OLEUM SANTALI

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Oleum Santali, commonly known as Oil of Sandalwood, is a homoeopathic remedy derived from the heartwood of the Santalum album tree.

It is primarily utilised for its beneficial effects on the urinary and sexual systems, particularly in conditions like gonorrhoea.

Additionally, it acts as a stimulating expectorant, providing relief from coughs with minimal sputum production.

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Santalum album, or Indian Sandalwood, is a small evergreen tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
It grows in regions with a tropical and subtropical climate, including India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Australia.
The heartwood of the Santalum album tree is highly valued for its aromatic properties and has been used for centuries in various cultural and religious practices.

Indian Sandalwood is one of the most valuable trees in the world due to its fragrant heartwood, which is used to extract essential oil for perfumes, cosmetics, and aromatherapy.
Sandalwood oil has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and soothing properties.
The heartwood of the Santalum album tree is harvested after the tree reaches maturity, which can take up to 30 years. Sustainable harvesting practices are essential to ensure the conservation of this precious resource.

The heartwood of the Santalum album tree is steam distilled to extract sandalwood essential oil, which is widely used in aromatherapy and perfumery.
For homoeopathic preparation, the heartwood undergoes a specialised extraction process to capture its medicinal properties.
This process involves maceration, dilution, and succussion according to homoeopathic principles.

Oleum Santali, or Oil of Sandalwood, is primarily utilised in homoeopathy for its beneficial effects on the urinary and sexual spheres.
It is particularly effective in addressing symptoms associated with gonorrhoea, such as painful erections, urinary discomfort, and thick, purulent discharge.
Additionally, Oleum Santali acts as a stimulating expectorant, providing relief from coughs with minimal sputum production.

Oleum Santali exerts its medicinal effects primarily on the urinary and sexual spheres.
It helps alleviate symptoms associated with gonorrhoea, such as painful erections, swelling of the prepuce, and thick, yellowish discharge.
Additionally, it provides relief from urinary discomfort, including frequent, burning urination, and sensations of pressure and swelling in the urethra.

Beneficial in gonorrhoea, especially for male symptoms.
Acts as a stimulating expectorant, relieving coughs with minimal sputum production.
Addresses urinary symptoms such as frequent, burning urination and sensations of pressure in the urethra.
Helps relieve chronic conditions like gleet and cystitis with profuse, thick discharge.

It addresses painful erections and swelling of the prepuce.
Additionally, it helps with thick, yellowish, muco-purulent discharge associated with gonorrhoea.

Oleum Santali is indicated for urinary symptoms such as frequent, burning, and smarting urination.
It also relieves acute aching in the kidney region and the sensation of a ball pressing against the urethra, which worsens while standing.
Chronic conditions like gleet and cystitis with profuse, thick discharge are also treated effectively.

Symptoms may worsen while standing.
Relief may be experienced from two to three drops of Oleum Santali on sugar for a hacking cough.

What is Oleum Santali derived from?

Oleum Santali is derived from the heartwood of the Santalum album tree, also known as Indian Sandalwood.

What are the key therapeutic areas of Oleum Santali?

Oleum Santali is primarily utilised for urinary and sexual symptoms, especially in conditions like gonorrhoea.

How should Oleum Santali be administered for a hacking cough?

Two to three drops on sugar are often effective in relieving a hacking cough with minimal sputum production.

Gleet: A discharge of pus from the urethra, especially because of gonorrhoea.
Cystitis: Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
Expectorant: A substance that promotes the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract.