Neem contains 38 Phytonutrients * identified thus far by research scientists |
Phytonutrient | Activities |
6-O-Acetyl-Nimbandiol | Antifeedant |
Azadirachtin | Antifeedant, Antitrypanosomic, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Nematistat |
Azadiradione | Antifeedant |
Azadirone | Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antimalarial, Antiobesity, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Hypothermic, Immunostimulant, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Nematicide, Progesteronigenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic, Thyrotropic |
Behenic-Acid | Cosmetic |
Beta-Sitosterol | Androgenic, Antiadenomic, Anticancer (Cervix), Antiedemic, Antifeedant, Antigonadotrophic, Antihyperlipoproteinaemic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antiophidic, Antioxidant, Antiprostatitic, Antitumor (Cervix), Artemicide, Candidicide, Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Spermicide, Ulcerogenic |
Calcium | AntiPMS, Antiallergic, Antianxiety, Antiatherosclerotic, Antidepressant, Antidote (Aluminum), Antihypertensive, Antiinsomniac, Calcium-Channel-Blocker, Hypotensive |
Fiber | Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker, Antihypertensive, Antiobesity, Antitumor, Hypotensive, Laxative |
Gedunin | Cytotoxic |
Hyperoside | Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Antiaging, Antielastase, Antihepatotoxic, Antiinflammatory, Antiischemic, Antioxidant, Antiwrinkle, Capillarigenic, Cyclooxygenase-Activator, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor, cAMP-Inhibitor |
Isonimbinolide | Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antiobesity, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypoglycemic, Hypotensive, Hypothermic, Immunostimulant, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Nematicide, Progesteronigenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic, Thyrotropic |
Kaempferol | 11B-HSD-Inhibitor, 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Antiallergic, Antigingivitic, Antihistaminic, Antiimplantation, Antiinflammatory, Antilymphocytic, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antiperiodontic, Antiseptic, Antistaphylococcic, Antitumor, Apoptotic, Choleretic, Copper-Chelator, Cytotoxic, Diaphoretic, Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, ICAM-1-Inhibitor, Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, MAO-Inhibitor, Mutagenic, NO-Inhibitor, Protisticide, Teratologic, iNOS-Inhibitor |
Lignoceric-Acid | Antihepatotoxic |
Linoleic-Acid | Antiacne, Antianaphylactic, Antiarteriosclerotic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antiprostatitic, Comedolytic, Hepatoprotective, Insectifuge, Nematicide |
Magnesium | AntiPMS, Antianginal, Antianxiety, Antiatherosclerotic, Anticonvulsant, Antidepressant, Antihypertensive, Antiinflammatory, Antiinsomniac, Antimigraine, Antineurotic, Antistroke, CNS-Depressant, Hypotensive, Insulinogenic, Myorelaxant, Uterorelaxant |
Meldenin | Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antimalarial, Antiobesity, Antiplasmodial, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypotensive, Hypothermic, Immunostimulant, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Nematicide, Progesteronigenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic, Thyrotropic |
Meliantriol | Antifeedant, Insectifuge |
Myricetin | AntiHIV, Antifeedant, Antigastric, Antigingivitic, Antigonadotrophic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antiperiodontic, Antiseptic, Apoptotic, Candidicide, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, Mutagenic, Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor |
Myristic-Acid | Antioxidant, Cosmetic, Nematicide |
Nimbandiol | Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antimalarial, Antiobesity, Antiplasmodial, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypotensive, Hypothermic, Immunostimulant, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Nematicide, Progesteronigenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic, Thyrotropic |
Nimbidin | Anticholinergic, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antipyorrheic, Antiscabic, CNS-Stimulant, Paramecicide, Protisticide |
Nimbin | Antiallergic, Antihistaminic, Spermicide |
Nimbinin | Cytotoxic |
