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the indian Neem tree
neem trees thrive in poor dry regions
building new soil where overgrazing and deforestation have ruined the land
the tree is now widely planted in damaged areas
the ayurveda
india's ancient folk medicine prescribes neem for a range of disorders such as
skin infection
parasites and fevers
twigs are sold for tooth sticks
natural tooth brushes used throughout southeast asia
there many kinds
but neem is the best for dental health this toothpaste factory near stuttgart
is one of three in the area
using the neem as an ingredient
production is high and its invaluable to farmers
as a fertilizer it's more powerful than farmyard manure
and it keeps insect predators at bay
added to cattle feed
neem cake provides extra nutrition in famine times
and helps to treat intestinal parasites
in the household and the granary
Neem has long been used as an insect repellent
leaves spread between clothes and blankets keep moths away
leaves or oil mixed with grain keep it insect free during months of storage
the unique power of the neem tree immediately protecting the cabbage from
the attacks of its insects predators. They may be present
and they may be hungry
but they don't eat
that's Neem's anti-feedant effect
is there any possibility that it's toxic to human beings
the beauty of this is it's remarkable specificity for insects
it has no toxicological significance
for humans or
most forms of
of wildlife, birds, fish
how broad spectrum of insects does it act on
actually it's very good in that regard
The US Department of Agriculture has tested over two hundred species of pest insects
over ninety percent of which responded in one manner or another.
That's remarkable! The Neem is effective against fungal infections
parasites and bacteria
and in the battle against malaria. In preventing Chagas disease
Neem saves lives.
We created practically a sensation
because we are looking
at Neem derivatives as substitutes for
the synthetic pesticides
synthetic pesticides
are weapons of mass destruction
killing all the insects around whether harmful or not
and threatening other forms of life, including us
residues contaminate soil and water ways
and their on our food
the Neem we've tested
has been every bit as good as even the best conventional pesticides
it's quite crazy to go around destroying our forests
in the way that we do
scientists are using the vast range of modern analytic technology
to take the neem tree apart,
individual compounds
can be synthesized and mass-produced
for the global pesticides market. people who live within the Neem Tree
could profit from an international market that cut them out
particularly the pesticide industry. The farmer can easily make extract
and apply it to the field
with out worrying about having to identify the active ingredients
products used
for millennia by third world countries,
end up profiting first-world corporations
they own the plantations
control of distribution
or these days may even have a
patent on the active molecule
GAT was drawing an intellectual property rights and patents in to a world trading
system
and that's when decided this is what i must work on
because it was really about the most
fundamental fabric of our moral existence existence
over the past decade
we have been
gaining ground
and when i say we i mean ordinary people
committed to the welfare
of all of humanity
all people irrespective of gender and class and race and religion
all species on the planet
we managed to take the biggest government and one of the largest
chemical companies
to court
on the case of Neem
and win a case against them
W R Grace and the U S government's patent on Neem was revoked by a case we
brought along with the greens of european parliament and the international
organic agriculture movement
we won because we worked together