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UNANI PERSPECTIVE AND RECENT STUDIES OF SANDAL SAFED (SANTALUM ALBUM LINN.): A REVIEW
Heena Kausar S, Najeeb Jahan, Kamal Ahmed*, Mohd Aslam, Parwej Ahmed, Shamim Ahmed
ABSTRACT
Sandal safed (Santalum album Linn.) is also known as ‘Royal tree’ belongs to the family Santalaceae. Among the genera of Santalaceae, Santalum contains 25 species which are distributed throughout the world. In India, the genus is represented by Santalum album Linn. and is a native of the highlands of southern India mainly Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala where it is found wildly and cultivated. In Unani system of medicine, therapeutically, this drug is widely used both internally and externally in various cardiac, brain, liver, stomach and skin disorders for its Mufarrreh wa Muqawwie qalb (exhelirent and cardiotonic), Muqawwie dimag (brain tonic), Muqawwie hararate Keywords: Sandal safed; Santalum album Linn.; Unani medicine; Pharmacological studies. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |