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Sandalwood Santalum album

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Common Names
Sandalwood ,
Botanical Name
Santalum album
Family
SANTALACEAE
Sandalwood Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Acne * Aphrodisiac * Bronchitis * Insect Repellent * Insomnia *
Properties: Antispasmodic* Aphrodisiac* Astringent* Carminative* Diuretic* Expectorant* Sedative* Antifungal* AntiViral* Aromatic*
Parts Used: Heartwood
Constituents:santalol
Traditions: Australia * Ayurvedic *

Sandalwood is one of the few fragrances that is equally popular among men and women. It's uplifting scent has been considered an aphrodisiac since ancient times. It aromatherapy it is often used to treat depression and emotional sexual dysfunction. A mild yang oil, it is emolient, tonic and sedative.

One of the most useful oils for the skin. A classic choice for dry and dehydrated skin. It relieves itching and inflammation, and as a mild astringent can also profit those with oily skin as well

In Ayuvedic medicine sandalwood oil is prescribed as a tonic, to treat ulcers and abscesses, and to treat mucus discharge. Walji, H.Ph.D.,129


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Sandalwood hydrosol Great as a general body perfume, as an invigorating room spray or within cosmetics for its aphrodisiac qualities.
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Certified Organic Sandalwood, Australian essential oil
Sandalwood, Australian essential oil(Santalum spicatum) Origin- Australia Method of Cultivation- Cultivated Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled Parts Used: Roots and heartwood, powdered and dried Note Classification: Base Aroma: Soft, woody, extremely tenacious and somewhat balsamic
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Sandalwood ,Red
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Certified Organic Sandalwood Dreams oil
Sandalwood Dreams oilThis is not a synthetic fragrance oil, but a true blend of exotic Sandalwood oils from around the world. Warming, grounding, and very erotic.
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annies aromatherapy essential oils Sandalwood oil has a sweet-woody, warm, balsamic aroma that improves with age. The essential oil blends wonderfully with most oils, especially rose, lavender, neroli and bergamot. Sandalwood oil is also an excellent cleansing, astringent addition to massage and facial oils, bath oils, aftershaves, lotions and creams.
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Preparation Methods & Dosage :Essential Oil

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referencesSandalwood Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Acne * Aphrodisiac * Bronchitis * Insect Repellent * Insomnia *
Sandalwood for :Aphrodisiac
Aphrodisiac Sandalwood's musky fragrance smells very much like alpha-androstenol, a male pheromone present in human sweat, which may help explain sandalwood's ancient reputation as an aphrodisiac. In addition sandalwood is a hormone regulator and affects the pituitary gland.

Nancy L Nickell, Nature's Aphrodisiacs (1999)

Sandalwood for :Calming, grounding
Calming, grounding Reduces stress, very calming and grounding, helps to achieve meditative state

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Sandalwood oil for :Skin care, dry skin
Skin care, dry skin Sandalwood relieves inflammation and itching of dry and dehydrated skin.
Sandalwood oil for :Cough, chronic bronchitis
Cough, chronic bronchitis Sandalwood oil's expectorant and antispasmodic properties make sandalwood effective in chronic bronchitis and dry cough.
Sandalwood oil for :Acne
Acne Sandalwood's astringent action helps with acne and other inflammatory skin conditions
Plant Description

Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887
Koehler's Medicinal-Plants 1887

Nepalese sandalwood, is currently endangered and consequently very expensive. ($155 per ounce). www.iucnredlist.org,(November 30, 2007) Sandalwood is an evergreen semi-parasitic tree that depends on nourishment from other trees for the first seven years. Sandalwood from Mysore region of southern India is generally considered to be of the highest quality available. Wikipedia

Related Species Santalum ellipticum, known as Hawaiian sandalwood ( iliahi aloe ), is also used and deemed of high quality.
Santalum spicatum Australian sandalwood is also used in aromatherapy as and ecological alternative to the endangered Santalum album. The concentration of constituent chemicals in its essential oil - and hence, its aroma - differ considerably from those of other Santalum species, not as musky. Wikipedia
History and Traditions
historySandalwood is mentioned in the oldest Sanskrit and Chinese texts, and the fragrant wood was used to build temples and carved into statues of gods. The Egyptians used sandalwood for medicine, embalming and religious ritual. Walji, H.Ph.D.,129
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