- Botanical name : Caesalpinia sappan Linn.
- Family : Caesalpinaceae
- Malayalam : Chappangam
- Tamil : Anaikuntrumani
- English : Sappan wood
- Habit : A small thorny tree
- Parts Used : Heartwood
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
- Guna : Rooksha
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Pittahara, Varnya
- Indications : Daha, Mukharoga, Pradara, Rakta Dosha
- Dose : Churna5-10 gm.
- Formulations : Arimedadi Taila, Kumkumadi Taila
