NEEM TOOTH-STICKS PROVEN REMEDY

Neem tooth sticks--I am reproducing the opinion of a Doctor in this regard. Dr. Johns in his article under the caption "Oral Hygiene of India" published on the front page of an old issue of " Home and Homeopathy" has commented with unreserved praise the Indian system of tooth cleaning. He has categorically stated the names of the trees, tooth-sticks of which are beneficial for a particular set of diseases. He writes:- " A fresh new stick is used each day, and we cannot but admit that this method is far more hygeienic & more effective than our method of using over & over again a filthy germ-laden tooth tooth-brush which, it is impossible to sterilize by any means......The ancient people knew the antiseptic & refreshing properties of the Milich Azederoch & Mongifere Milica sticks hundreds of years before the Allopathic world knew anything of this value....I have not yet come accross a person who is a habitual user of Neem-sticks & suffers from Pyorrhoea or other local infections of he mouth". Ayurveda too has recommended daily use of tooth-sticks showing that it removes tastelessness & bad odour of the mouth, makes it immune against a hoard of local infections & brings in a sense of pleasant lightness by effecting perfect cleanliness. Thus a lot of virtues of Acacia Arabica (Babul), Mimusops Elingi & Neem tree-sticks have been enumerated there. Habitual use of Neem tree tooth-sticks removes bad odour, gum-boils & bilious diseases & makes the teeth sturdy for a long time. The teeth of a regular user of Mimusops Elingi tooth-sticks don't shake up to the old age. Similarly, tooth-sticks of Acacia Arabica, Bassia Latifolia (Mahua) & Catechu tree (Khair) etc. are also highly beneficial. A tooth-sticks should be green, soft, fresh & 12 inches in length.