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The external application of neem oil is LIKELY SAFE and WELL-TOLERATED in most of people.
The oral use of neem oil can cause following side effects.
- • Loose stools
- • Vomiting or nausea
- • Acidosis
The long-term internal use can lead to following adverse effects.
- • Encephalopathy
- • Liver damage
- • Decreased Fertility
- • Seizures in children
These toxic effects might occur if neem oil contains aflatoxin (carcinogen & toxin from the fungus Aspergillus) or other toxic substances. Short-term oral use may be suggestible, but long-term use of neem oil internally is not advisable due to chances of these toxic effects. Neem leaves are generally more beneficial for oral intake and safer than neem oil.
Contraindications
The oral use (internal intake) of neem oil has some restrictions, which include.
- • Children
- • Pregnant women
- • Women trying to conceiving
- • Weak people *