Neem is more than a bitter tree.
In India, it has shaped skin care, farming, and daily life for generations.
The story follows neem knowledge from Ayurvedic practice and village use to azadirachtin, the compound that helps control insects. It then reaches the European Patent Office, where an Indian-led challenge helped overturn a neem-based patent in 2000.
This is a story about science, traditional knowledge, and who gets credit when an old remedy becomes a modern product.
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