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Pilu oil is an extract from seeds of the Pilu tree, the Meswak tree, and the Mustard tree. The Pilu tree belongs to the ''Salvadoraceae'' family. The botanic systematic name of the tree is ''Salvadora persica''. Chewing sticks of the Pilu tree were used by the Babylonians approximately 7000 years ago; they were later used throughout the Greek and Roman empires, and by ancient Egyptians and Muslims. These chewing sticks are most commonly used in the Middle East and South America, though are also used in parts of Africa and Asia. Chewing sticks are used for oral hygiene, religious and social purposes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Miswak (chewing Stick): A Cultural And Scientific Heritage\publisher=miswakstick.com/ )〕 The Pilu tree is a salt-tolerant shrub or small tree, living in arid zones. It is native to India, Africa and the Middle East.〔 ==Common names== In English, the Pilu tree is commonly known as the Toothbrush Tree, Patana Oak, Slow Match Tree, Tummy Wood, and Wild Guava. In Indian languages, common names include: * Bengali: কাংবের kamber * Gujarati: કુંભ kumbh, કુંભી kumbhi * Hindi: कूम्भी kumbhi, पीलू pilu * Kannada: ಕವಳ kaval * Konkani, in Goa: कोंब्यो kombyo * Malayalam: പേഴ് peezh * Marathi: कुंभी kumbhi * Nepalese: कूम्भी kumbhi * Sanskrit: कुम्भः kumbha, कूम्भी kumbhi, कटभि katabhi * Tamil: ஆவிமா avima, கம்பி kampi, கும்பி kumpi, பேழைமரம் pelaimaram * Telugu: కుమ్భూ kumbhi The generic name was given in 1749 in honor of an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol (1649-1740), by Dr Laurent Garcin, botanist, traveler and plant collector. The true specimen of this species came, as the specific name indicates, from Persia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilu oil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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