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Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC. - Asteraceae - davanam (Tamil), Fahlblättriger Beifuß
Small fragrant herb, native to the southern part of India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra); leaves very small, bluish green; flowers yellow.
„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.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_pallens
„In the late 1960's davana oil caught fancy of perfumers in USA and Europe. The newly launched perfume Idole d'Armani (Armani 2009) includes davana oil as a special note.“ http://www.bojensen.net/EssentialOilsEng/EssentialOils10/EssentialOils10.htm
Davana oil, the essential oil of A.pallens, contain more than 50 compounds. Main components are furanoid sesquiterpenes like (Z)-davanone (38%), (E)-davanone (5%), (E)-hydroxydavanone (2%) and (Z)-hydroxydavanone (3%), iso- and nor-davanone, davana ether, davana furan and davanol, together with nerolidol (10%) and cinnamyl cinnamate (2%).
[Fragrant components of oil from Artemisia pallens. Misra, L. N., Chandra, A., Thakur, R. S., Phytochemistry, Vol.30(2), 1991, 549-552]