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Neem Extract

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Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine

Abstract

Neem has become a cynosure of modern lifestyle and finds extensive use in Ayurvedic, Unani and homoeopathic medicine. It elaborates a vast collection of bioactive compounds that are chemically diverse and structurally complex which exhibit immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycaemic, antiulcer, antimalarial, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties. The leaves are a habitual feed for ruminants in arid lands; the seeds are a rich source of fatty acids and proteins but remain largely unexploited owing to the bitter toxic principles present in it. If the bitters can be substantially reduced, the toxicity of neem parts can be overcome, and its different parts may be fully utilized as an excellent nutraceutical. Its bioactivity, livestock safety and ecofriendly temperament is quite encouraging to prospect its bright future in the field of nutraceuticals.

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Rahal, A., Kumar, D., Malik, J.K. (2019). Neem Extract. In: Gupta, R., Srivastava, A., Lall, R. (eds) Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04624-8_3

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