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)