Guest guest Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 that's how i understood it - i was confused by savitha's comments about " fresh " sandalwood, since the wood has been dried... and also, we do have to be aware of the sustainability of this product - it would be a crying shame to see further depletion of India's already threatened sandalwood simply because a hungry foreign appetite for it, a situation that is similar for several traditional Ayurvedic plants, e.g. Kustha, Katuki, etc i have investigated the cultivated S. spicatum from Australia, but its not quite the same... other possible species include S. austrocaledonicum S. yasii, S. lanceolatum, S. ellipticum, S. macgregorii and S. insulare in terms of the science, its seems that plain old melissa (lemon balm) oil is at least effective as sandalwood oil in inhibiting viral replication Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com ________________________________ it is common also to have a stick of sandalwood and rub it on a stone to get the powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Dear Todd Caldecott Usually we get these sandal wood pieces through government stores which sell them with licence. They have taken very strict measures here to protect sandal wood trees. Still we are not able to stop smugglers who smuggle sandal wood trees from forests. Dr.Savitha Suri http://www.ayurhelp.com ____________ we do have to be aware of the sustainability of this product - it would be a crying shame to see further depletion of India's already threatened sandalwood simply because a hungry foreign appetite for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 sustainability is a problem everywhere sadly. I live in a forest and watch day by day as the sacred three to four hundred year old bioshpere is depleted before my very eyes wiping out many herbs and leaving a once fertile place depleted and dry. Those of us who are concerned need to do something before it is too late. ________ and also, we do have to be aware of the sustainability of this product - it would be a crying shame to see further depletion of India's already threatened sandalwood simply because a hungry foreign appetite for it, a situation that is similar for several traditional Ayurvedic plants, e.g. Kustha, Katuki, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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