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Sandalwood · Chandana

Santalum album — The cooling fragrant heartwood of ritual and medicine — the classical paste for burning skin, heat headaches and an agitated Pitta mind.

Classical properties (Dravyaguna)

Rasa (taste): Bitter, sweet

Virya (potency): Strongly cooling

Vipaka (post-digestive): Sweet

Dosha effect: Pacifies Pitta strongly

Parts used: Heartwood, oil

Key benefits

  • Cools burning skin and rashes
  • Fades acne marks (paste)
  • Relieves heat headaches (forehead paste)
  • Calms an overheated, irritable mind
  • Soothes urinary burning (traditional internal use)

How to use at home

Rub the wood on a wet stone (or use pure powder) with rose water and apply as paste on skin or forehead.

Typical safe range: External paste freely; internal only classical preparations

Precautions: Insist on genuine, sustainably sourced Chandana — adulteration is rampant. Internal use only under guidance. Always inform your physician about herbs you take alongside prescribed medicines, and never stop prescriptions on your own.