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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: Chewing sticks and tooth powders
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Date: Thu, 9-May-85 13:34:11 EDT
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> My village folks in South India use sticks from Neem trees (I  am
> not  sure  if  this is an English name for the tree) for chewing.
> 
> sundar r iyengar

One of the science programs on PBS talked about neem trees recently.
Evidently, the plant contains some sort of strong anti-bacterial
agent.  This helps to prevent tooth decay.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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