Davana Oil  

It has been widely used in Indian folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. This plant is accredited with antihelmintic, antipyretic and tonic properties and also considered as a good fodder. The oil possesses antispasmodic, antibacterial, antifungal and stimulant properties. The plant has been screened for the antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antinociceptive and wound healing activity. The current study deals with the Phytochemical and Pharmacological of Artemisia pallens.

Davana Essential Oil in Pharma

The leaves and flowers yield an essential oil known as oil of Davana. Several species yield essential oil and some are used as fodder, some of them are a source of the valuable antihelmintic drug santonin. Davana blossoms are offered to Shiva, the God of Transformation, by the faithful, and decorate his altar throughout the day. Davana has been widely used In Iraqi and Indian medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Oral administration of an aqueous/methanolic extract from the aerial parts of the plants was observed to reduce diabetes in glucose?fed hyperglycemic and alloxan-treated rabbits and rats.

·        Davana oil is emotionally balancing and calming, aids in calming down anxiety.

·        Davana oil is used in making perfumes of sweet and fruity fragrances.

·        When applied on the skin, Davana is said to smell differently on different persons. This peculiar property is highly valued in high class perfumery to create fragrances with truly individual notes.

·        Davana leaves and stalks are used in making bouquets, garlands, fresh or dry flower arrangements.

·        Davana is massaged over lower abdominal area to stimulate moon cycle.

·        Davana oil is soothing to rough, dry, chapped skin, skin infections and cuts.

·        Oral administration led to significant blood glucose lowering effect.

·        Artemisia pallens is a preferred food for the larvae of a number of butterfly species.

Essence of Davana Essential Oil

Artemisia species are invariably found as small fragrant shrubs or herbs and most of them yield essential oils. Some of these oils are used as medicine such as vermifuge, stimulant and in perfumery, etc. The leaves of some species are used as culinary herbs. The plants themselves are popular among gardeners as cultivated ornamentals.

COMMON USAGE

·        Heals wounds

·        Fights infections

·        Emmenagogue

·        Eases breathing

·        Relaxes the body

·        Speeds up healing

Ingredients:

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Safety Summary

·        Hazardous No Data

·        Contraindications Not Known

Organ-specific effects

·        Adverse skin reactions: Undiluted davana oil was moderately irritating to rabbits, but was not irritating to mice or pigs;  tested at 4% on 25 volunteers it was neither irritating nor sensitizing. It is non-phototoxic.

Systemic effects

·        Acute toxicity non-toxic: Davana oil acute oral LD50 in rats>5 g/kg; dermal LD50 in rabbits>5 g/kg.

·        Subacute and subchronic toxicity

When davana oil was consumed by male rats at 18.1 mg/kg/day, no adverse effects were observed on growth, food consumption, hematology, blood chemistry, liver weight, kidney weight, or the microscopic or gross appearance of major organs.

·        Carcinogenic potential: No information found for davana oil, but it contains the down carcinogens.

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

·        Toxicity Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. No aquatic toxicity data available for the substances. The product must not be allowed to run into drains or waterways.

·        Persistence & degradability Biodegradability: no degradability data is available; the substance is considered as not degrading quickly.

·        Bioaccumulation Potential No additional data available.

·        Mobility in soil No additional data available.

Results of PBT and vPvB Assessment No additional data available.