This species may have been the source of the sandalwood used in king solomon s temple.
Sandal tree leaf uses.
Medicinal plants sandalwood uses and images.
A true sandalwood tree grows to a height of about 10 metres 33 feet.
The wood is not aromatic.
The leaves and bark were used by early hawaiians to treat dandruff lice skin inflammation and sexually.
Sandalwood is an evergreen tree native to india and indonesia and grows to 8 to 12 m in height and 2 5 m in girth.
Red sandalwood has cooling properties just like regular sandalwood and usually heartwood of the tree is used for medicinal purposes.
The tree grows very fast when young but it slows down when it reaches 5 meters because of it s slow growth it is becoming rare.
Sandalwood is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world.
It grows in dry and deciduous forests.
Pterocarpus santalinus with the common names red sanders red saunders red sandalwood rakt chandan and saunderswood is a species of pterocarpus endemic to the southern eastern ghats mountain range of south india.
Sandalwood oil comes from the wood and roots of santalum album or the east indian sandalwood tree.
Has leathery leaves in pairs each opposite the other on the branch.
Sandalwood is a fragrant and tropical tree and it has been in use since time immemorial.
The bark is smooth and gray brown in color and the small flowers have numerous short stalks.
This tree is valued for the rich red colour of its wood.
The tree is not to be confused with the aromatic santalum sandalwood trees that grow natively.
It is an evergreen and parasitic or semi parasitic medium sized tree and grows up to 20m high.
However the high value of the species has caused over exploitation to the point where the wild population.
Sandalwood may offer some health benefits as well.
Red sandalwood is also used for religious ceremonious and also as a colorant.
Historically sandalwood was pronounced as an illustrious tree by tipu sultan in eighteenth century and from that point forward it was treated as a state property regardless of where it was developing.
And for smoothing the skin.
This is one of the most valuable trees in the.
Santalum album or indian sandalwood is a small tropical tree and the traditional source of sandalwood oil it is native to southern india and southeast asia.
Fragile leaves of sandalwood are rich in polyphenols which have likely adversary of hypertensive properties.
And is partially parasitic on the roots of other tree species.
