Botanical Index No. 898

Sandalwood

santalum album

Medicinal Actions

Elephantiasis

Primary Conditions Treated

Hemoptysis Hepatosis Herpes Hiccup Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Malaria Menopause Migraine Mucososis Myocardosis Nausea Nephrosis Nervousness Pain Pharyngosis Prickly Heat Prostatosis Prurigo Pyelosis Splenosis Staphylococcus Stomach-ache Stomatosis Streptococcus Swelling Syphilis Thirst Tuberculosis Tumor Urethrosis Urogenitosis Uterosis UTI VD Vertigo Virus Vomiting Water Retention Wound Acne Asthma Bacteria Biliousness Bleeding Bone Ache Bronchosis Burn Callus Cancer abdomen colon mouth Cardiopathy Cholecystosis Cholera Cold Constipation Cough Cramp Cystosis Dermatosis Diarrhea Dysentery Dyspepsia Dysuria Enterosis Epigastrosis Erysipelas Fever Gastrosis Gleet Gonorrhea Headache Heatstroke Hematuria

General Dosage

3–6 g powdered wood; 10–20 g wood; 2–4 ml liquid extract; 1–1.5 g EO; 5–25 minims wood oil; 6–12 drops wood oil several ×/day; 0.3–1 ml wood oil; dilute oil applied topically.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d.“Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages”. Can be allergenic topically. Commission E reports herb contains irritating triterpene saponins. EO should be used in an enteric coated form. Contraindicated in diseases of the parenchyma of the kidney. Side effects include dermatosis, GI distress, hematuria, nausea, and skin itch. No drug interactions known. Do not use more than 6 weeks without consulting a physician.

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