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Tooth sticks were usually meant for cleansing teeth, but they were a remedy for mouth diseases and improving appetite also. It repels the bad odour of mouth also. While describing the oral hygiene, Caraka refers to the necessity and advantages of tooth brushing. Tooth sticks were perfumed also. 叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 and 骋补苍诲丑补蝉腻谤补 refer to some recipes for perfuming tooth sticks. Dantak膩峁ａ弓halak峁ａ箛膩dhy膩ya of 叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻^[1] gives a detailed account of the different kinds of tooth sticks and also some beliefs connected with them. In the perfuming process, the tooth sticks immersed in the mixture of cow鈥檚 urine and 贬补谤墨迟补办墨 powder were perfumed with a kind of scented water prepared from the mixture of sandal, cardamom, cassia bark, 础帽箩补苍补, honey, pepper, 狈腻驳补办别蝉补谤补 and costus mixed in equal proportions. In the final stage of the process, these sticks were powdered with the mixture of aforesaid ingredients in different quantities. The prescribed tooth powder is considered good for providing freshness of complexion, facial lustre, cleanliness and fragrance of the mouth and sweet speech.

Caraka^[2] recommends the following plants for making tooth brushes鈥�碍补谤补帽箩补 (Pongamia Pinnata Merr), 碍补谤补惫墨谤补 (Nerium Indicum Mill), Arka (Calotropics Gigantea), 惭腻濒补迟墨 (Aganosma dichotoma), Kakubha (Terminalia Arjuna) and Asana (Terminalia Tomentosa). Crushed end of the sticks of such plants will have a pungent, astringent or a bitter taste.