Miswak Chewing Stick A Cultural And Scientific Heritage

It is used in different parts of africa asia especially.

Miswak chewing stick a cultural and scientific heritage.

Salvadora persica stick known as miswak is popular for teeth cleaning throughout the arabian peninsula as well as the wider muslim world. Box 60169 riyadh 11545 k s a miswak chewing stick was used by the babylonians some 7000 years ago. A cultural and scientific heritage. The berries are small and barely noticeable.

Al sadhan bds khalid almas bds msc ddph rcs fracds fds rcsed ficd college of dentistry king saud university p o. A cultural and scientific heritage ra ed i. The miswak s properties have been described thus. Miswak is a more general term which includes all types of sticks used as tooth cleaning aids.

Al sadhan r almas k. They are eaten. It was later used. A cultural and scientific heritage raed i.

Salvadora persica miswak chewing stick chewing sticks though the term may be a misnomer considering that the stick is chewed only briefly to fray the fibers which is then used as a brush are obtained from a variety of plant species and have been traditionally used for cleaning teeth in africa asia latin america and the near east. The fresh leaves can be eaten as part of a salad and are used in traditional medicine. 2 the beneficial effects of miswak in respect of oral hygiene and dental health are partly due to its mechanical cleaning efficacy including mechanical effects of its fibers and partly due to its pharmacological actions. A cultural and scientific heritage.

Through comparing the naturally occurring and scientific evolution of salvadora persica s usage we will be able to better understand the uniqueness of miswak relative to that of other oral hygiene tools as being a solo oral hygiene tool of a significant part of. It was later used throughout the greek and roman empires and has also been used by ancient egyptians and muslims. سواك or مسواك is a teeth cleaning twig made from the salvadora persica tree known as arāk أراك in arabic it is reputed to have been used over 7000 years ago. 80 miswak chewing stick.

Miswak as a cultural and scientific heritage oral hygiene tool it is now being evaluated on evidencebased criteria. A cultural and scientific heritage 1. In africa chew sticks are made from the tree salvadora persica also known as the toothbrush tree. 3 the release of beneficial.

Box 60169 riyadh 11545 k s a. The flowers are small and fragrant and are used as a stimulant and are mildly purgative. 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. The miswak miswaak siwak sewak arabic.

Apart from their antibacterial activity which may help control the formation and activity of dental plaque they can be.