hind.
Ním-ké-phúl, Duk. Vémbu-pú, Véppam-pú, Tam. Vépa-puvvu, Tel. Vappapú,
Ariya-véppa-pú, Malyal. Bévina-huvvu, Bévina-mara-huvvu, Can.
Ním- phúl, Beng. Nimba-pushpam, Sans. Limba-cha-phúla, Mah.
Limba-nu-phúlá, Guz. Kohumba-mal, Nimba-mal, Cing. Tama-póén,
Bur. Gule-ázád-darakhte-hindí, Gule-níb, Pers. Of the leaves—The
Ním or Margosa leaves, Eng. Nímb-ká-pát, Ním-ká-pát,
Hind. Ním-
ké-patté, Duk. Vémbu-ilai Véppam-ilai, Tam. Vépa-áku, Tel.
Veppam-ela, Ariya-véppa-ela, Malyal. Bévina-yale, Bévina-mara-yale,
Can. Ním-pátá, Beng. Nímba-patram, Sans. Limba-cha-pána, Mah.
Limba-nu-pándru, Guz. Kohumba-kola, Nimba-kola, Cing. Tamayo-e,B u r.
Barge-ázád-darakhte-hindí, Barge-níb, Pers. Of the gum—The
Ním or Margosa gum, Eng. Nínb-kí-gónd, Nímb-kí-gónd, Hind.
Ním-ká-gónd, Duk. Vémbu-pishin, Véppam-pishin, Tam. Vépa-
pisunu, Tel. Veppa-pasha, Ariya-véppa-pasha, Malyal. Bévina-góndu,
Bévina-mara-góndu, Can. Nim-lásá, Beng. Nímba-niryásam, Sans.
Limba- cha-gónda, Mah. Limba-nu-gúndar, Guz. Kohumba-melliyam,
Nimba-melliyam, Cing. Tama-sí, Tama-bin-sí, Bur. Samaghe-níb,
Samaghe-ázád-darakhte-hindí, Pers. Of the toddy—The Ním or
M a r - g o s a t o d d y ,
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N í m b - k á - n í r á , N í m b - k á - n í r á ,H
ind. Nímb-ká-nírá,
Duk. Véppam-kallu, Tam. Vepa-kallu, Tel.
Local Sources.—The oil and dry nuts are sold in the local market,
and all other parts require to be gathered.
Price.— Of the oil—Wholesale, Rs. 6 per maund ; retail or bazaar,
As. 10 per bottle. Of the dry nuts—Wholesale, Rs. 3 per maund ;
retail or bazaar, As. 2 per pound.
Physiological Actions.— The physiological actions of all the parts of
this plant employed as drugs may be arranged as follows :—
The root-bark, bark and young fruit—tonic and antiperiodic.
The oil, nuts, and leaves—local stimulant, insecticide, and antiseptic.
The flowers—stimulant-tonic and stomachic.
The gum—demulcent-tonic.
The toddy—refrigerant, nutrient and alterative tonic.
Therapeutic Uses .—The bark, root-bark, and young fruit are useful
in some slight cases of intermittent fever and general debility. The
root-bark is more active and speedy in its action than the bark and
young fruit. The margosa oil has proved itself a useful local remedy
in some chronic forms of skin diseases and ulcers, by stimulating and
exciting a healthy action. Applied to foul and sloughing ulcers, it
retards the sloughing process to some extent, prevents the productions
of maggots, and dislodges them if already produced. The oil is also
a very useful adjunct to some other and stronger remedies, as
chaul-mugra oil, as already mentioned in my remarks under the latter drug.
The dry nuts of M. Azadirachta possess almost the same medical pro-
perties as the oil, but they require to be, bruised and mixed with water