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neem tree or margosa tree, a fast-growing broad-leaved evergreen, Azadirachta indica, native to India and Myanmar. Its extracts have been used for centuries in Asia as pesticides, toothpaste, medicines, and health tonics. The tree itself is used in reforestation projects in hot, dry regions. In this century, knowledge of the neem tree has spread to the West, where it has been hailed as a "wonder plant." Neem-based pesticides have been developed, and the potential health uses of chemicals extracted from the tree are being studied.
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The environmentally friendly insecticide is based on the seed extract of the Neem tree, grown in Southeast Asia. It continues the pedestrian promenade from the main gate, through a row of very fine existing Neem trees to the ceremonial entrance. One of its relatives is the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), from which an oil is extracted that has powerful insecticidal properties, inhibiting activity of scales, whiteflies, mealy bugs, termites, cockroaches and flies. |
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