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In a message dated 9/9/02 10:25:30 PM, starsuncloud@... writes:

<< n an African (I think it's from Africa) tree called
Peelu. >>

India. They use short twigs from those trees to clean their teeth. They
chew the end into a little bristly softness, and rub it between like a cross
between a toothpick and toothbrush (in our parlance). I learned a lot of
everyday kind of trivia from Dev Singh, who was my boyfriend all through
college.

Ah wait. I "googled." <g> I was partly wrong:

-=-For thousands of years (3,000+) people in India have started each day by
chewing a fresh twig of the Neem Tree. In the Middle East the Miswak or paelu
tree is similary sought after as a remarkably effective natural toothbrush.
Renowned through the ages and lauded in ancient Ayurevedic texts, the
"toothbrush trees" Neem and Peelu have been prized for their naturally
purifying and tooth-whitening properties. Toothpaste with this and other
"natural" ingredients can usually be found in your natural food store. Check
it out!-=-


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