Rakta Candana

Botanical Name

Pterocarpus Santalinus

Family

Fabaceae

Sanskrit

Raktha Chandana

English

Red Sandal

Hindi

Lal Candan

Kannada

Honne

Malayalam

Tilaparni

Telugu

Erra Chandanam

Tamil

Raktha Chandana

Marathi

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Distribution

It grows mainly in the forests of eastern ghats in andhra pradesh,tamil nadu, karnataka.

Parts Used

Heart Wood

Dose

Choorna 3-6g

Chemical Constituents

Pterocarpal,santalin a,b, pterocarptriol, lupenediol

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Guru, Ruksa

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Madhura

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Sita

Impact (Prabhava)

Kapha Pitta Hara

Pharmacological Action

  • Anti bacterial- inhibits the growth of bacteria
  • Hepatoprotective- helps in protecting liver

Therapeutic Uses

Timira, Atisara

Some of the common formulations

  • Pusyanuga curna
  • Laksadi ghrta
  • Triphaladi ghrta
  • Bhadrasriyadi gana