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Salvadora persica is a small tree or shrub with a crooked trunk, [3] [need quotation to verify] typically 6–7 metres (20–23 ft) in height. [1] Its bark is scabrous and cracked, whitish with pendulous extremities. The root bark of the tree is similar in colour to sand, and the inner surfaces are an even lighter shade of brown.
Salvadora oleoides is a small bushy evergreen tree found in India and Pakistan and southern Iran. The root and stem possess various antimicrobial agents and is traditionally used as toothbrush in Pakistan and India.
Salvadoraceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales, [1] consisting of three genera with a total of 11 known species. [2] They occur in Africa (including Madagascar), Southeast Asia, and on Java, suggesting they are probably found in much of Malesia.
Salvadora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salvadoraceae. Species include: [1] Salvadora alii [2] Salvadora angustifolia [3] Salvadora australis;
Mustard tree is a common name for: Nicotiana glauca; Salvadora persica, native to the Middle East, Africa, and India; See also. Parable of the Mustard Seed
The miswak is a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree. The miswak's properties have been described thus: "Apart from their antibacterial activity which may help control the formation and activity of dental plaque, they can be used effectively as a natural toothbrush for teeth cleaning.
In Africa, chew sticks are made from the tree Salvadora persica, also known as the "toothbrush tree". In Islam, this tree is traditionally used to create a chew stick called miswak, as frequently advocated for in the hadith (written traditions relating to the life of Muhammad). [8] In South India, neem is used as a teeth cleaning twig. Neem, in ...
Pīlu (from Sanskrit पीलु pīlu) is the common name of two species of tree (Careya arborea orﾠ Salvadora persica). [1] Mentioned in Mahābhārata. The name may also refer to the fruit of Pīlu tree, or to the blossoms of Saccharum sara. [2]