Scientific name: Santalum album L.

Common Names of Sandalwood

  • Agarugandha, Bavanna, Chandala, Bhadrasri in Kannada,
  • Chandanam, Chandana-mutti in Malayalam
  • Gandhachakoda in Marathi
  • Valgaka in Oriya
  • Anukkam, Asam, and Sandhanam in Tamil
  • Sandal and Safaid in Urdu

 

        Therapeutic Uses:

  • It is proven that the oil extract of sandalwood has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral activity.
  • Its anti-bacterial action makes it useful in treating ulcers caused by  pyloribacterium and skin acne caused by staphylococcal and streptococci bacteria, while its anti-viral actions make it useful in treating skin warts, blemishes, and Molluscum contagiosum, which is an infection caused by a poxvirus. 
  • Scabies is a skin infection caused by a mite, causing skin burrows, itching, red rashes, and inflammation.
  • The most common site affected is the skin webs between the fingers.
  • Sandalwood has antiseptic, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory actions, making it useful in reducing the redness, itching, and inflammation that develops in scabies.
  • Active substances in sandalwood are also useful in bronchitis (chronic cases), gonorrhoea (after the active disease is controlled), vaginitis (bacterial or fungal), and urinary tract infections (UTI)
  • Other health issues like
  • common cold
  • urinary tract infections
  • liverand gallbladder problems
  • digestive problems
  • muscle problems
  • mental disorders
  • haemorrhoids
  • scabies
  • Anxiety
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Wound healing
  • Skin cancer