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Pterocarpus santalinus

Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.

Also indexed asred sandalwoodred sandersAgarujandhaAlmugArkaChandanaChenchandanamHarichandana
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPterocarpus
Use categories3
Linked notes8

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPterocarpus
Scientific name with authorshipPterocarpus santalinus L.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Draco santalum CrantzLingoum santalinum (L.f.) KuntzeSantalum rubrum Hill

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier516570-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia

Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Connected preparations

Where Pterocarpus santalinus appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

TINCTURE OF RHUBARB AND SENNA

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

tered tincture with the former

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

R, Herb of Rosemary, pe Marjoram, Bok Balm, h Alf

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Distilled preparation of Red Saunders Wood

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Tincture of Red Saunders Wood

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

1184 Tincture

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

Nutmeg, bruised, each two drachms and a half, Red Saunders Wood, sliced, five drachma,

An automatically extracted historical preparation published directly for live editorial review. Botanical identity, formula structure and safety may be incomplete; this is not treatment or dosage guidance.

Open note
Historical Herbal PreparationsTraditional use

COMPOUND TINCTURE OF PERUVIAN BARK

A primary-source historical herbal preparation preserved from The dispensatory and pharmacopoeia of North America and Great Britain [electronic resource]. The source wording is retained for research and educational reference; it is not modern treatment guidance.

Open note
Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Pterocarpus santalinus.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.