Yellow sandalwood: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Yellow sandalwood in English is the name of a plant defined with Santalum album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sirium myrtifolium L. (among others).
2) Yellow sandalwood is also identified with Zanthoxylum flavum It has the synonym Fagara flava (Vahl) Krug & Urb..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1896)
· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
· Systema Naturae (1759)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Eclogae Americanae (1807)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Yellow sandalwood, for example side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Partial matches: Sandalwood, Yellow.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Yellow sandalwood; (plurals include: Yellow sandalwoods). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 3 - The Purging Cassia (aragvadha) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 4 - The therapeutics of Hemothermia (raktapitta-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 16 - The therapeutics of Anemia (panduroga-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Holy Rites for Special Attainments < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The Golden Age of Hindu-Javanese Art < [September-October 1931]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CC - The loud applause of the court on the sage's speech < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]