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The Benefits and Uses of Neem,

the “Wonder Leaf”

20 Feb 2014 8 Comments

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Sadhguru looks at the

many medicinal benefits
and uses of neem leaves, a
versatile natural product
that can be used beneficially on the skin,
against cancer and bacteria, and in yogic
sadhana.

Sadhguru: Neem is a very unique tree

and neem leaves are the most complex
leaves on the planet. The neem tree has
over 130 different biologically active
compounds, and the neem leaf is one of
the most complex leaves you can find on
the planet.

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#1 Anti-cancer benefits
of neem
Neem has many
incredible
medicinal
benefits, but one
Consuming
of the most neem
important things every day
is, it kills keeps the
cancerous cells.
Everyone has
number
cancerous cells of
in their body, but cancerous
normally, they cells
are disorganized.
However, if you
within a
create certain certain
situations in the limit
body, they will
get organized. As

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long as these
cells are loafing around by themselves, it
is not an issue. If they all gather in one
place and hit it off, it becomes a problem.
This is like a shift from petty crime to
organized crime. It is a serious problem.
If you consume neem every day, it keeps
the number of cancerous cells in the body
within a certain limit, so that they will not
gang up against your system.

#2 Anti-bacterial
benefits of neem

The world is full of bacteria. So is the

body. There are more microorganisms
living in you than you can imagine. Most
of these bacteria are helpful. Without
them, you would not be able to digest
anything. In fact, you cannot exist
without them. But some bacteria can
cause you trouble. Your body constantly
spends energy to manage these bacteria.
If excess levels of bacteria occur, you will
feel “down” because your defense
mechanism has to spend too much
energy to fight them. By using neem
internally and externally, you can
manage these bacteria in such a way that
they will not overgrow, and your body
will not have to spend too much energy in
fighting them. If you consume a certain
amount of neem on a daily basis, it will
destroy the troublesome bacteria in the
intestinal region, and your colon will
generally remain clean and free of
infection.

Also, if there is a
slight smell in
certain areas of
the body, it
By using
means bacteria neem
are a little more internally
active there. and
Almost everyone
has some minor
externally,
skin issues but if you can
you wash your manage
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body with neem,
it becomes clean
bacteria
and radiant. If so that
you rub your they will
body with neem
paste before
not
having a bath,
overgrow
let it dry for
some time, and
then wash it off with water, it will act as a
good antibacterial cleanser. Alternatively,
you can soak a few neem leaves in water
overnight and bathe with this water in the
morning.

#3 Benefits of neem for

yogic sadhana

Above all, neem generates heat in the

body. This generation of heat is supportive
for generating intense forms of energy
within the system. Different qualities can
be predominant in the body – two of
these are sheeta and ushna, in traditional
terms. The closest word for “sheeta” in
English is “cold,” but that is not exactly
what it is. If your system moves towards
sheeta, the mucus levels in the body will
go up. Excess mucus in the system is
linked to a variety of conditions, from the
common cold and sinusitis to many other
issues.

For a hatha yogi,

neem is
particularly
important
Neem
because it keeps generates
the body slightly heat in
oriented towards the body.
ushna. Ushna
means you have
This is
some extra supportive
“fuel”. For a for
sadhaka who generating
explores
unknown
intense
terrain, it is safer forms of
to carry an extra energy
can of fuel, just

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in case your
system needs
that extra power. You want to keep the
fire slightly higher than generally needed.
If the body is in a condition of sheeta, you
will not be capable of too much activity.
But if you keep your body slightly on the
ushna side, even if you travel, eat outside,
or are exposed to whatever else, this extra
fire in you will burn and handle these
external influences. Neem is a big support
in that direction.

Things to keep in mind

One thing to keep in mind is, when
consumed in excess, neem will kill sperm
cells. In the first four to five months of
pregnancy, when the fetus is developing,
pregnant women should not have neem.
Neem does not cause any damage to the
ovaries but it causes excess heat. When a
woman has just conceived and there is
too much heat in the body, she may lose
the fetus. If a woman is planning to
conceive, she should not consume neem
because there will be excess heat, and the
system will treat the baby like a foreign
body.

If heat increases,
certain changes
will happen in
the system –
If a
women will woman is
notice this more planning
than men. In to
case this affects
the normal
conceive,
process of the she
body, we bring should
the heat down to not
some extent, but
we generally do
consume
not want to give neem
up neem because because
for people who there will
do sadhana,
some amount of
be excess
heat in the heat
system is needed.
Once they begin
to have neem on a daily basis, some
women may find that their menstrual
cycles become shorter. In that case, just
drink more water. If having more water

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alone is not sufficient to reduce the heat,
add a piece of lemon or the juice of half a
lemon to the water. If that is still not
enough, have a glass of ash gourd juice,
which is very cooling. Another option is
castor oil. If you put some of it into your
navel, at your anahata, at the pit of the
throat, and behind the ears, it will
instantly cool the system.

Editor’s Note: 100% natural neem

powder can be purchased online at Isha
Shoppe, with delivery in India and the
United States.

Purchase in India

Purchase in the US

Neem Leaves photo from Wikipedia

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Surya Srinivas
• a year ago
Pranam Sadhguru Ji,
"If you consume a certain
amount of neem on a daily
basis, it will destroy the
troublesome bacteria in the
intestinal region, and your
colon will generally remain
clean and free of infection." -
What does some amount
mean? How much of daily
consumption is good so that it
doesn't kill the sperm cells?
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vs > Surya
Srinivas
• a year ago
one marble-sized ball
is what they give in the
Isha Yoga Center.
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Subrahmanyam
Amancherla • a year ago
I have been using neem for
morning brushing of teeth for
about 25 years. It gives me
fresh feeling of mouth. When I
am outside in hotels and use
tooth paste for a day i feel very
bad the whole day. Usually I
carry when I am on a trip out
side. Do you say my body
gained that much anti bacterial
and anti cancerous strength?
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Vidya • a year ago

It was very beneficial
information. My body always
heats up and the tips to cool it
down is great..I have to try

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 down is great..I have to try
them. Thank you!
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Eugene • 3 months ago

Dear Isha foundation,
I was always under the
impression that Neem leaf
was used Ayurvedically to
have a cooling effect on the
body, seemingly contrary to
what Sadhguru says here on
the blogpost. Is anybody able
to clear up my confusion
regarding this? Thank you
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Anthony Hopkins
> Eugene
• a month ago
Well, when the body is
heated, your body
automatically turns on
the cooling system.
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Jaya • 7 months ago

Ambhubachi Mata, Shashthi
Mata I bow down
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