Davana Essential Oil
Botanical Name: Artemisia pallens
Country of Origin: India
Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Shelf Life: Up to 2 years
Plant Part: Leaves/stem/flowers
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Aromatic scent: Intense, sweet and fruity, with notes of black currant, raisin, apricot and hay.
Blends Well With: Bergamot, black pepper, frankincense, jasmine, mandarin, neroli, sweet orange, patchouli, rose absolute, tangerine, vanilla, ylang ylang.
Cautions: None known.
KidSafe®: No (due to a lack of definitive information in the available literature).
Description: This yellow-brown essential oil is steam distilled from an herb native to southern India and has a potent, fruity odor. The leafy green plant, growing 12-18 inches tall and which sports tiny, puffy yellow flowers, is revered by people of the area who use the flowers in religious or ceremonial offerings. The whole plant is distilled just before the flower buds open.
Traditional Ayurvedic healers in India have used Davana herb for women’s reproductive issues, from helping to support regular menses to easing menopausal concerns. These healers believe that Davana can also assist with minor “sniffles” and the people of the area apply it to the skin when encountering life’s minor “lumps and bumps”. Another traditional Ayurvedic use of the Davana herb is as an anti-parasitic (for worms), though that’s something which can only be addressed by an advanced medical practitioner such as a naturopathic physician, not by aromatherapists. There is a popular folk belief that while Davana “smells the same to everyone” while in the bottle, it takes on a different individual fragrance of its own depending on who is wearing it.
In modern times, Davana is popular in perfumery as a fruity top-note and as a flavoring agent in bottled beverages and baked goods.
Davana truly shines when used for emotional concerns. When life is really getting to us, it soothes the nerves, restores emotional calm, and is exceptional for quieting the mind.
Directions/Uses: To help restore depleted emotional reserves, diffuse:
3 drops Frankincense carterii
2 drops davana
1 drop lavender.
Topical application for nervous tension and a racing mind:
5 drops davana
4 drops frankincense carterii
3 drops sweet marjoram
1 ounce of carrier oil or lotion. Massage into the chest and back of neck/shoulders for soothing relief.
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Here are several other recipes submitted by group members and admins from the month of March. Enjoy!
Kimberly Daun’s “Woman’s Harmony”:
2 drops davana
2 drops clary sage
1 drop rose absolute
1 drop peppermint
10 ml (1/3 oz) hemp seed oil
Add to roller bottle and apply to the lower abdomen 2-3 times daily.
“Weekend Wind-Down” diffuser blend:
3 drops mandarin
2 drops frankincense
2 drops davana
1 drop lavender
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Ellen Brenner’s diffuser blends: “Fret Free”:
2 drops bergamot
1 drop blue cypress (Feb. 2016 OOTM)
1 drop davana
1 drop sandalwood
“March OOTM (Davana) Cordial”:
2 drops davana
2 drops cinnamon leaf
1 drop coffee (essential oil)
1 drop vanilla C02
(Group member Tyler Hagan made a luscious body butter based on Ellen’s recipe above):
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