Pharmaceutical Name:

Lignum Santati albi

Botanical Name:

Santatum album L.

Common Name:

Santatum
Sandal wood

Source of Earliest Record:

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

The heartwood of sandalwood is cut into slices in the summer.

Properties and Taste:

Pungent and warm

Meridian:

Spleen, stomach, and lung

Functions:

To regulate qi in the spleen and stomach
To dispel cold and stop pain

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Cold and qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal pain and vomiting with clear fluid.
*Use with Amomum fruit (Sharen) and Lindera root (Wuyao).

2.      Angina pectoris and coronary heart disease.
*Use with Corydalis tuber (Yanhusuo) and Asarum herb (Xixin) in the formula Kuanxiong Wan.

Dosage:

1-3 g