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Medicinal Use
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A decoction of the fruit is used as an astringent tonic in chronic
dysentry. An infusion of the wood is used in the control of
diabetes.
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The wood of P. santalinus is considered astringent, tonic and
diaphoretic.
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A paste of the wood is used to give cooling effect, applied
externally for inflammations and head-ache.
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It is useful in bilious affections and skin diseases.
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The wood is bitter in taste with a flavour, anhelmintic,
aphrodisiac, alexiteric useful in vomiting, thirst, eye diseases,
cures diseases of the blood vata and kapha, mental aberrations and
ulcers.
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The wood is in treating headache, skin diseases, fever, boils,
scorpion sting and to improve sight.
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The wood and fruit is used in treating diaphoretics, bilious
infections and chronic dysentry.
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Heart wood is known to possess isoflavone glucosidessavinin,
calocedrin and triterpene.
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The lignan isolated from the heartwood is known to inhibit tumor
necrosis factor alpha production and T-cell proliferation.
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The heart wood contains isoflavone glucosides and two anti-tumour
lignans, viz., savinin and calocedrin.
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A triterpene is reported from the callus of stem cuttings.
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Ethanol extract of stem bark at 0.25 g/kg body weight was reported
to possess anti-hyperglycaemic activity.
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The stem bark extract was shown to contain maximum activity against
Enterobacter aerogenes, Alcaligenes faecalis, Escherichia coli,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus
subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus.
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The leaf extract showed maximum activity against Escherichia coli,
Alcaligenes faecalis, Enterobacter aerogenes and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
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The ethanol extracts of Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Fabaceae)
at dose of 50-250 mg/kg showed gastroprotective effect in reserpine-induced,
pyloric-ligated experimental rats.
Source :
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Teresa Mulliken and Petra Crofton,
Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian
CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species
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http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/pterocarpus-santalinus.htm
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