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Familiar to most people for its medicinal properties, the Neem is recognized by few despite its distinctive, curved leaves and annul profusion of star-shaped, sweet -scented flowers. It is a medium sized or large tree with a straight trunk and evergreen, a native of India, Burma and Sri Lanka. Young leaves are a pale, tender green tinged with rust. These are eaten on New Year days to ward off sickness during the coming years. Some people to whom the tree is sacred, also festoon fresh leaves across their houses when there is a birth or death. Dried leaves put in drawers or cupboards keep out moths and cockroaches. Another use for these 'magic? leaves is in poultice form for healing wounds.

From the yellow fruit is obtained the famous Margosa oil, so effective in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases. External application of oil from the seed is believed to cure rheumatism. The bark and gum yield valuable medicines. In fact, every part of this tree is of some value. Neem timber is beautiful matted, hard and heavy and is used for ship building, carts and furniture. Wood from old tree is so bitter that no insects attacks it.

Which diseases can be cured with the help of margosa oil obtained from the yellow fruit of Neem tree ?

A) Cancer             

B) Aids

C) Skin diseases                 

D) Blood pressure

E) None of these