Pterocarpus Santalinus

• Botanical Name : Pterocarpus Santalinus
• Family Name : Fabaceae
• Common Name : Red Sandal Wood,red Saunders,ruby Wood
• Part Used : Heart-wood
• Habitat : The drier, hilly zones of deciduous forests
• Product offered : Wood

Uses : It is an astringent and a cooling agent and is used in several skincare preparations. It is used in the treatment of pimples, acne, wrinkles etc. It us also used internally in chronic bronchitis, gonorrhoea and gleet, chronic cystitis with benzoic and boric acids. Much used as a perfume for different purposes. The wood is used for making fancy articles and is much carved. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine as an anti-septic, wound healing agent and anti-acne treatment. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine as an anti-septic, wound healing agent and anti-acne treatment. A paste of the wood is used as a cooling external application for inflammations and headache. A decoction of fruit is used as an astringent tonic in chronic dysentery.