Santalum album Chandan Indian Sandalwood

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Santalum album

Scientific Name and Description

Santalum album L

Herb Family

Santalaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Santalum ovatum R.Br.
Sirium myrtifolium L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	Indian Sandalwood
Hindi	Chandan, chandal, chandan, chandoi, safed candan, safed chandan, safedchandan, sandai, sandal, santal, sufed-chandan, sufeed sandal
Thai	mai hom india (ไม้หอมอินเดีย)(General)
Kannada	agarugandha, baavanna, bavanna, bhadra shree, bhadrasri, candala, candana, candnero, chandaala, chandala, chandana, chundanam, ganda, gandada, gandha, gandhachekke, gandhada mara, gandhada-chekke, gandhadamara, gandhadu, gendada, gundada, patira, shrigandha, shrigandhada-mara, sirigandha, sreegandha, srigandadamara, srigandam, srigandha, srigandhada, tailaparni, tallaparni
Malayalam	candana, candanam, chandana, chandana-mutti, chandanam, chandena-maram, chanthanam, chundanam, gandharajam, gandhasaram, malayajam, maleyam, malla-katou-tsjambou, patiram, shandana, tailaparnnikam, tsjandana, vencandanam, venjandanam
Marathi	anindita, arishta-phalam, bhadrasara, bhadrashraya, bhadrashree, bhadrashri, bhadrashriya, bhadrasri, bhogivallabha, candana, candanah, candanam, chandana, chandanam, chandantaila, chandradyuti, chandrakanta, dahasini, ekangi, gandashrah, gandhadhya, gandhasara, gandhasarah, gandhasra, goshirsha, gramya, harichandana, hima, krishnachandana, krishnachandanam, maharha, malayaja, malayodbhava, mangalya, panjasugandha, patira, pavana, pitachandana, pitasara, rajayoghya, rauhina, sarpavasa, sarpeshta, sevya, shrigandha, shrigandhakashtaha, shrikhanda, sitam, srigandha, srikhanda, srikhandam, sugandhi, svetacandana, swetchandan, tailaparna, tilaparna, valgaka, varnaka
Tamil	acam, amarancanam, amarancanamaram, anukkam, arakam, arakkam, arinam, arkkam,arpaketumam, arpaketumaram, arpaputpakam, asam, atam, atamaram, atti,cacitakikam, cacitakikamaram, calekam, calikam, calokam, canampa, candanam, cantakam, cantakamaram, cantan, cantana, cantanak kattai, cantanam, cantani,cantilakam, cantirakancam, cantiralakam, cantukam, cantukamaram, carakantakam, carakantam, carakantanam, catam, celakam, celekam, celotam, celottam, cerittam, chandana-kattai, chandanam, chandanum, ciciram, cikarappucitam, cikarappucitamaram, cikaritamakam, cikaritamakamaram, cinamauli, cinamaulimaram, cirikantam, puranakkirimanam, sandanam, sandanamaram, sandhanam, santhanam, selegam, shandanak-kattai, srigandam, tailaparni, tailaparnikam, tayilapanikam, tayilaparnikam, tilakamaram, tilakavirutcam, tilamitam, tilapakuni, tilaparanikam, tilaparuni, tilaparunikai, ulocitam, ulocitamaram, vacanaimaram, vanacai, vanavacam, vanavikam, vannam, varippatiram, varnakam , varunakam , vattiyaputpam , vellaiccantanam, vencantanam, vicecutam, virutcacittro, yalavatippatiram, yamiyam, yarulitappatiram
Telugu	bhadrasri, candanamu, chandanam, chandanamu, chandanapu, chandanum, chundanum, gandhamu, gandhapu, gandhapu-chekka, gandhapucekka, gandhasaramu, gandhataruvu, gandhatharuvu, ganthama, gendam, gosirshamu, haricandanamu, harichandamu, harichandanam, harichandanaum, kalaka, krishnachanadanamu, krishnachandanamu, malaaka, malaka, malayajamu, malayamu, manchigandhamu, pathiramu, patiramu, peethachandanamu, pitachandanam, piticandanamu, raktakrishnachandanam, raktakryshnacandanamu, rakthakrishnachandanamu, shreegandhamu, sirigandamu, sreechandanamu, srigandam, srigandapu-manu, srigandapumanu, srigandham, srigandhamu, tella chandanam, tellacandanamu, tellachandanam, tellachandanamu, tellagandhapucettu, thella chandanamu
Tibetan	dkar-po tsan-dan, tsa nda na dkar po, tsa-ndan, tsan dan
Urdu	burada safaid, burada sandal safaid, burada sandal sufaid, sandal safaid, turada sandal surkh
Thai	mai hom india (ไม้หอมอินเดีย)
Common names	true sandalwood, white sandalwood, Indian sandalwood.

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Western

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Bark

Wood

Fruits

Seeds

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Siru santhanathi thailam

Ethnopharmacology use

Santalum album L. Tree Bark, root, wood, seed oil, fruit Body cooling; diarrhoea; dysentery; pruritus; fever; indigestion; giddiness; cough; gonorrhea; headache; joint pains; herpes; pimples; urinary infections; skin diseases; throat ulcers; blood purifier General Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Mahishi et al. 2005, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984

Sandalwood has been used for centuries in skincare and is known for its cooling and soothing properties. This aromatic wood contains santalol, a compound known for its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. Sandalwood can help calm irritated skin, reduce redness, and soothe acne-prone areas. Its gentle exfoliating properties also help in removing dead skin cells and give a more radiant complexion.