Sandal Surkh (100gm) صندل سرخ

Description

Sandal Surkh at sknatural is Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. It belongs to family “Papilionaceae”. Generally, people use its wood-raspings (sawdust) or wood infusion made into suitable vehicle. It is Cold and dry in third order/Cold in second order, dry in the third order. It has bitter and aromatic taste.

Other names:

Arabic Name(s): Sandlan, Batarsi
Urdu Name(s): Sandal Surkh, Lal Chandan, Sandal Gaarha
English Name(s): Red Sandal wood

Properties:

Astringent, tonic and diaphoretic, mostly applied as an external application, acts as concoctive, soothing, resolvent and anti-inflammatory agent with repercussive action and refrigerant sedative attributes.

Recommended dosage:

3 to 7 g approx.

Medicinal uses:

Red sandalwood actively cools external inflammations, headaches, bilious affections, skin diseases, fevers, and boils. It actively strengthens eyesight and reduces swelling of the eyelids. Internally, individuals actively consume it as a syrup to relieve abnormal cardiac heat, cardiac debility, palpitations of warm origin, and to reduce blood heat as well as purify the blood. This syrup actively treats bilious and bloody diarrhea and actively alleviates the burning sensation during urination, while also actively normalizing stomach acidity.

Moreover, the wood actively serves as a coloring agent in compound tincture of lavender and as an ingredient in several medicated oils, with its color actively attributed to santalin. The act of mixing powdered sawdust with milk actively constitutes a well-known remedy for bleeding piles. Additionally, the act of preparing a decoction of the legume actively benefits in treating chronic dysentery.

People generally use it as a cooling, soothing, and calming external application. The paste of red sandalwood in actions becomes stronger from white and soothes inflammation and irritation and cooks the substance. Further, it alleviates irritation and heat. For headaches and fevers, sandalwood and camphor are applied to the forehead mixed in rose water, or fine powder of sandalwood also mixed with water is applied to the forehead. Red sandalwood contains a warming component, so it is mostly used externally.