Nimbolide | Cytotoxic |
Nimocinol | Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antimalarial, Antiobesity, Antiplasmodial, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antiviral, Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor, Fungicide, Gastrostimulant, Hypotensive, Hypothermic, Immunostimulant, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Nematicide, Progesteronigenic, Sedative, Serotoninergic, Thyrotropic |
Nonacosane | Antimutagenic |
Oleic-Acid | Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor, Anemiagenic, Antiinflammatory, Choleretic, Insectifuge |
Palmitic-Acid | Antioxidant, Nematicide, Soap |
Phosphorus | Immunostimulant |
Quercetin | 11B-HSD-Inhibitor, 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, ATPase-Inhibitor, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, AntiCrohn's, AntiHIV, AntiPMS, Antiaging, Antiallergic, Antialzheimeran, Antianaphylactic, Antiatherosclerotic, Anticarcinomic (Breast), Anticolitic, Anticomplementary, Antidepressant, Antielastase, Antihistaminic, Antihydrophobic, Antihypertensive, Antiinflammatory, Antileishmanic, Antimelanomic, Antimutagenic, Antimyocarditic, Antioxidant, Antipancreatitic, Antiperistaltic, Antiperoxidant, Antipharyngitic, Antipolio, Antiproliferant, Antiprostanoid, Antiprostatitic, Antithiamin, Antitrypanosomic, Antitumor, Antitumor (Skin), Apoptotic, Bacteristat, Calmodulin-A, Estrogenic, Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor, Hemostat, Hepatomagenic, Hepatoprotective, Insulinogenic, Juvabional, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, MAO-A-Inhibitor, Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor, Mutagenic, NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor, NO-Inhibitor, NO-Synthase-Inhibitor, Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor, P450-Inhibitor, PTK-Inhibitor, Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor, Teratologic, Tumorigenic, Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor, iNOS-Inhibitor |
Quercitrin | ACE-Inhibitor, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Antiedemic, Antifeedant, Antihepatotoxic, Antiinflammatory, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antistaphylococcic, Antitumor, CNS-Depressant, Choleretic, Cyclooxygenase-Activator, Hemostat, Hepatotonic, Hypotensive, Insectiphile, MAO-A-Inhibitor, MAO-Inhibitor |
Rutin | Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, AntiCVI, Antiallergic, Antiapoplectic, Antiatherogenic, Antiatherosclerotic, Anticonvulsant, Antidementia, Antiedemic, Antifeedant, Antihematuric, Antihemorrhoidal, Antihepatotoxic, Antihistaminic, Antihypertensive, Antiinflammatory, Antimelanomic, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antiperoxidant, Antiplatelet, Antiproliferant, Antisunburn, Antitrypanosomic, Antitumor, Apoptotic, Chemopreventive, Cytoprotective, Hemostat, Hepatomagenic, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, Insecticide, Insectiphile, Juvabional, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, Mutagenic, Myorelaxant, Oviposition-Stimulant, Protisticide, Sunscreen |
Salannin | Antifeedant, Insectifuge |
Scopoletin | Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Antiadrenergic, Anticholinergic, Antiedemic, Antifeedant, Antihepatotoxic, Antiinflammatory, Antileukotrienogenic, Antimutagenic, Antioxidant, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Bronchorelaxant, CNS-Depressant, CNS-Stimulant, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Cytotoxic, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, MAO-Inhibitor, Myorelaxant, Phytohormonal |
Stearic-Acid | Cosmetic |
Sugiol | Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor |
Sulfur | Antiacne, Antidandruff, Antiseptic, Keratolytic, Laxative |
Tannin | Anthelmintic, AntiHIV, Antihepatotoxic, Antihypertensive, Antilipolytic, Antimutagenic, Antiophidic, Antioxidant, Antirenitic, Antitumor, Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor, Hepatoprotective, Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor, MAO-Inhibitor, Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor |
Neem exerts 175 Activities on the Body |
Activity | Phytonutrients |
