Surgery or mutilation?
The Neem tree at DMC House had grown very tall in its restricted space and suffered in the cyclone.
Neem trees have medicinal properties and all parts of the tree are frequently and widely used as an antiseptic in India. In rural India people use the twigs as toothbrushes. Bundles of twigs are sold in roadside markets or can be cut or broken from wayside trees.
In my travelling days I used to see lorry drivers wandering around the truck parking areas with a neem twig sticking out of their mouths. Neem is antiseptic and a well chewed neem twig gets into those flossing places.
Commercial preparations for shampoos and many skin conditioners contain neem.
At Prem Nivas, every second Sunday, the children apply a paste of neem leaves, which has been made in the mixer, all over thier bodies and hair to clear and prevent skin infections.
The tree 'surgeons' don't have saws so the results seem more like mutilation to me,
but this particular tree has bounced back from several severe prunings in it's ten year history with Brighter Future.
The Neem tree at DMC House had grown very tall in its restricted space and suffered in the cyclone.
Neem trees have medicinal properties and all parts of the tree are frequently and widely used as an antiseptic in India. In rural India people use the twigs as toothbrushes. Bundles of twigs are sold in roadside markets or can be cut or broken from wayside trees.
In my travelling days I used to see lorry drivers wandering around the truck parking areas with a neem twig sticking out of their mouths. Neem is antiseptic and a well chewed neem twig gets into those flossing places.
Commercial preparations for shampoos and many skin conditioners contain neem.
The tree 'surgeons' don't have saws so the results seem more like mutilation to me,
but this particular tree has bounced back from several severe prunings in it's ten year history with Brighter Future.
