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| | The Hindu : Green gold |
 | | It is believed that the sour tamarind tree is unhealthy, whereas the neem tree - as the old adage "bitter is the neem but sweet its shade" confirms - promotes well-being. |
 | | Indigenous to India and China, now naturalised in Pakistan and Malaysia, every part of the tall, shady neem tree (margosa or Azadirachta indica) - its small serrate leaves, stardust flowers, lime-coloured berries, termite-resistant bark, seeds, resin and root - is used medicinally, raw, cooked, brewed, dried, or pounded. |
 | | A book written by an advocate of neem affirms that every morning, popping a few brown-green-glazed neem leaves into the mouth kills worms and purifies the blood. |
| www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/10/10/stories/2002101000350200.htm (881 words) |
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