11b-Hsd-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Ace-Inhibitor | Quercitrin |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | Hyperoside, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Sugiol |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | Oleic-Acid |
Androgenic | Beta-Sitosterol |
Anemiagenic | Oleic-Acid |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | Fiber |
Anthelmintic | Tannin |
Antiacne | Linoleic-Acid, Sulfur |
Antiadenomic | Beta-Sitosterol |
Antiadrenergic | Scopoletin |
Antiaging | Hyperoside, Quercetin |
Antiallergic | Calcium, Kaempferol, Nimbin, Quercetin, Rutin |
Antialzheimeran | Quercetin |
Antianaphylactic | Linoleic-Acid, Quercetin |
Antianginal | Magnesium |
Antianxiety | Calcium, Magnesium |
Antiapoplectic | Rutin |
Antiarteriosclerotic | Linoleic-Acid |
Antiatherogenic | Rutin |
Antiatherosclerotic | Calcium, Magnesium, Quercetin, Rutin |
Anticancer (cervix) | Beta-Sitosterol |
Anticarcinomic (breast) | Quercetin |
Anticholinergic | Nimbidin, Scopoletin |
Anticolitic | Quercetin |
Anticomplementary | Quercetin |
Anticonvulsant | Magnesium, Rutin |
Anticrohn'S | Quercetin |
Anticvi | Rutin |
Antidandruff | Sulfur |
Antidementia | Rutin |
Antidepressant | Calcium, Magnesium, Quercetin |
Antidote (aluminum) | Calcium |
Antiedemic | Beta-Sitosterol, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin |
Antielastase | Hyperoside, Quercetin |
Antiescherichic | Quercetin |
Antifeedant | 6-O-Acetyl-Nimbandiol, Azadirachtin, Azadiradione, Beta-Sitosterol, Meliantriol, Myricetin, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Salannin, Scopoletin |
Antifibrosarcomic | Quercetin |
Antigastric | Myricetin, Quercetin |
Antigingivitic | Kaempferol, Myricetin |
Antigonadotrophic | Beta-Sitosterol, Myricetin |
Antigtf | Quercetin |
Antihematuric | Rutin |
Antihemorrhoidal | Rutin |
Antihepatotoxic | Hyperoside, Lignoceric-Acid, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Antihistaminic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Kaempferol, Linoleic-Acid, Meldenin, Myricetin, Nimbandiol, Nimbidin, Nimbin, Nimocinol, Quercetin, Rutin |
Antihiv | Myricetin, Quercetin, Tannin |
Antihydrophobic | Quercetin |
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | Beta-Sitosterol |
Antihypertensive | Calcium, Fiber, Magnesium, Quercetin, Rutin, Tannin |
Antiimplantation | Kaempferol |
Antiinflammatory | Azadirone, Beta-Sitosterol, Hyperoside, Isonimbinolide, Kaempferol, Linoleic-Acid, Magnesium, Meldenin, Myricetin, Nimbandiol, Nimbidin, Nimocinol, Oleic-Acid, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin |
Antiinsomniac | Calcium, Magnesium |
Antiischemic | Hyperoside |
Antileishmanic | Quercetin |
Antileukotrienogenic | Scopoletin |
Antilipolytic | Tannin |
Antilymphocytic | Kaempferol |
Antimalarial | Azadirone, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Antimelanomic | Quercetin, Rutin |
Antimigraine | Magnesium |
Antimutagenic | Beta-Sitosterol, Kaempferol, Myricetin, Nonacosane, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Antimyocarditic | Quercetin |
Antineurotic | Magnesium |
Antiobesity | Azadirone, Fiber, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Antiophidic | Beta-Sitosterol, Tannin |
Antioxidant | Beta-Sitosterol, Hyperoside, Kaempferol, Myricetin, Myristic-Acid, Palmitic-Acid, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Antipancreatitic | Quercetin |
Antiperiodontic | Kaempferol, Myricetin |
Antiperistaltic | Quercetin |
Antiperoxidant | Quercetin, Rutin |
Antipharyngitic | Quercetin |
Antiplasmodial | Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Antiplatelet | Rutin |
Antipms | Calcium, Magnesium, Quercetin |
Antipolio | Quercetin |
Antiproliferant | Quercetin, Rutin |
Antiprostanoid | Quercetin |
Antiprostatitic | Beta-Sitosterol, Linoleic-Acid, Quercetin |
Antipyorrheic | Nimbidin |
Antipyretic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Antirenitic | Tannin |
Antiscabic | Nimbidin |
Antiseptic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Kaempferol, Meldenin, Myricetin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol, Scopoletin, Sulfur |
Antistaphylococcic | Kaempferol, Quercitrin |
Antistroke | Magnesium |
Antisunburn | Rutin |
Antithiamin | Quercetin |
Antitrypanosomic | Azadirachtin, Quercetin, Rutin |
Antitumor | Fiber, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Antitumor (cervix) | Beta-Sitosterol |
