{"id":86954,"date":"2022-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/making-neem-oil\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T07:57:19","slug":"making-neem-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/making-neem-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Neem Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Making Neem oil is quite an old process<\/strong> that has been done for almost <strong>two millennia<\/strong> now. It began in <strong>India<\/strong> and <strong>Myanmar<\/strong>, where they grow Neem trees and use them for many different things.<\/p>\n<p>The oil is acquired through an extraction process from the fruit of the <strong>Neem<\/strong> tree, a <strong>tropical<\/strong> tree that can reach up to 40m tall. These giants can live for up to <strong>200 years<\/strong>, and they have abundant foliage all year round, capable of <strong>producing millions of fruits.<\/strong> There are various extraction methods, showing quire different results in as far as quantity and quality of the extract.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9819bee8b66\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a9819bee8b66\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/making-neem-oil\/#Neem_extraction_methods\" >Neem extraction methods:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/making-neem-oil\/#Compact_extraction\" >Compact extraction:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/making-neem-oil\/#Hexane_extraction\" >Hexane extraction:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neem_extraction_methods\"><\/span>Neem extraction methods:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compact_extraction\"><\/span>Compact extraction:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7285\" title=\"Making Neem Oil - Extractor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oil_press_FAES-1-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"Making Neem Oil\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the method that <strong>gives the best quality oil<\/strong> due to the fact that no cuts are made, making for a <strong>100%<\/strong> pure oil extraction. The method consists in crushing and compacting thousands of fruits. The <strong>traditional<\/strong> method is done with a kind of pot that has a filter underneath where the fruit shell sits, letting the oil drip through the bottom. Nowadays however, <strong>there are machines<\/strong> that can do the job easily, compacting the leftovers as if they were little bars, while the oil comes out of a different hole.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hexane_extraction\"><\/span>Hexane extraction:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hexane<\/strong> is a hydrocarbon, transparent and extremely flammable that lets off an intense solvent smell.<strong> This system is much more modern and is done industrially<\/strong>; the result is lower quality neem oil but a <strong>much higher production<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Seeds are introduced into the machine and are compacted with <strong>hexane<\/strong>, releasing terpenes with a low molecular weight. The leftover seeds are tightly compacted and sold as what we now know as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/trabe\/3347-neem-press-cakes-proneem-trabe.html\">Neem press cakes,<\/a><\/strong> which still have a lot of properties but they\u2019re less effective than the actual oil that is extracted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7287\" title=\"Making Neem Oil - Neem press cakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/torta-de-neem-jbq.jpg\" alt=\"Making Neem Oil\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/torta-de-neem-jbq.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/torta-de-neem-jbq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/torta-de-neem-jbq-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>Neem has been used for thousands of years in many <strong>indigenous medicines like Indian<\/strong>. It has loads of therapeutic uses like treating <strong>acne, fevers, malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus, hives, eczema etc<\/strong>. The World Health Organization recommends a reduced medicinal use as <strong>it can be highly toxic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the main reasons that it\u2019s been used for over two thousand years is due to its <strong>contraceptive<\/strong> properties, capable of stopping women from ovulating, although it can also cause sterility. It can cause major changes in reproductive organs in <strong>pregnant women<\/strong>, including <strong>deformations in the fetus<\/strong> and in some cases <strong>even death.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Used as an insecticide it\u2019s one of the best products on the market, so much so that a lot of insecticides on the market contain<strong> Neem<\/strong>. Neem oil isn\u2019t toxic to insects; rather it acts on their <strong>chemical and physiological processes<\/strong>. It stops them from eating and growing, which in turn causes them to die.<\/p>\n<p>It also has some <strong>curious effects on insects\u2019 protein<\/strong> and amino acid levels, causing their reproductive system to fail and therefore impeding the insects from spreading any more. It has quite a strong smell and it tends to<strong> keep insects away,<\/strong> although due to how strong it is you can\u2019t spray it directly on your plants without <strong>using a surfactant <\/strong>(used to reduce surface tension)<strong> and the quantity of water indicated on the container.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Translation: Ciara Murphy<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Neem oil is quite an old process that has been done for almost two millennia now. It began in India and Myanmar, where they grow Neem trees and use them for many different things. 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