Medicinal properties of fractionated acetone/water neem [Azadirachta indica] leaf extract from Nigeria: a review. -
Medicinal properties of fractionated acetone/water neem [Azadirachta indica] leaf extract from Nigeria: a review.
Niger J Physiol Sci. 2009 Dec;24(2):157-9
Authors: Anyaehie UB
The global scenario is now supporting the development of modern drugs from less toxic plant products with proven medicinal properties. Each part of neem plant [Azadirachta indica A. Juss] reportedly have various medicinal properties and has been in use in many continents for centuries. Recently, a fractionated neem-leaf extract known as IRAB with reported activities against Malaria, HIV/AIDS and cancer has been developed into a drug and currently marketed in Nigeria as IRACAP. This paper reviews the medicinal properties, clinical studies and safety concerns of this fractionated acetone-water neem leaves extract as a footstep to further studies both on the extract and/or its chemical constituents.
PMID: 20234757 [PubMed - in process] [PubMed-HIV]