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Sandalwood

Also Known As : Chandan, Indian sandalwood, White sandalwood, White saunders, Yellow sandalwood, Yellow saunders
Technical Name : Santalum album

Vegetarian

Usage Tips

  1. Sandalwood should be stored in a dark, airtight glass container.
  2. It is used as a flavor for foods and beverages.

Common names and forms

  1. Chandan
  2. Sandal

Description

Sandalwood is basically a medium sized evergreen tree with drooping branches, dark rough bark and scented mature wood. Its bark is smooth and gray-brown in color, and the small flowers have numerous short stalks. Sandalwood has shiny leaves and small dull purplish flowers. It has round, purple-black succulent fruits. It occupies an important place in Hindu religious rituals. It is native to India, the Malay Archipelago, and Indonesia. It grows on the sandy, loamy, clayey and rocky soil, in dry deciduous forest. It can also be found in valleys, deserts, and mountains. It blooms throughout the year. It is the second-most expensive wood in the world, after African blackwood.

Health benefits

  • Sandalwood contain antispasmodic agent which helps in relaxing nerves, muscles and blood vessels.(1)
  • It works as an antioxidant and scavenges on the free radicals that create wrinkles on the skin.(1)

Note

Improper use of sandalwood can cause chest pains, tightening of the chest, and inability to breathe. It can also trigger an allergic reaction in some people, causing rashes, itchy skin, and hives.(2)

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