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Crude drug name | Market name | Chandan lal |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Rakta candana | |
Other names Tips！ | Lalchndan (T), Raktachondana (B), Lalchandan (H), Raktachandana (K), Raktachandanam (M), Yerragandhamu (Te), Sivappu chandanam (Ta), Rakta candan (N), Rat-handun (Sin) | |
| English name | Red Sandars Wood | |
| Original plant name | Pterocarpus santalinus Linn., Red Sandars Wood | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | heart wood |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12299 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Rakta candana, Red Sandars Wood | |||
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| Synonyms | Ksaudracandanam, Bhadrasriyam, Kusadam, Satapuspakam, Jaghanyacandana, Raktapadapa, Raktangam, Ksudracandanam, Tilaparnam, Raktasaram, Pravalaphalam, Ranjanam, Haricandanam, Jyoti, Somam, Tamrasaram, Tamradru, Lohitam, Haricandanam, Kairatam, Jyotiraksakam | ||||
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| Original plant name | Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. | ||||
| Family name | Leguminosae | ||||
| Used part | Heartwood | ||||
| Distribution area | Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, upto 900m altitude. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Red sanders wood is astringent, tonic and diaphoretic. It is used in diseases of the blood, dysentery, bilious affections and thirst. Externally it is applied on inflammation of skin, headache, to reduce high temperature during fever and to strengthen eye sight. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Chardi (vomiting), Trsna (thirst), Asrapitta (bleeding disorders), Jvara (fever), Vrana (wounds), Visa (poison), Kasa (cough), Bhuta (mental afflictions), Bhranti (mental disorders), Jantu (worms) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Wood contains santalin 16%, desoxysantalin, isoflavone-santal, pterostilbene, pterocarpin 0.25%, Homopterocarpin 0.2%. Heartwood contains glycosides and coumarins. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Decoction of heartwood in doses varying from 1-8g/kg produced potentiation of pentobarbitone induced hypnosis in albino mice, blocked conditioned avoidance response in rats and showed anticonvulsant and antiinflammatory activities. An ethanolic extract 95% of the wood powder was found effective in lowering blood sugar level in fasted, fed, glucose loaded and streptozotocin diabetic models in rats. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet), Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Vrsya (aphrodisiac) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | ||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Asra (blood), Sukrala (increasing the reproductive tissue) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Netrahitam (good for eye) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Raktacandana (Pterocarpus santalinus) pounded with breast milk, warm ghee mixed with rocksalt with water check hiccough by taking as snuff. 2. Raktacandana is included in Bhadrasriyadi gana and Priyanguadi niruha basti which are useful in the disorder. 3. Paste of Manjistha, Madhuka, Raktacandana and Sali rice flour mixed with ghee washed 100 times should be applied on fracture. 4. Raktacandana, Manjistha, Kustha, Lodhra, Priyangu, buds of Vata and Masura - these destroy freckles etc and promote lusture of the face. 5. Daruharidra, Duralabha, Bilva, Balaka, Raktacandana check diarrhoea/diarrhea caused by Pitta. 6. Lodhra, Usira, Padmaka, Lotus stamens, Kaliyaka, Raktacandana, Priyangu flowers, Dugdhika and lotus stalk - these counter act all types of spider poisoning. 7. Raktacandana rubbed with water, honey, ghee and oil each for a week applied as collyrium alleviates defects of vision. | ||||
| Formulation | Pusyanuga curna, Bhadrasriyadi gana, Priyanguadi niruha basti, Laksadi ghrta, Triphaladya ghrta, Sadangapaniya, Dasanga lepa, Parpatadi kvatha, Amrtastaka kvatha, Guducyadi kvatha. | ||||
| Comments | This is included in the Sarivadi, Patoladi and Priyanguadi groups of Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 384-387. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 148. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 396. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1363. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 718-719. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 320. | |||
| Remarks | Wood powder is used as colouring matter. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/06 | ||||
