Santalum album - Sandal Wood, Chandana

Sandal leaf

Sandalwood is the name of a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. Species of these slow-growing trees have suffered over-harvesting in the past century.

Uses

Skin diseases, Swelling, Itching, Eczemas, Acne, Bronchitis, Fever, Headache, Gastric problem, Chronic cough, Scabies, Gonorrhoea, Blood purifier.

Parts Used

Leaves, Stems.

Chemical Composition

Sandal wood oil contains mixture of two isomers α and β-santolol (90%), α and β-santalene, santalone, santanone, isovaleraldehvde, α and β-santalic acids^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Agarugandha, bavanna
Hindi	Chandan
Malayalam	Chandanam, chandana-mutti
Tamil	Anukkam, Asam
Telugu	Bhadrasri
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Sandalwood, Indian sandalwood

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (clod)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	oval	The oval leaves are thin, oppositely arranged. Smooth surface is shiny and bright green, with a glaucous pale Underside

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow or reddish	5	The flowers and wood of sandalwood are harvested for the plant’s fragrant essential oil

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple	7–10 cm	Fruit is produced after three years		five	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

If you are planning for the sandalwood tree cultivation then you may require well-drained soils which have a good organic object. The red sandy loam soils are also suitable for the sandalwood tree and you get the high yield crop.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Stony hills area, Stony meadows

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References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "cutlivation details"

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Santalum album - Sandal Wood, Chandana

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