SANTALUM ALBUM
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Shandanak-kattai
English: White Sandalwood Tree Telugu: Gandhapu-chekka Malayalam: Chandena-maram Kannada: Shrigandhada-mara Marathi: Safed chandan Hindi: Safed Chandan Sanskrit: Srigandha ; Sweet Chandan |
description & usage
It is a evergreen tree branches almost drooping, bark dark, rough with vertical cracks. Leaves are opposite. Flowers small purplish. The tree grows wild particularly in the southern region.
Uses:
Dysuria, cystitis, Gonorrhoea, cough and skin diseases.
How to Use:
The oil is used for dysuria and cystitis, gonorrhoea. The wood, ground up with water make a paste and applied on fore head in fever, and oil from the seed is used for skin diseases.
Parts Used:
Wood, oil
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Alterative, diuretic, stimulant, cooling, diuretic
Uses:
Dysuria, cystitis, Gonorrhoea, cough and skin diseases.
How to Use:
The oil is used for dysuria and cystitis, gonorrhoea. The wood, ground up with water make a paste and applied on fore head in fever, and oil from the seed is used for skin diseases.
Parts Used:
Wood, oil
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Alterative, diuretic, stimulant, cooling, diuretic
