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SANTALUM ALBUM

SANDALWOOD Chandana

Sandalwood is a small tree which grows primarily in southern Asia. While the aromatic wood is used to make scented carvings, the medicinal properties are in the oil, which can be pressed from the wood, or extracted with alcohol or water.

PROPERTIES

Bitter, sweet, astringent, cooling, moisturizing. Sandalwood is alterative, hemostatic, antipyretic, antiseptic, antibacterial, carminative, sedative, antispasmodic, and aphrodisiac. It works as a nervine, an expectorant, a diuretic, a disinfectant, and a moisturizer. It also helps to regenerate tissues.

Part of Plant Used The wood.

Conditions Treated Sandalwood has been used to treat cystitis, urethritis, vaginitis, acute dermatitis, herpes, bronchitis, palpitations, gonorrhea, sunstroke, dry skin, acne, laryngitis, nausea, tuberculosis, depression, insomnia, prostatitis, nervousness, anxiety, and impotence. Sandalwood can cure skin problems that are bacterial in origin.

Form Taken In perfumes and massage oils; as a gargle, lotion, bath, inhalation, compress, or douche.

Used with Other Herbs? Clove, geranium, musk, myrrh, tuberose, vetiver.

HOW TO USE

 Reduces pitta and vátha, and has a neutral effect on kapha.

 A sandalwood decoction will reduce fever if taken internally; externally, it can be used to treat acne and other skin problems.

 To make a decoction, boil 1 heaped teaspoon of sandalwood in 1 cup of water. Cover and boil for several minutes. Strain and cool. Drink 1 or 2 cups a day, a tablespoon at a time. For external use, apply to freshly washed skin, and let dry. Repeat three times a day or as needed.