OVERVIEW STUDY ON MURRAYA KOENIGII (MITHA NEEM): RUTACEAE

Authors

  • Sunita Verma Lecturer, Department of Botany, Rakesh P.G. College, Pilani, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) commonly known as “Curry leaves†and “Meetha neemâ€. It is an important leafy vegetable. Its leaves are widely used in Indian cookery for flavouring foodstuffs. The leaves are used traditionally as spice. The aim of the present study is to information about classification, origin, morphological characters, traditionally use of Murraya koenigii by tribal community of Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan in many cures of diseases.

Keywords: Medicinal Plant, Traditionally, Antibacterial, Antioxidant

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v8i4.1795

Author Biography

Sunita Verma, Lecturer, Department of Botany, Rakesh P.G. College, Pilani, Rajasthan, India

Lecturer, Department of Botany, Rakesh P.G. College, Pilani, Rajasthan, India

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Published

2018-07-14
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Verma S. OVERVIEW STUDY ON MURRAYA KOENIGII (MITHA NEEM): RUTACEAE. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 14 [cited 2026 Jan. 21];8(4):90-2. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/1795

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Verma S. OVERVIEW STUDY ON MURRAYA KOENIGII (MITHA NEEM): RUTACEAE. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 14 [cited 2026 Jan. 21];8(4):90-2. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/1795