Phytochemicals and Anti-Microbial Properties of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Oil Extract
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The neem tree is popularly known in Nigeria as ‘Dogonyaro’ and has been
known across the world for its various answers facing some major health
concerns to human race. This paper aims at evaluating the oil extract of
neem seeds for it anti-microbial properties, phytochemical screening as
well as the GC-MS analysis. Soxhlet extraction method was used with
hexane as solvent. Phytochemical analysis on the oil showed the presence
of triterpenes within which the main ingredient azadirachtin was found
while the anti-microbial analysis carried out on the oil indicated a high
inhibition zone on fungal microbes – Candida albicans and Rhizopus which
cause Candidiasis and ketoacidosis in man which can be fatal. Hence drugs
can be formulated in treating such diseases from the neem oil.
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