Aromatherapy Oils - Sandalwood

Botanical name: Santalum Album
Botanical family: Santalaceae

Note: Base

Part of plant used: Wood core

Origin: China, Egypt, Far East, Sanskrit

Description: Sandalwood is the closest smell to that of the human hormone smell.

History: The Greeks called it 'food for the Gods'. Buddhas in the East were carved with Sandalwood. It was burnt/fumigated before paying reverence to the 'divine'.

Properties and Indications:

Strengthens the heart and gives some 'stomach'
Protects the lining of the stomach
Decongests the venous system
Gynecological problems, particularly of an infectious nature such as thrush
Aphrodisiac - can help with frigidity and impotence
Chest infections - good for sore throats and coughs

Personality:

For people who have rages, extreme/irrational anger
For people full of their own self-importance, such as bosses talking in a degrading way to their subordinates
Narrow minded people

Blending:

Benzoin, Black Pepper, Cypress, Frankincense, Neroli, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Myrrh, Rosewood, Vetivert, Ylang Ylang

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