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Research
Findings
Medicinal
plants in oral health care in India
Farooqi, A.H.A.; Jain, S.P.; Shukla,
Y.N.; Ansari, S.R.; Sushil Kumar
(Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP
Lucknow 226015, UP, India)
Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plant Sciences, v. 20(2): p. 441-450,1998
Use of medicinal plants in oral health
care has been reviewed under the following subheadings: plants useful
as chewing sticks, plants useful in pyorrhoea, plant useful for
tooth hypersensitivity, and plants for relieving gum inflammation
and toothache. 84 plants with their botanical and Indian common
name, distribution in India and purpose and method of use were considered.
Sixteen herbal products along with their product name, manufacturer,
ingredients, form of the product, and method of use and effect were
tested.

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