25-05-2004, 10:29 AM
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Neem as Soil Drench Systemic
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Originally posted by paghat
On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:08:37 -0500, "John T. Jarrett"
wrote:
Again, you are confusing two different neem oil products -- the insecticide
concentrates versus the home use oils.
In article ,
wrote:
I think you may be confusing NEEM with Tea Tree Oil.
Neem oil as used in shampoo & soaps in India, & as worshipped as Sitala's
or Kali's magic tree, is the same species used in pesticides -- in all
uses, it is Azadirachta indica; certainly the degree of toxicity varies,
though when azadarachin is present, it is toxic & really should be avoided
in skin-contact products, let alone in orally or anally taken
folk-medications.
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actually commercial neem insecticides are in fact different from pure neem oil.
the majority of commercial products use what is called "clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil"
PURE neem oil is actually quite safe relative to this extract
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