Sandalwood

Sandalwood/Drug Interactions:

  • Anticancer agentsAnticancer agents: Based on an in vitro study, the sandalwood constituent alpha-santalol may induce apoptosis (13).
  • AntifungalsAntifungals: Based on an in vitro study, sandalwood may have antifungal properties (6).
  • AnxiolyticsAnxiolytics: Based on preliminary human study, application of the sandalwood oil constituent alpha-santalol on patients' skin caused significant physiological changes (blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure, breathing rate, eye-blink rate, pulse rate, skin conductance, skin temperature, and surface electromyogram), which were interpreted in terms of a relaxing/sedative effect, whereas sandalwood oil provoked physiological deactivation but behavioral activation (14). Combine used of anxiolytics with sandalwood may result in additive effects.

    • Sandalwood/Herb/Supplement Interactions:

  • Anticancer agentsAnticancer agents: Based on an in vitro study, the sandalwood constituent alpha-santalol may induce apoptosis (13).
  • AntifungalsAntifungals: Based on an in vitro study, sandalwood may have antifungal properties (6).
  • AnxiolyticsAnxiolytics: Based on preliminary human study, application of the sandalwood oil constituent alpha-santalol on patients' skin caused significant physiological changes (blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure, breathing rate, eye-blink rate, pulse rate, skin conductance, skin temperature, and surface electromyogram), which were interpreted in terms of a relaxing/sedative effect, whereas sandalwood oil provoked physiological deactivation but behavioral activation (14). Combined use of anxiolytics with sandalwood may result in additive effects.

    • Sandalwood/Food Interactions:

  • Insufficient available evidence.

    • Sandalwood/Lab Interactions:

  • Insufficient available evidence.