According to the Psoriasis Health Management website, the benefits of Neem for psoriasis are quite obvious. There is a widespread belief in India that neem can help heal any skin disease and hence psoriasis as well. A number of times, people would recommend me to use various parts of the neem tree to heal my skin condition.

Primarily, neem is considered a natural blood purifier and a strong anti-bacterial (and anti-fungal) natural herb.

Neem is available in the market in two different forms:

1. Neem oil (extracted from seeds of oval shaped neem fruit)

2. Neem capsules/tablets (neem leaves, seeds, bark and other parts of the neem tree are used for that)

Neem oil benefits in Psoriasis healing

Neem oil is considered as one of the best natural external treatment for Psoriasis because:

• Psoriasis makes your skin extremely dry with covering of thick scales. Neem oil is rich in vitamin E and omega 6 & 9 fatty acids. Hence, neem oil is an excellent moisturizer for your skin, reducing the thickness of those thick scales gradually.
• Thanks to such a high number of chemical compounds (in neem oil), it is a natural steroid which helps in reducing skin itching, swelling and irritation.
• Neem contains Nimbidin which possesses anti inflammatory and anti-arthritis properties and we all know that psoriasis is characterized by skin inflammation. Hence, neem oil reduces swelling, inflammation, redness of psoriasis flakes if neem oil is used for external topical application.
• Neem is anti bacterial, anti fungal and anti parasitic in nature. It would not let external bacteria or viruses settling in those broken skin cracks to enter your body and make it worse.

Benefits of Neem tablets/capsules

Regular consumption of neem tablets/ capsules have a lot of health benefits:

• Neem is a powerful natural blood purifier and liver detoxifying agent. Regular intake of neem tablets/capsules would help in the cleansing of the liver and blood.
• Neem is a natural immune booster. It helps in increasing your body immunity by stimulating the production of T-cell to enable your body (and skin) to fight against infections.
• Neem is considered very useful in treating ulcers and gastric disorders. Regular consumption of neem capsules can help in reducing acid output and acid reflux (acidity).
• Neem can help in treating Candida by restricting the growth of Candida albicans (yeast)
• Due to powerful antibacterial (and anti fungal) properties, regular intake of neem capsules/tablets assist in eliminating the harmful fungi, parasites and viruses without causing any harm to the healthy intestinal flora of healthy micro organisms.
• Neem contains carotenoids which are quite similar to carotene. These carotenoids provide antioxidant compounds which can help fight against skin damaging free radicals. Significant researches and studies are going on to discover if these carotenoids can help in dealing with various types of cancer as well.

Due to all these amazing benefits of Neem for psoriasis, some people recommends using neem based bathing soaps and shampoos to take care of your psoriasis patches also.

To learn more about one's personal story and experience with Neem and Psoriasis, click here.