Neem or Margosa is a botanical cousin of mahogany. It belongs to the family Meliaceae. The latinized name of Neem - Azadirachta indica - is derived from the Persian:

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.

Hindi - Neem
Bengali - Nim, Nimgachh
Konkani - Beva-rooku
Marathi - Kadunimb
Gujarati - Leemdo
Tamil - Vembu, Vempu
Punjabi - Nimb
Malayalam - Veppu, Aryaveppu, Aruveppu, Kaippan, Veppu, Vepa
Simhalee - Nimu
Oriya - Nimo
Telegu - Vepa
Kannada - Bevinmar, Kahibevu

Neem – the legendary medicinal tree of India, has grown with the human settlement all over the country and has been an integral part of the Indian way of life for centuries. The history of the Neem tree is inextricably linked to the history of the Indian civilization.

Neem is currently one of the world’s most researched trees. It is a tree that can help solve global environmental and health concerns.