What are the chemical compounds of neem?

Azadirachta indica (neem) belonging to Meliaceae family is very important medicinal plant which is traditionally used to treat different diseases. read more

Some of the chemical compounds were isolated and identified in different crude extracts from neem samples those active compounds are currently used as natural antioxidant, antimicrobial agents and in the formulation of different medicines , , , , . read more

To give a brief background, chemical investigations of neem were undertaken by Indian pharmaceutical chemists in 1919, whereby they isolated acidic principle in neem oil, which they named as ‘margosic acid”. However, real chemical research originated in 1942 with isolation of three active constituents, viz, nimbin, nimbidin and nimbinene. read more