[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c5.s20.4 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s20.4 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s20.4 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.4) Sandal wood is described as bitter, cooling, astringent, and useful in biliousness, vomiting, fever, thirst and heat of body. An emulsion of the wood is used as a cooling application to the skin in erysipelas, prurigo and sudamina.¹ Two tolás of the watery emulsion of sandal wood, with the addition of sugar, honey and rice-water, is given to check gastric irritability and dysentery, and to relieve thirst and heat of body.² - [Previous: c5.s20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.3) - [Next: c5.s20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.5) - [Up: c5.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.4) · Pramāṇa