Another plus is the bark of this tree contains salicin and this used, with a little preliminary education, as a pain reliever. Salicin is the major component in aspirin
YouTube videos are available to educate one how to use the twig for cleaning your teeth. You begin by chewing to create a brush at the top.
This chewing action in turn begins the work of cleaning your teeth, beginning with the back molars used for the chewing. Then the brush is used to clean all surfaces and long strands of chewed twig can even get between teeth the way floss does
Seriously? What an amazing thought how mother nature is so perfectly designed for supplying everything for our existence, even tooth brushes. All by the father’s will, of course, dear Lord Krishna.
Well, the past couple days I put my first-ever twigs to the test. I’m happy about how clean my mouth has been feeling every time. For anyone interested, here’s a video to get started:
And Wikipedia lists some trees located in North America to do the job: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth-cleaning_twig
August 2023 update: I found out that the thicker stems of curry trees, aka "sweet neem", can also work. We got plenty of curry plants around here!