"Toothbrush tree" redirects here. For plant native to Southeast Asia, see Streblus asper.
Salvadora persica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Brassicales
Family:
Salvadoraceae
Genus:
Salvadora
Species:
S. persica
Binomial name
Salvadora persica
L.
Shrub with berriesBirds and pilu shrub in IndiaPollen grains of Salvadora persica or Miswak plant
Salvadora persica or the toothbrush tree is a small evergreen tree native to the Middle East, Africa and India.[1] Its sticks are traditionally used as a natural toothbrush called miswak and are mentioned by the World Health Organization for oral hygiene use.[1][2]
Other names include arak, jhak, pīlu, and mustard tree.[1]
^ abcOrwa, Caleb; Mutua, A.; Kindt, Roeland; Jamnadass, Ramni; Simons, Anthony (2009). "Salvadora persica". Agroforestree Database: a tree reference and selection guide (4th ed.). Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
^World Health Organization. Prevention of oral diseases. WHO offset publication No. 103. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1987. p. 61.
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the base. They are known to feed on small berries such as those of Salvadorapersica and cultivated grapes. Insects are sometimes caught by flycatching...
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