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Specific Uses of Neem for Skin

Chronic Skin Conditions

According to Ayurveda, skin diseases are caused by the excess of sugary substances in the body. To counteract them, the opposite of sugar - bitter - is prescribed. Neem is an herb of choice for skin diseases because of its bitter principles. Neem has been used for treating all sorts of skin problems for thousands of years and is considered to be superior to aloe in its healing properties.

Psoriasis
         Neem oil is probably the best product currently available for treating psoriasis according to experiments and reports from patients with psoriasis. Topical treatment with neem oil moisturizes and protects the skin while it helps heal the lesions scaling and irritation.

The applications produced no noticeable side effects and stopped the itching, redness and continued to improve the condition of the skin for the duration of treatment. Improvements were greater when the areas treated with neem were also exposed to sunlight, often showing a complete disappearance of the condition.

Cleansing the skin with a neem soap to remove dead cells and to kill bacteria is a good first step in the process of treating psoriasis. To soothe the skin add three tablespoons of powdered neem leaf or neem lotion to the tub before turning on the hot water, then soak in the neem filled water. After patting dry, apply a neem-based cream to the troubled areas. To enhance the effectiveness, oral doses of neem leaf (capsules or tincture) work internally to enhance the immune system producing quicker results than topical neem oil creams alone.

The usual topical treatment for psoriasis involves either coal tar or cortisone. Coal tar products are messy, smelly, carcinogenic and can be phototoxic. Cortisone can thin the skin and can produce systemic toxicity after repeated use, especially in children. Withdrawal can lead to hypertension, hyperglycemia, behavioral disturbances and peptic ulcers. Neem has none of these drawbacks. Topical applications of neem are easy and inexpensive, and since it is usually oil or cream-based, neem helps to lubricate the skin. Its antibacterial and anti-viral compounds help prevent infections. Neem can also take the place of oral medications and injections, many of which have strong side effects ranging from nausea, liver damage, skin cancer and birth defects. With centuries of safe and effective use, neem is perhaps the best and safest alternative for treating psoriasis.

Eczema
   
   Neem is traditionally known as one of the better treatments for eczema because of the broad range of beneficial effects it has on skin. Two daily applications of neem extract cured all test cases in ten days with no recurrence for three months. Though neem oil is preferred because of the concentration of active compounds, topical applications of even the milder leaf or bark extract have cured acute eczema. The milder leaf or bark extracts have cured acute eczema. To relieve the intense itching and reddening of eczema, wash the affected skin with a neem soap to gently cleanse and to kill any infectious bacteria. For a general therapeutic soak, add neem bath salts or neem lotion to the bath water. For specific problem areas of the body, cleanse with neem soap then apply a neem-based cream to the area. For difficult cases, take oral doses of six capsules or three droppers of tincture per day along with a quarter teaspoon of black pepper until the symptoms disappear.

Cancer
      The neem tree is the source of a number of patented extracts for the treatment of cancer. Researchers in India, Japan and Europe discovered that polysaccharides and limonoids found in neem bark, leaves and seed oil quickly reduced tumors and cancers. The reduction was not due to a directly toxic effect on the cancer cells. Rather it appears as if cell proliferation was reduced through inhibition of protein and RNA synthesis. Injections of neem extract around tumors showed remarkable reduction in size in just a few weeks. Used topically, a number of reports have been made by patients that skin cancers have disappeared after several months of daily application of a neem based cream. For centuries traditional healers throughout southeast Asia have been using neem successfully to reduce tumors. The current scientific research supports the treatments of the ancient herbalists.

 

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