Melia azedarach: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Melia azedarach L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Azedara speciosa Raf., Azedaraca amena Raf., Azedarach deleteria Medik., Azedarach sempervirens Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens (L.) Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens var. glabrior Kuntze, Azedarach vulgaris Gomez de la Maza, Melia azedarach Blanco, Melia azedarach var. glabrior C. DC., Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miquel, Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miq., Melia azedarach var. toosendan (Siebold & Zuccarini) Makino, Melia azederach L., orth. var., nom. illeg., non Melia azedarach L., Melia chinensis Siebold ex Miquel, Melia dubia Cav., Melia dubia Hiern, Melia florida Salisb., Melia japonica G. Don, Melia japonica Hassk., Melia japonica var. semperflorens Makino, Melia orientalis M. Roem., Melia sempervirens Sw..
References regarding Melia azedarach L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. (Swartz) (1788)
· Monadelphis Classis Dissertationes (1789)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· FBI (1875)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Botanical Magazine (1904)
· Indian Assimilation in the Franciscan Area of Nueva Vizcaya. (1979)
· Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. (1984)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· Reports from the Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus (1987)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· AAU Reports (1990)
· Phytotherapy Research (2003)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Azedarach, Melia.
Full-text (+173): Bakain, Bakenu, Bakaino, Paritikta, Arebevu, Mahanim, Malaivempu, Ajani, Mahanimba, Drek, Dhrek, Seringbessieboom, Deknoi, Sendan, Gringging, Syringa, Bukain, Jek, Turukbenu, Bakananimb.
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Search found 19 books and stories containing Melia azedarach; (plurals include: Melia azedaraches). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ethnobotany, pharmacology, and phytochemistry of Melia azedarach. < [2021: Volume 10, February issue 2]
Phytochemical and antibacterial potential of Melia azedarach bark. < [2019: Volume 8, February issue 2]
Melia azedarach protects against nicotine's reproductive effects in rats. < [2015: Volume 4, August issue 8]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Evaluation of Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Mahanimba (Melia... < [Vol. 2 No. 02 (2017)]
Applied aspects and critical analysis of Grahi and Stambhana Karma < [Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025)]
A review on common Ayurvedic herbs as adjuvant therapy in Osteoporosis for... < [Vol. 6 No. 5 (2021)]
Designing “Forest” into Daily Lives for Sustainability < [Volume 15, Issue 9 (2023)]
Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment of Biomass Pellets Biofuel in... < [Volume 15, Issue 15 (2023)]
Phytoextracts as Crop Biostimulants and Natural Protective Agents—A... < [Volume 14, Issue 21 (2022)]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Evaluation of analgesic and antipyretic activities of Mahanimba (Melia azedarach Linn.) leaf and root powder < [Volume 37 (2); 2016 (Apr-Jun)]
Drug discovery from plant sources: An integrated approach < [Volume 33 (1); 2012 (Jan-Mar)]
Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
An inventory of ethnoveterinary knowledge for chicken disease control in... < [Vol 8, No 1 (2024)]
Plants used for the management of paediatric ailments in Zimbabwe < [Vol 8, No 1 (2024)]
South African medicinal plants screened against Pseudomonas aeruginosa < [Vol 6, No 1 (2022)]
Glimpses of folk medicines of dharmapuri forest division tamilnadu < [Volume 5 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1986]
An ethnobotanical survey of javvadhu hills, tamil nadu < [Volume 16 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 1997]
Ayurvedic drugs in unani materia medica < [Volume 9 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1990]
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