Sandalwood Oil – Grounding and Calming

Why Sandalwood Oil is grounding and calming for the nervous system. Used widely for its therapeutic properties in ancient and traditional medicine such as ayurveda and Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Why sandalwood is mentioned in ancient scriptures for its spiritual uses and has a high vibrational frequency.

Learn some of the various ways you can use sandalwood essential oil at home for you and your family, your meditation practice, in your business, clinic or spa.

What is Sandalwood Oil?

Sandalwood oil has a woody and grounding scent and is extracted from the heartwood of the Sandalwood Tree. Also known as Genus Santalum which used to grow in southern India, the forests of Karnataka.

“Santalum genus belongs to the family of Santalaceae, widespread in India, Australia, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, and valued as traditional medicine, rituals and modern bioactivities.” Santalum Genus: phytochemical constituents, biological activities and health promoting-effects From the journal Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

Commercially extracted Indian sandalwood oil can only be extracted when the tree is at least 15 years old though the highest grades are grown up to 80 years before extraction.

History Of Sandalwood Essential Oil

Sandalwood was traded as a rich commodity in the Indian sub continent by 700 BC. From early on it was widely used in Hindu Rituals, weddings and births valued for it’s meditative and grounding fragrance and as an insect repellent. The highest grade of sandalwood oil is Santalum album. 

Sandalwood has been widely used In Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). for centuries.

The sandalwood in herbal form has been used for centuries to improve qi in the Lung, Spleen and Stomach. It is regarded as having yang properties.

Sandalwood In Traditional Medicine

Sandalwood In TCM ( Traditional Chinese Medicine)- Sandalwood as a herb has been used for centuries to improve qi in the Heart, Stomach, Spleen and Lung. It is regarded as having yang warming properties aid to support those with too much cold in their system.

In Ayurvedic Medicinal system, Sandalwood is regarded as a very sacred herb and oil, which has many uses. Used to help treat Vatta and Pitta constitution imbalances. Sandalwood oil is widely used as as a diuretic, as an aid to treat coughs, cold, skin inflammation, fever remedy and so much more.

Medical and Therapeutic Properties Of Sandalwood Oil

Sandalwood Essential Oil is said to have a frequency of 98 mhz and has shown to have two main molecular components, known as alpha- and beta-santalol. Sandalwood Oil is one of the essential oils in research shown to demonstrate ” Inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by essential oils”. Sandalwood oil is widely used to treat urinary infections. In various clinical research and studies it has demonstrated or suggested to be

• Anti-aging
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-microbial
• Anti-oxidant
• Anti-proliferative
• Anti-Viral

Skincare Properties Of Sandalwood Oil

Sandalwood essential oil is widely used in the perfumery and skincare industry, sandalwood is widely used not just as an essential oil but also as a balm and incense. Sandalwood oil is widely used to help heal variety of skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis, one of the reasons sandalwood soap has been commercially so popular for over 100 years. Sandalwood was widely used in ancient traditions for embalming alongside frankincense and myrrh.

Sandalwood To Soothe The Nervous System

Sandalwood is widely used by aromatherapists and therapists to help calm and soothe nervous system. It can act as a sedative, a relaxant, to help with grounding or to support a trance or meditative state. One of the most effective ways to use sandalwood to calm the nervous system is by adding pure sandalwood essential oil to the bath or by blending a few drops to a massage carrier oil to apply to the body and face.