https://www.pitara.com/tags/tree-benefits/Recent content in Tree Benefits on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-mysterious-case-of-the-neem-tree/Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:14:08 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-mysterious-case-of-the-neem-tree/<p>For thousands of years, the neem tree has been a familiar friend to the people of India. A native of India and Burma, every part of this tree, from its root to bark, leaves and seed, has been used for medicinal purposes. It has been used to cure illnesses. It has also been used for preventing infection, or repelling insects that attack grains or people, like mosquitoes.</p> <p>It is very interesting that the neem&rsquo;s botanical name, Azadirachta indica, has come from a Persian description of the tree. They called the neem azad darakht-i-Hindil, which literally meant &ldquo;the free tree of India&rdquo;.</p>