Sandalwood, Sandal wood: 2 definitions

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Sandalwood means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Sandalwood is known in Sanskrit as Candana, and whose odor is said to resemble certain elephants, according to the 15th century Matangalila composed by Nilakantha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: “2. One that is beautiful, has an odor like the white water lily, sandalwood (candana), Alstonia scholaris, orange tree, lotus, or Cathartocarpus fistula, whose face beams, who always retains the interest (spirit, excitement) of a kalabha (young elephant), who has a cry like a koil, he is to be honored as having the character of a god”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sandal wood in English is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus santalinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum santalinum (L.f.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Sandalwood in English is also identified with Santalum album It has the synonym Sirium myrtifolium L. (etc.).

3) Sandalwood in Australia is the name of a plant defined with Eremophila mitchellii.

4) Sandalwood is also identified with Santalum spicatum It has the synonym Fusanus spicatus R. Br. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1857)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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