Four thousand years ago, in India, the toothbrush was called Azadirachta Indica or Neem tree. In fact, to maintain white and healthy teeth, primitive populations chewed the tips of its twigs until they became soft and elastic.
Clearly, we speak of the lower branches, because the others, the more robust ones, contribute instead to composing the intricate geometry of the crown, entirely covered by thick and luxuriant foliage. An imposing and majestic image, which, through the seasons, never changes: Neem is in fact an evergreen that very rarely loses its leaves and is therefore able to provide shade all year round.
Excellent news, especially in the tropical and subtropical areas where it grows, territories characterized by arid climates and average annual temperatures between 21 and 40 ° C.
This is why it is more likely to meet Neem along the roadsides or around homes: its presence has the aim of purifying the air from humidity and enriching the soil with nutrients.
Further advantages? Its wood, resistant to termites, is often used in carpentry and construction; its leaves are used in agriculture as a fertilizer and as a soil improver, and in breeding, as forage. So, let's recap: trunk, branches, leaves… only the seeds are missing from the appeal, which however correspond to the part of the plant where there is the highest concentration of substances with medicinal effects.
Neem oil, a vegetable extract with strong antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties, originates precisely from the cold pressing of the seeds and is a portentous to fight viruses, bacteria, fungi and in the treatment of the most common skin diseases.
Neem oil represents a valid natural remedy not only for human health, but also for animal health: it preserves and protects against parasite attacks, limiting their spread on treated skin.