Dant Kanti is a wonderful example of how India has herbal alternative "medicines" for almost everything! In Hindi it is called Ayurveda or Adurvedic Medicine. It is based on an ancient system of herbal remedies and an understanding of using natural products to achieve balance in the body and mind.
Dant Kanti is a toothpaste which is made all out of herbs in a calcium carbonate base. It can also have fluoride added, since Indians might not get fluoride from the purified water in India. Some of the herbs include neem, spearmint, clove, "porcupine flower", "false black pepper", turmeric, among many others which we don't have in the U.S.
The color of the toothpaste is a rich brown (it isn't like the sparkling white toothpaste in commercials!) and it tastes predominantly like clove. I think it tastes great - it's a nice change from the mint toothpaste I have been using my whole life.
As you can see, the packaging is in both English and Hindi. Most packaging and advertising in India is in at least two languages (English and the local language) so it makes it easier to me to find items I need in the shops.
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