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The name Azadirachta indica was first published by Adrien-Henri de Jussieu in 1830. [11] In 1753, Carl Linnaeus had described two species, Melia azedarach and Melia azadirachta . [ 12 ] De Jussieu considered Melia azadirachta to be sufficiently different from Melia azedarach to be placed in a new genus. [ 13 ]
The plant is native to Tropical Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia, and the oil is used as a flavoring agent throughout much of these regions. [ 1 ] The flower is a vital ingredient in Kewra and is used in special-occasion dishes in South Asia, particularly those associated with Muslim communities . [ 2 ]
Share-Alike 4.0 (most text also dual-licensed under GFDL) Media licensing varies The Marathi Wikipedia ( Marathi : मराठी विकिपीडिया ) is the Marathi language edition of Wikipedia , a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia , and was launched on 1 May 2003.
Nagkesar oil is extracted from seeds of the nagkesar tree (Mesua ferrea, Hindi: नागकेसर). It belongs to the Calophyllaceae family. It is an East Indian evergreen tree and is often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume. It is the source of hardwood used for railroad ties. [1]
Deccani retains some features of medieval Hindustani that have disappeared in contemporary Hindi-Urdu. It is also distinguished by grammar and vocabulary influences from Marathi, Kannada, and Telugu, due to its prolonged use as a lingua franca in the Deccan. [36] Below is a non-exhaustive list of its unique features, with standard Urdu equivalents:
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Pongamia oil is derived from the seeds of the Millettia pinnata tree, which is native to tropical and temperate Asia. Millettia pinnata, also known as Pongamia pinnata or Pongamia glabra, is common throughout Asia and thus has many different names in different languages, many of which have come to be used in English to describe the seed oil derived from M. pinnata; Pongamia is often used as ...
The oil from the seeds of Hydnocarpus wightianus (Chaulmoogra) has been widely used in various forms of traditional Indian medicine and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. The oil was introduced into England by Frederic J. Mouat and it was used in its raw form both as topical and internal medicine.