Antitumor (skin) | Quercetin |
Antiviral | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Antiwrinkle | Hyperoside |
Apoptotic | Kaempferol, Myricetin, Quercetin, Rutin |
Artemicide | Beta-Sitosterol |
Atpase-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Bacteristat | Quercetin |
Bronchorelaxant | Scopoletin |
Calcium-Channel-Blocker | Calcium |
Calmodulin-Antagonist | Quercetin |
Camp-Inhibitor | Hyperoside |
Candidicide | Beta-Sitosterol, Myricetin, Quercetin |
Capillarigenic | Hyperoside |
Chemopreventive | Rutin |
Cholagogue | Scopoletin |
Choleretic | Kaempferol, Oleic-Acid, Quercitrin, Scopoletin |
Cns-Depressant | Magnesium, Quercitrin, Scopoletin |
Cns-Stimulant | Nimbidin, Scopoletin |
Comedolytic | Linoleic-Acid |
Copper-Chelator | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Cosmetic | Behenic-Acid, Myristic-Acid, Stearic-Acid |
Cyclooxygenase-Activator | Hyperoside, Quercitrin |
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Cytoprotective | Rutin |
Cytotoxic | Gedunin, Kaempferol, Nimbinin, Nimbolide, Quercetin, Scopoletin |
Diaphoretic | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Differentiator | Quercetin |
Estrogenic | Beta-Sitosterol, Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Fungicide | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Gastrostimulant | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | Quercetin, Tannin |
Hemostat | Quercetin, Quercitrin, Rutin |
Hepatomagenic | Quercetin, Rutin |
Hepatoprotective | Beta-Sitosterol, Hyperoside, Kaempferol, Linoleic-Acid, Quercetin, Rutin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Hepatotonic | Quercitrin |
Hypoglycemic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide |
Hypotensive | Azadirone, Calcium, Fiber, Hyperoside, Isonimbinolide, Kaempferol, Magnesium, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol, Quercitrin, Rutin, Scopoletin |
Hypothermic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Icam-1-Inhibitor | Kaempferol |
Immunostimulant | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol, Phosphorus |
Inos-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Insecticide | Azadirachtin, Rutin |
Insectifuge | Azadirachtin, Linoleic-Acid, Meliantriol, Oleic-Acid, Salannin |
Insectiphile | Quercitrin, Rutin |
Insulinogenic | Magnesium, Quercetin |
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | Kaempferol |
Juvabional | Quercetin, Rutin |
Keratolytic | Sulfur |
Laxative | Fiber, Sulfur |
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Myricetin, Quercetin, Rutin, Tannin |
Mao-A-Inhibitor | Quercetin, Quercitrin |
Mao-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Quercitrin, Scopoletin, Tannin |
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Molluscicide | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Mutagenic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Kaempferol, Meldenin, Myricetin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol, Quercetin, Rutin |
Myorelaxant | Magnesium, Rutin, Scopoletin |
Nadh-Oxidase-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Nematicide | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Linoleic-Acid, Meldenin, Myristic-Acid, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol, Palmitic-Acid |
Nematistat | Azadirachtin |
No-Inhibitor | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
No-Synthase-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | Quercetin, Tannin |
Oviposition-Stimulant | Rutin |
P450-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Paramecicide | Nimbidin |
Phytohormonal | Scopoletin |
Progesteronigenic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Protisticide | Kaempferol, Nimbidin, Rutin |
Ptk-Inhibitor | Quercetin |
Sedative | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Serotoninergic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Soap | Palmitic-Acid |
Spermicide | Beta-Sitosterol, Nimbin |
Sunscreen | Rutin |
Teratologic | Kaempferol, Quercetin |
Thyrotropic | Azadirone, Isonimbinolide, Meldenin, Nimbandiol, Nimocinol |
Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor | Hyperoside |
Tumorigenic | Quercetin |
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | Myricetin, Quercetin |
Ulcerogenic | Beta-Sitosterol |
Uterorelaxant | Magnesium |