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Pterocarpus santalinus L. - Pterocarpus santalinus L. - Fabaceae
red sandal wood, red sanders(wood), Rotsandelholz, Kaliaturholz
Tree, endemic to South India, cultivated also in Philippines.
„This tree is valued for the rich red color of its wood. The wood is not aromatic. The tree is not to be confused with the aromatic Santalum Sandalwood trees that grow natively in South India… The wood has historically been valued in China, particularly during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty periods, and is referred to in Chinese as zitan (紫檀) and spelt tzu-t'an by earlier western authors such Gustav Ecke, who introduced classical Chinese furniture to the west.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterocarpus_santalinus
„The effect of administration of different doses of Pterocarpus santalinus L. bark extracts in normal and diabetic rats, on blood glucose levels was evaluated in this study. Among the three fractions (aqueous, ethanol and hexane), ethanolic fraction at the dose of 0.25 g/kg body weight showed maximum antihyperglycemic activity. The same dose did not cause any hypoglycemic activity in normal rats. The results were compared with the diabetic rats treated with glibenclamide and the antihyperglycemic activity of ethanolic extract of PS bark at the dose of 0.25 g/kg b.w. was found to be more effective than that of glibenclamide.“
[Effect of oral administration of bark extracts of Pterocarpus santalinus L. on blood glucose level in experimental animals., Rao, B.K., Giri, R., Kesavulu, M.M., Apparao, C.H., Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol.74(1), 2001, 69-74]
P.santalinus provides resin that is traded as kino (like P.marsupium, good quality).
[Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Springer 2010]
Köhler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: t. 176 (1890)
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=851666