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[[File:SantalumAlbumSapling.jpg|thumb|right|''Anindita'' ,''Santalum album'', ''Indian sandalwood'']]
 
[[File:SantalumAlbumSapling.jpg|thumb|right|''Anindita'' ,''Santalum album'', ''Indian sandalwood'']]
 
 
'''Santalum album''' is a small tropical tree and it is widely cultivated and long lived, although harvest is viable after 40 years.  
 
'''Santalum album''' is a small tropical tree and it is widely cultivated and long lived, although harvest is viable after 40 years.  
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|skin diseases}}, {{Uses|swelling}}, {{Uses|inflammation}}, {{Uses|itching and eczema}}, {{Uses|cure acne}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|gastric}}, {{Uses|chronic cough}}, {{Uses|scabies}}.
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{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Gastric}}, {{Uses|Chronic cough}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
Many fragrant constituents and biologically active components, such as alpha- and beta-santalol, cedrol, esters, aldehydes, phytosterols, and squalene were present in the pericarp oils. This is the first report of the volatile composition of the pericarps of any Santalum species.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
 
Many fragrant constituents and biologically active components, such as alpha- and beta-santalol, cedrol, esters, aldehydes, phytosterols, and squalene were present in the pericarp oils. This is the first report of the volatile composition of the pericarps of any Santalum species.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
==Common names==Chandanam, chandana-mutti
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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Agarugandha, bavanna|ml=Chandanam, chandana-mutti|sa=Anindita, Arishta-phalam|ta=Anukkam, Asam|te=Bhadrasri|hi=Chandan|en=Sandalwood, Indian sandalwood}}
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{{Common names|kn=Agarugandha, Bavanna|ml=Chandanam, Chandana-mutti|sa=Anindita, Arishta-phalam|ta=Anukkam, Asam|te=|hi=Chandan|en=Sandalwood, Indian sandalwood}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Rasa===
 
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)
 
===Guna===
 
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
 
===Veerya===
 
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
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Sheeta (cold)
 
===Vipaka===
 
===Vipaka===
 
Katu (Pungent)
 
Katu (Pungent)
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|brownish-purple|5-20|In axillary and terminal paniculate cymes and Flowering from December-April}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Brownish-purple|5-20|In axillary and terminal paniculate cymes and Flowering from December-April}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|globose drupe|7–10 mm|Fruiting throughout the year|Beaked with basal part of the style, dark black when ripe.|-}}
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{{Fruit|Globose drupe|7–10 mm|Fruiting throughout the year|Beaked with basal part of the style, dark black when ripe.|-}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Santalum album (Chandan) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0025.jpg|Flowers in [[Hyderabad, India]].  
 
File:Santalum album (Chandan) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0025.jpg|Flowers in [[Hyderabad, India]].  
 
File:Santalum album (Chandan) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0023.jpg|Flowers in [[Hyderabad, India]].
 
File:Santalum album (Chandan) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0023.jpg|Flowers in [[Hyderabad, India]].
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File:Santalum album (Chandan) in Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 0023.jpg|Flowers
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File:Sandal leaf.jpg|Leaves
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File:Santalum album Fruit Krish.jpg|Fruit
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22428257 "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22428257 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31727 "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31727 Morphology]</ref>
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://contentzza.com/santalum-album-cultivation-techniques/ "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://contentzza.com/santalum-album-cultivation-techniques/ Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Santalaceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 4 August 2020

Anindita ,Santalum album, Indian sandalwood

Santalum album is a small tropical tree and it is widely cultivated and long lived, although harvest is viable after 40 years.

Uses

Skin diseases, Swelling, Inflammation, Itching, Eczema, Acne, Bronchitis, Headache, Fever, Gastric, Chronic cough, Scabies.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Many fragrant constituents and biologically active components, such as alpha- and beta-santalol, cedrol, esters, aldehydes, phytosterols, and squalene were present in the pericarp oils. This is the first report of the volatile composition of the pericarps of any Santalum species.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Agarugandha, Bavanna
Hindi Chandan
Malayalam Chandanam, Chandana-mutti
Tamil Anukkam, Asam
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Anindita, Arishta-phalam
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 (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Small tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate Leaf Shape is Elliptic-ovate to lanceolate

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Brownish-purple 5-20 In axillary and terminal paniculate cymes and Flowering from December-April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Globose drupe 7–10 mm Fruiting throughout the year Beaked with basal part of the style, dark black when ripe. - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Seed beds of 3 ½ ft. width and 30ft length are prepared with one part sand and 2part mud and one part dry cowdung.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links