Have you ever wondered how people cleaned their teeth without toothbrushes...or even toothpaste? Meet miswak, from the salvadora persica tree. It's been used for thousands of years as a natural toothbrush with its included toothpaste. The sap of the miswak root is known to be a potent antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-cariogenic (anti-cavity), and anti-plaque as well as not requiring any water to use. My favorite part of using this plant is that the root actually leaves your teeth smoother than most toothbrushes currently available avoiding the scarring that happens of your tooth enamel which creates a home for bacteria to live.

A World Health Organization (WHO) study concluded, "that the periodontal status of miswak users in this Sudanese population is better than that of toothbrush users".