The present study describes the wood microstructure of Azima tetracantha, Salvadora oleoides, and S. persica, the members of family Salvadoraceae represented in the Indian Subcontinent. An identification key based on wood anatomical features has been developed for the separation of the species. SEM studies revealed the presence of vesturing in intervessel pits of Salvadora.

The study aimed to determine the effects of Salvadora persica L. sticks on oral bacteria and odor in comparison to traditional mouth disinfection with mouth rinses. Thirty-five healthy fasting volunteers took part in a crossover clinical trial involving the application of Listerine Cool Mint mouth rinse by the traditional panoral rinsing method or a site-specific method targeting the subgingiva...

Miswak is a traditional chewing stick prepared from the roots, twigs, and stem of Salvadora persica and has been used as a natural method for tooth cleaning in many parts of the world for thousands of years. A number of scientific studies have demonstrated that the miswak (Salvadora persica) possesses antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-cariogenic, and anti-plaque properties. Several s...

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare between the clinical and radiographic effects three medicaments (Salvadora Persica SP, Formocresol Calcium hydroxide) on non-vital pulpotomy primary young permanent molars. Subjects Methods: present a randomized controlled comprised 24 children. These teeth were classified into two equal groups. patients with age from 4-8 years old. In (Grou...

Salvadora persica (Miswak chewing sticks) has been widely used in the traditional medicine, but little is known about its toxic effect especially on the male reproductive organs. The present study aims to investigate the induced effect of watery extract of Salvadora persica on the testicular weight, histochemical and ultra-structural parameters. Adult male albino rats (n=18) were divided equall...

Salvadora persica (Salvadoraceae) is widely used in Unani system of medicine. Its root and stem were extracted using solvents of different polarities and explored for in-vitro free radical scavenging activity and lipid per-oxidation assay in rat brain homogenate. Preliminary assays of six different extracts of Salvadora persica, scavenges 1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl stable free radicals in con...

Much effort has focused on examining the inhibitory effect of Salvadora persica (miswak) on oral microorganisms, but information concerning its antibacterial activity against other human pathogens, particularly multidrug resistant (MDR) isolates, is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the in vitro antibacterial activities of Salvadora persica L. extracts against 10 MDR bacterial clini...

Salvadora persica L. is a popular chewing stick commonly known as "miswak". During our ongoing research activities on the chemical constituents of Salvadora persica roots, which is a new sulphur-containing imidazoline alkaloid 1,3-Dibenzyl-4-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxy-butyl)-1,3-dihydro-imidazole-2-thione, persicaline, (1) along with five known compounds (2-6) are identified. Compounds (2, 3) were r...