Plants have been used for centuries to improve dental health and to promote oral hygiene, and this practice persists in several communities throughout the world. "Miswak" is an Arabic word meaning "tooth-cleaning stick," and Salvadora persica miswak has a wide geographic distribution. It was used by ancient Arabs to whiten and polish the teeth. This review discusses the history and chemical com...

1. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. 2. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. 3. Professor of pharmacology, United Medical & Dental College, Karachi 4. Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. ABSTRACT... Objective: To evaluate anti-inflammatory acti...

Los escritores de ciencia ficción han recurrido a menudo la riqueza del imaginario mítico y se servido mitos antiguos para configurar mundos nuevos con los que transmitir simbólicamente su cosmovisión ideológica. Un ejemplo lo constituye autora chilena Elena Aldunate (1925-2005), quien en novela Del cosmos las quieren vírgenes (1977) nos presenta diversos bíblicos clásicos integran magistralmen...

background and aim . gingivitis is a reversible inflammatory reaction seen with various degrees in most individuals aged 17 to 22 years. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of two herbal extracts on streptococcus salivarius and streptococcus sanguis. materials and methods . aqueous alcoholic root extracts of malva sylvestris and salvadora persica were prepared and tested on pseudom...

introduction: hypercholesterolemia is a metabolic disorder that ultimately results in arterial sclerosis and complications like hypertension and coronary arterial diseases. various drugs have been used for the treatment of this condition and many studies are underway for introducing new drugs. chitosan and salvadora persica are two such drugs. chitosan is produced by deacetylation of chitin whi...

ABSTRAK Siwak ( Salvadora persica ) adalah tanaman dengan kandungan alami yang memiliki daya penghambat aktivitas mikroorganisme bakteri penyebab terjadinya karies dan penyakit periodontal. Derajat keasaman saliva menjadi komponen sangat penting dalam memberikan kontribusi terhadap pH rongga mulut. Dalam mulut, patogen menyebabkan demineralisasi email gigi menurunkan mulut cara memfermentasi gu...

The use of Miswak, chewing sticks (salvadora persica) can be traced back to Babylonians some 7000 years ago. It was later used throughout the Roman and Greek empires, and has also been used by ancient Egyptians and muslims.It is commonly used throughout the world specially for the purpose of oral hygiene. Muslims are using as the religious view. Current study deals with the study of miswak for ...