CHANDANA

1. Botanical Name: Santalum album
2. Family :Santalaceae
3. Tamil : Chandanam
4. Hindi : Safed Chandan
5. Malayalam : Chandanam
6. English : Sandalwood
7. Habit : An evergreen tree that grows between 4–9 metres. The tree is variable in habit, usually upright to sprawling, and may intertwine with other species. The plant parasitizes the roots of other tree species
8. Distribution : Southern part of India
9. Useful part : Heartwood
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta,Madhura
    • Guna: Laghu,Ruksha
    • Veerya: Shita
    • Vipaka: Katu
    • Karma : Varnya, Dahaprashamana, Kaphapitta hara
11. Indications :Daha, Jvara, Kushta, Visarpa, Rakta pitta
12. Dose : 3gm-6gm
13. Formulations : Chandanadi Taila ,Chandanadhi ghrta

TREE

LEAF & FLOWER

FRUIT

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