[Wind-damage effects on quality of heartwood of Lignum Santali Albi].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the wind-damage effects on quality of heartwood of Lignum Santali Albi. METHOD: GC-MS, TLC and pharmacodynamic test. RESULTS: The content of volatile oil from heartwood of Wind-damaged Lignum Santali Albi is 1.42%; the content of various components in the oil and the chromatography of different extracts are similar to those of reference drug and 25 years old trees. CONCLUSION: Wind-damage should accelerate the formation of heartwood of Lignum Santali Albi without influence on its quality.