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Miswak (a teeth-cleaning twig)

Qur’anic Botanic Garden

Qur’anic Botanic Garden
Doha, Qatar

The used part: twigs
Miswak or siwak are twigs made of the tooth-brush tree, an evergreen desert shrub. They are used to cleanse the teeth and mouth. Tooth-brush trees are widespread in the Arab Peninsula. Miswak can be also made of other trees like olive or Arabian balsam.

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