Sandalwood

Sandalwood is a medicinal plant, also known as white sandalwood or sandalwood, widely used to help treat diseases of the urinary system, skin problems and bronchitis.

Its scientific name is Santalum album and can be purchased at some health food stores and pharmacies in the form of essential oil.

What is Sandalwood for?

Sandalwood is used to help treat urinary tract infections, sore throat, bronchitis, dry skin, acne, chronic cystitis, dry skin, gonorrhea, depression, fatigue, kidney inflammation, infertility, tuberculosis and cough.

Sandalwood Properties

Sandalwood's properties include its calming, aromatic, fixing, disinfectant, antimicrobial, astringent, antiseptic, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, sedative, coolant and tonic action.

How to use Sandalwood

The used parts of Sandalwood are the bark and the essential oil.

Sitz bath for urinary infection or cystitis: Add 10 drops of sandalwood essential oil in a basin with 1 liter of water, and sit in this water for approximately 20 minutes. Repeat this procedure until the symptoms of the urinary infection subside. Inhalation for bronchitis: Add 10 drops of sandalwood essential oil in a bowl with boiling water and inhale the vapors carefully to avoid burns on the face.