Steam distilled Santalum album

(Northwest Australia - sustainably grown)

Indian Sandalwood essential oil has an exotic aroma that is sweet, creamy and smooth, with warm spice tones. The wood is steam distilled to produce this oil.

Santalum album is a tropical evergreen native to south and southeast Asia and has been utilized for medicinal and religious purposes for centuries; this species of Sandalwood is also traditionally used in Chinese Medicine.

The flowers produced by this tree are initially white in juvenile trees, and over time will start producing red flowers in mature trees; the bark of young trees appears to be dark (almost black) and smooth and will transform into a reddish and cracked appearance with age. Black is the color of the Water element and is associated with the Kidneys; the Kidneys store pre-natal essence and thus our ancestral energy. White is the color of the Metal element and is associated with the Lungs; the Lungs house the “Po”, or Corporeal Soul, which is embodied during conception. Over time, both the flowers and bark become red; red is the color of the Heart, the Imperial Fire, and houses the Shen and consciousness. The maturation of this tree symbolizes the transition from ancestral and instinctual characteristics to a more deeply conscious and complex state of existence. It is estimated that sandalwood trees start to enter their mature states and appearance after 7 years, and start producing its distinguishable aroma after 10 years. In Chinese Medicine philosophy, humans have benchmarks in growth and maturation in 7 year (in females) and 8 year (in males) cycles, and 10 years represents renewal; and most interestingly, this tree appears to follow a similar pattern. Perhaps this similarity is an explanation to the innate connection between humans and this revered evergreen.

Australian Sandalwood represents an ecologically responsible alternative to mitigate former overproduction of this endangered tree and subsequent environmental degradation . The growers/distillers of this Sandalwood are committed to a sustainable sandalwood culture, employing practices and techniques to support mixed-age plantations with both new and old growth trees, while protecting and supporting the native wildlife and biodiversity of Australia. No pesticides are ever used in the production of Sandalwood in Australia.

Sandalwood frees the Qi and relieves stagnation in the chest and abdomen. It eases pain, deepens the breath and calms the spirit.

To release the chest and ease diaphragmatic, epigastric, and abdominal constriction and pain, blend Tan Xiang with the following essential oils as a 4-6% dilution in black cumin seed oil:

• Qing Pi (Green Tangerine Peel) or Zhi Ke (Citrus aurantium);

• Hou Po (Magnolia Bark)

• Mu Xiang (Saussurea) or Xiang Fu (Cyperus)

Note: Base

TCM Category: Regulating Qi

Channels Entered: Lung, Heart, Stomach, Spleen

Major Chemical Components : Sesquiterpinoids, sequiterpenic alcohols (> 90%): santalol*, lanceol, nuciferol, bisalobol, farnesol, bergamotol, bisabolol, nerloidol, curcumene, bisabolene, santalene, sinensal.

* Our Santalum album essential oil contains 75% combined santalol

**Compare our two Sandalwood - Tan Xiang essential oils: Although their medicinal properties are similar, these two Sandalwood oils differ in aroma. Santalum album presents with a warmer, deeper or full-bodied aroma that can add a more grounding feeling, while the aroma of Santalum lanceolatum is more bright and spicy, effortlessly relieving physical and emotional constraint. Chemically, Santalum album contains a much higher percentage of santalol compared to Santalum lanceolatum, where the major components are lanceol, nuciferol, and farnesol.

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