The use of herbal remedies have assumed a global dimension, which has culminated in their use in the treatment of various dental ailments in both developed as well as developing countries. The major advantages of herbs are safety, easy availability, increased shelf life, cost effectiveness and lack of microbial resistance. In dentistry, because of the cytotoxic reactions of most of the medicaments used and their inability to eliminate bacteria from dentinal tubules, trend of recent medicine is to use biologic medication extracted from natural plants. Seeds, leaves, stems, bark, roots,...