Sandalwood, Indian Red Select Flakes (Pterocarpus santalinus)

Unit size: 1 ounce

Origin: India

Form: Wood shavings

Other names: Red Saunders Wood

Esoteric Uses: Love, happiness, attraction, beauty

Esoteric Associations: Venus, Earth

Incense Aroma: Powdery and soft

This is a common grade of red sandalwood shavings, more economical than the high-end grades. It is used more for herbal recipes than incense.

Sandalwood has been used for over 4 millennia in India and the Near East. It has a calming and stabilizing effect on the mind, body, and spirit, which is why it has been used in meditation by traditional Hindus and Buddhists for centuries. The wood itself has been used to carve images of the gods in the Near and Far East, as well as timber for temples. Sandalwood oil has been widely used as a traditional treatment for common colds, bronchitis, skin disorders, heart ailments, general weakness, fever, infection of the urinary tract, inflammation of the mouth and pharynx, liver and gallbladder complaints and other maladies.