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Chandana (sandalwood)

चंदन (चन्दन) · चन्दन

Santalum album · Santalaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
चन्दनश्वेतचन्दनश्रीखण्डमलयजगन्धसार
Hindi
चंदनचन्दनसफेद चंदनसंदल
English
Chandanasandalwoodwhite sandalwoodchandana
Romanized
chandanachandan
Marathi
चंदन

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  • Sandalwood fruit is listed among fruits said to bind the stool strongly, to be cold and to be wholesome in pitta and kapha disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 60 · v. 44Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Chandanadi decoctionEladi powderKashadi decoctionNimbadi decoctionOther cooling measures for pittaPaste and rasakriya in pitta-type abhishyandaPlant glossary, letter section च (entries 1–17: चक्रमर्द to चोर)Plant glossary, ग entries 19–29 (गोशृंग to गुंजा)Plant glossary, ग entries 5–18 (गायत्रिका to गोशीर्ष)Plant glossary, ल section, entries 1–14 (लकुच to लुंग)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)Properties of bael and other binding fruits

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Named 51 times on 42 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantWoodAromaticCooling
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
42
Chapters
Chapter 4
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_chandana