About 40 years ago an army doctor serving in India noticed that the native populations’ teeth and gum health was comparatively very good despite their generally low quality of nutrition.
He discovered that many used a ‘chewing stick’ to clean and massage their teeth and gums
These small portions of twig came from a specific shrub, Salvadora persica (the toothbrush tree), widespread throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
At that time, there were already medical papers on Salvadora persica outlining its powerful antiseptic and curative properties and more have been published since on the useful clinical aspects of the plant and its extract.
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