Chinaberry tree

Melia japonica G. Don M. toosendan L. M. azedarach L. Chuan Lian or Ku Lian Ku Lian Pi or Ku Lian Chi (Chinaberry tree) (stem, root bark) Toosendanin, nimbin, kulinone, methylkulonate, melianol, gedunin, melianodiol, melianotriol, melialactone, azadarachtin, nimbolins, fraxinella, palmitic acid, lauric acid, valerianic acid, butyric aicd, stearic acid, cycloencalenol.33-49 144 This herb is toxic. Treat intestinal parasite, antibacterial, anthelmintic. 

Neem (also known as azadirachtin) is an insecticide extracted from the seeds of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) common in most of Africa and India. It is closely related to the chinaberry tree (Melia azadarach), common in the southern and southeastern United States. Extracts of both trees have insecticidal properties. Neem is unique among pesticides since it has so many uses It acts as a broad-spectrum repellent, growth regulator, and insect poison. It discourages feeding by making plants unpalatable to insects if they still attack, it inhibits their ability to molt and lay eggs. 

Precautions Neem is almost nontoxic to mammals and is biodegradable. It is used in India as an ingredient in toothpaste, soap, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and cattle feed. The seeds and extracts of both neem and chinaberry trees, however, are poisonous if consumed. Because neem s chemical structure is so complex, scientists hypothesize that it will take a long time for pests to develop resistance to it. 

There can be no doubt that interest in the mahogany family (Meliaceae) was spurred by the development of natural insecticides from the Indian neem tree, Azadirachta indica A. Juss. This species and its commercial utility has been the subjeet of several international conferences, hundreds of research papers, and at least a dozen major volumes. This interest was manifest in the eollection and sereening of more than 100 species from the family for insect bioactivity, with particular emphasis on the genera Aglaia and Trichilia. Even before this, attention had turned to members of the genus most closely related to neem, Melia, namely the Asian chinaberry tree M. azedarach L. and the East African M volkensii Gurke. 

The neem tree. Azadirachta indica A. Juss., is a tropical and subtropical species indigenous to India and Southeast Asia (1) which is now widely distributed in many tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old and New Worlds (2-4). The chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach L, is a native of tropical Asia (Sj, but is now also widely distributed in drier regions of the southern and western United States (g) (e.g., Texas, Arizona, southeastern... 

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Green chinaberry (M. azedarach) fruits were collected during late September of 1986 from trees growing in Hurricane, Utah. (We have observed that chinaberries allowed to ripen and become yellow tend to ferment, giving off malodorous products) (g). 

Another widely grown meliaceous tree, the chinaberry or Persian lilac (Melia azadirachta), also contains a variety of toxic limonoids. This tree is known for its cathartic, emetic, and anthelminthic properties (Kraus et al., 1987). Although... 

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