The Peelu Tree has been used for centuries by people in Asia, Africa and the Middle East to clean their teeth. A frayed branch of the tree is traditionally used.
Now companies have incorporated Peelu fibers into a range of dental products, including toothpaste, toothpowder and a dental gum. Peelu is said to be less abrasive than regular toothpaste. I’ve been using the Peelu dental powder for a while now, and it seems to work quite well. I have to say that the taste of Peelu is not enticing: it has a dry barky taste. But I am impressed by its cleaning action.
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Researchers have discovered a number of naturally occurring qualities in the Peelu tree, including:
- a natural chlorine which whitens and removes tartar and stains
- tannic acid and Vitamin C, making it beneficial for healthy gums
- sulfur, which helps keep the mouth clean.
The botanical name of Peelu is Salvadora Persica: it is also regionally called Siwak and Miswak. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article on this tree.
Peelu gum and toothpastes are available from Amazon. You can also find raw Peelu sticks, but I found the taste to be off-putting.
I would NOT use wikipedia for any reference, even high schools are not allowing the use of it. Otherwise, interesting article.
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The information about “Neem” was taken from the Peelu company’s web site. I think it is a just a regional name, hence it’s not referring to the actual Neem tree:
http://www.peelu.com/PeeluAboutUs.html
Please check the last paragraph of this post:
Neem [Azadirachta indica] is not the same as Salvadora Persica.