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Acacia Nilotica The traditional tooth brush for Indians, Babul – also known as Kikar or Vachellia Nilotica or Acacia Nilotica – is quite a common tree in these parts of the country. Everyone has grown up listening to the Babool toothpaste ad jingle. The traditional tooth brush for Indians, Babul – also known as Kikar or Vachellia Nilotica or Acacia Nilotica – is quite a common tree in these parts of the country. A thorny tree, Babul shoots up to a height to 12 meters and flaunts small yellow round nectar- less flowers. One can spot this gum Arabic tree by its red brown to blackish rough bark, and fern like leaves. Kikar can be spotted in various parts of Chandigarh – from the Chandigarh industrial area and the high court parking to Sector 7 and the IT Park road. The tree is in abundance in Haryana, too. It is said that the ancient Shiva temple Babulnath in Mumbai is situated at a place that had babul trees in abundance. Kikar can be grown in any types of soil and has quite a bit of uses,
