- Botanical name : Santalum album Linn.
- Family : Santalaceae
- Malayalam : Chandanam
- Tamil : Chandanam
- English : White sandal wood
- Habit : Small ever green glabrous tree
- Useful part : Heartwood
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thikta,madhura
- Guna : Ruksha,laghu
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Pittakaphashamana
- Indications : Daha,rakthapitta,jwara
- Dose : Kwatha (50-100ml) ,churna(3-6g) ,thaila(5-10drops)
- Formulations : Chandanasava, Dashanga lepa
