Disclaimer: This website or these products are not intended to diagnose or prescribe for medical, chiropractic or psychological conditions, nor to claim to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure such conditions. They are not intended to recommend specific information, products, or services as treatment of disease or to provide diagnosis, care, treatment, or rehabilitation of individuals, or apply medical, mental health, or human development principles, to provide diagnosing, treating, operating, or prescribing for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition.

Potential benefits are recommended based upon traditional uses and may not be generally recognized as substantiated by competent and reliable scientific evidence. Any use of the techniques, education, information, herbal salves, and other products or services is based upon customer informed consent and private license. Results may vary depending upon use and commitment.


A Neem Extract Product
I.D.R.®

60 Capsules

ne of the most important medicinal herbs in the third world, which has been used ethnbotanically around the world to treat a wide variety of ailments is neem (Azadirachta indica).
In the early 2000's, Alpha Omega Labs was the first internet company to popularize neem on the web, and although we have not carried it since 2003, neem has always been close to our heart. In this spirit, this page describes I.D.R.® -- a neem extract product that is registered with the Ecuadorian government and sold here.
What is I.D.R.®?
It is a product composed of specific polysaccharides and amino acids, extracted from neem. The product is manufactured by Gyanalab S.A. (Cuenca, Ecuador).
Domestic Applications
Here in Ecuador, I.D.R.® is registered and used as an adjunct -- not as a treatment or cure.
Registration
I.D.R.® carries the Ecuadorian health registry number: 665-MNN-01-12.
Clinical Studies
There are three clinical studies that were presented to "Sanitario"/ ARSA (the Ecuadorian agency responsible for drug approval and permitted medical claims). Because it is a most cost effective location to conduct stringent clinical studies, all three of these studies were conducted in Cuba. We are currently having these studies translated into English.
Key Links


Product Handling
& Shelf-Life
There are no special product handling instructions. Shelf-life is approximately one year.

Neem: Review of Other
Recent Clinical Findings
Phytochemical profile of Azadirachta indica -- An overview of the chemical makeup of I.D.R's primary botanical source.
A Review: Azadirachta indica as antihyperlipidemic activity. -- A review of research on neem extracts and lipids.
Neem (Azadirachta indica) Oils. -- "A number of bioactive components have been extracted from neem (Azadirachta indica) essential oil, including azadirachtin, gedunin, isomargolonone, margolone, margolonone, nimbidin, nimbin, nimbolide, and salannin. These phytochemicals contribute to the various biological activities of neem essential oil, such as acaricidal, antibacterial, anticarcinogenic, antifungal, antihyperglycaemic, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antimutagenic, antiprotozoan, antioxidant, antiulcer, antiviral, immunomodulatory, insect-repellent, and spermicidal properties. Neem essential oil has potential antibacterial activity against foodborne pathogens such as Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus; and four different food-spoilage bacteria such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Alcaligenes faecalis, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, and Pseudomonas putida. Neem oil is reported to have considerably higher antibacterial activity than antibiotics, such as tetracycline, ampicillin, and ciprofloxacin.
Azadirachta indica Linn. -- An Overview -- Explains why neem is treated as the village dispensary in India: all its parts are used and its biological and pharmacological activities are amazingly broad.
Pharmacological activities of neem (Azadirachta indica): A review -- Abstract -- Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, has attracted worldwide prominence in recent years, owing to its wide range of medicinal properties. Neem has been extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathic medicine and has become a cynosure of modern medicine. Neem elaborates a vast array of biologically active compounds that are chemically diverse and structurally complex. More than 140 compounds have been isolated from different parts of neem. Neem possesses anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory properties. Various effects like antibacterial, anti-fungal, anthelmintic, anti-parasitic, anticancer, anti HIV, antibone resorption, antispasmodic, antipyretic, antidiarrheal, immunomodulation, hypolipidemic, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective, gastro protective have also been studied.
Azadirachta indica: A Plant With Versatile Potential -- Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present a recent update on the various uses of the indigenous plant Azadirachta indica, and to highlight its importance in various therapeutic fields in traditional as well as modern system of medicine. Findings: The plant possesses powerful antidermatonic and anthelmintic, insect repellent, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-septic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer and strengthens the body's overall immune responses. It is widely used in treating chronic malaria, bed bugs ulcer, bad teeth, syphilis, leprosy, spermicidal in preventing pregnancies and other diseases.