Seeds of the Chinaberry tree

Common name: Zanzalakh Scientific name: Melia azedarach Also called: Azderkht - Indian Lilac - Silent Date Description: • A type of plant belonging to the genus Azderkht from the family Azderkhtiya, fast-growing, with large leaves, exceeding 10 meters in height. Uses and benefits: • Used for decoration and shade, as well as its wood is used in woodworking industries. It has medicinal uses, • The Chinese used to plant it near their houses because of its effect and importance in repelling mosquitoes and insects, later they managed to make a new insecticide extracted from the seeds of the Zanzalakh tree. • Also, farmers in India and Pakistan used to place Zanzalakh leaves between clothes to protect them from moths, and they mixed its leaves with their crops to prevent rotting. Original habitat: • Mountainous areas in China and South Asia. Fruit and seeds: • Its fruits are small, spherical, with the seed inside, on a cluster of spaced-out berries resembling chickpeas when ripe. Flower: • Its small violet flowers have a distinctive scent and bloom in the spring. Suitable climatic conditions and soil for cultivation: • Tolerant of drought and frost, and grows in various soil types. Method of cultivation: • Propagated by seeds and by rooting cuttings.