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Used in Ayurvedic Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n

Neem oil should only be used externally on the skin and has been therapeutically used as folk medicine to control respiratory disorders, constipation, leprosy, as well as a general tonic. It has been used for the topical treatment of rheumatism, eczema, ringworm, athlete’s foot, cold sores, psoriasis, warts, chronic syphilitic sores, infected burn wounds and slow-healing skin ulcers as well as controlling various skin infections.<\/p>\n

It has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic (relieving fever) and analgesic (relieving pain) activity and possesses immunostimulant activity (increasing the body’s defense mechanism to fight infectious organisms and other foreign material) by selectively activating the cell-mediated immune mechanisms to elicit an enhanced response to subsequent mitogenic or antigenic challenge.<\/p>\n

For a mosquito repellant – in Africa they use neem leaves to make soap that help combat mosquitos and malaria.<\/p>\n

Mosquito Repellant;<\/h2>\n

For a spray base use equal parts of water and witch hazel to fill the bottle.<\/p>\n

15 drops of Neem<\/p>\n

add some essential oils to cover the Neem smell, 15 drops of any combo your like.<\/p>\n

Or use an oil base, with a carrier oil and then add the 1:5 ratio outlined below.<\/p>\n

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We have listed some recipes \/ ways to use Neem oil<\/a> below – but a rule of thumb to remember is to keep your dilution of of Neem oil to about 2 – 5% of any mixture that you apply directly onto your skin. Some of the recipes below use higher percentages – but keep a lookout for any skin irritation.<\/p>\n

Always dilute your Neem oil<\/a> in a carrier oil;<\/p>\n