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Physician's Materia Medica on Sandalwood

SANDALWOODSANTA
   The wood oi SANTALUM ALBUM, Lin. The active constituent is the volatile oil, whose therapeutic properties are almost identical with those of Balsam Copaiba, q. v. Prescribed in' diseases of the genito-urinary organs. Dose of the oil, 0.3 to 1.3 c. c. (5 to 20 M).1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.