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Nimbin Gap
Nimbin may refer to: * Nimbin, New South Wales Nimbin is a village in the Northern Rivers area of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately north of Lismore, northeast of Kyogle, and west of Byron Bay. Nimbin is notable for the prominence of its environmental initiatives ..., a village in the Northern Rivers area of Australia * Nimbin (chemical), a chemical found in ''Azadirachta indica'' (Neem tree) * MV ''Nimbin'', merchant ship {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimbin, New South Wales
Nimbin is a village in the Northern Rivers area of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately north of Lismore, northeast of Kyogle, and west of Byron Bay. Nimbin is notable for the prominence of its environmental initiatives such as permaculture, sustainability, and self-sufficiency, as well as the cannabis counterculture. Writer Austin Pick described his initial impressions of the village this way: "It is as if a smoky avenue of Amsterdam has been placed in the middle of the mountains behind frontier-style building facades. ... Nimbin is a strange place indeed." Nimbin has been described in literature and mainstream media as 'the drug capital of Australia', 'a social experiment', and 'an escapist sub-culture'. Nimbin has become an icon in Australian cultural history, with many of the values first introduced there by the counterculture becoming part of modern Australian culture. History Nimbin and surrounding areas are part of what was known as the "Rainbow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimbin (chemical)
Nimbin is a triterpenoid isolated from Neem. Nimbin is thought to be responsible for much of the biological activities of neem oil, and is reported to have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, fungicidal, antihistamine and antiseptic properties.W. Kraus, "Biologically active ingredients-azadirachtin and other triterpenoids", in: H. Schutterer (Ed.), ''The Neem Tree Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Other Meliaceous Plants'', Weinheim, New York, 1995, p 35-88 See also * Azadirachtin, another chemical isolated from neem that is used commercially as an insecticide Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed to b ... References Triterpenes 3-Furyl compounds Acetate esters Methyl esters Cyclopentenes {{ester-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
