Red Sandalwood Powder

• Take ¼ - ½  teaspoon of Red Sandalwood Powder with warm water or honey. Drink this mixture as a tea once or twice daily, or as directed by your health practitioner.
• Please consult your physician prior to the use of the product if you are pregnant, or nursing, or on medication, or have a medical condition.
• Do not use the product if the seal is broken. Store it in a cool and dry place. Keep out of the reach of children.

The best way to consume Red Sandalwood Powder is with Ayurvedic Carrier Substances (Anupanas). Anupana is a carrier substance or vehicle that carries herbs into the body for proper assimilation and full effect. The herb becomes more potent when you take it with the right Anupana.

You can take Red Sandalwood Powder with warm water for all body types.

 

Red sandalwood tree and its powder have been used as valuable assets for centuries across the world, particularly in India and China. While the wood has been used for making furniture and in different sacred rituals by Hindus, the Red Sandalwood Powder has served as a potent ingredient in Ayurvedic formulas for centuries. They use this powder to promote digestive health and overall wellbeing. The main benefit of this powerful ingredient is its rejuvenating attributes for skin health and hair health.

As an Ayurvedic supplement, it helps soothe and naturally cleanse the skin. Its active ingredients astringe the skin toxins and help rejuvenation of skin cells. Moreover, it promotes healthy absorption of excess oil and aids in maintaining sebum secretion in the skin. Red Sandalwood Powder is also believed to have cooling properties that stimulate healthy responses against occasional skin inflammation and various daily life stressors. It also boosts the immune system to support the natural recovery process of the body.

Apart from this, Ayurvedic experts imply that Red Sandalwood Powder has a calming effect on the brain, muscles, and circulatory system. It helps in healthy blood purification and fluid retention.

It maintains our natural body mass and water levels to encourage optimal health and urinary functioning. This potent Ayurvedic supplement also helps maintain healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Apart from this, it promotes hair growth and helps keep the scalp clean and free occasional oil build-up.

When mixed with other ingredients, such as milk, water, or saffron, Red Sandalwood Powder can promote healthy aging and skin rejuvenation.

The dry and heavy qualities of the red sandalwood plant effectively help balance the Vata and Pitta doshas levels for the optimal health and well-being of your body.

Due to the numerous health benefits of Red Sandalwood Powder, Athreya Herbs uses it in other forms, such as herbal lehyams, grithams, and capsules.

Red Sandalwood Powder at Athreya Herbs is formulated using a unique combination of phytonutrients and bioactive compounds to serve as a source of numerous health benefits for the body. It contains Pterocarpol, B Pterocarpodiolone, Homopterocarpin, Santalin A, Pterostilbene, Lupenediol, and other tannins, glycerides, flavonoids, and saponins to support healthy skin and overall health and well-being.

These bioactive compounds also have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to help the body produce healthy immune responses against occasional inflammation and other stressors.

Red Sandalwood Powder from Athreya Herbs is an all-natural and premium-quality Ayurvedic supplement that is processed in the best conditions to promote optimal health and well-being of your body. Its natural formula supports skin, hair, and overall health.

The Red Sandalwood Powder boosts the function of vital organs such as heart, stomach and kidney. It also helps keep the levels of blood sugar and cholesterol in check.

At Athreya Herbs, our Ayurvedic experts harvest red sandalwood from the Southern Indian regions. The climate of high altitude, rainfall, and humidity ensures the best conditions for growing the plant. The fruit is collected when ripe to ensure that its pungent active principles and essential ingredients are highly potent.

Our expert practitioners (Ayurvedic Vaidyas classically trained in India) have selected only ethically wildcrafted Red Sandalwood Powder. At every step of the process, we ensure that the heartwood of Red sandalwood is not exposed to pesticides or toxic chemicals either during harvesting or processing.

We also source fresh ingredients, cultivated in the ideal topographical environment. Such careful sourcing increases the quality of the ingredients and the effectiveness of the supplementation.

While we source ingredients from India, we process the product in the USA. This way, we can guarantee that you have access to whole foods and traditional products. Moreover, our herbal supplements go through multiple quality assurance checks before they reach your doorstep. We offer only the best for your health and wellbeing.

It's only here that you'll find supplementation that helps enrich your body with strength, vitality, and optimal health.

Serving size - 1-3 grams

Ingredient -Red Sandalwood bark (Rakta Chandana) Pterocarpus santalinus

Ethically wildcrafted

It is gluten-free, soy-free, yeast-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, and preservative-free. It contains no animal by-products and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Manufactured in a facility that processes tree nuts. It is also a third-party laboratory tested for purity from heavy-metal levels.

• Botanical Name – Pterocarpus santalinus
• Family – Fabaceae
• English Name – Red sandalwood, red sanders
• Red Sandalwood Powder Morphology
• Red sandalwood or Raktachandan tree is home to the Ghat Mountains in the southern region of South India. It is known for its rich red, non-aromatic wood across the world. Although the woods are quite heavy, the plant itself only grows up to 5-8 meters. The tree demands sufficient light when growing up. It grows pretty fast when young and reaches a height of 5 meters in three years, even if the soil conditions are not the absolute best. It cannot, however, tolerate temperatures of -10 C and can be killed by frost.
• The leaves of the red sandalwood plant are alternate with three leaflets. They are usually 3-9 cm long. The flowers come in short racemes. Lastly, the fruit pod is 6-9 cm long and it contains one or two seeds.

• Part used – Heartwood
• Taste (Rasa) – Bitter, sweet
• Quality (Guna) – Dry, heavy to digest
• Potency (Veerya) – Cold potency
• Post Digestive Effect (Vipaka) – Gives a pungent taste after digestion
• Action on Doshas – Balancing for Kapha and Pitta doshas