Davana Oil

#### Davana Oil. This oil is obtained by steam distillation of the overground parts of the flowering herb, **Artemisia**** ****Pallens**. The plant grows in the same parts of southern India where also sandalwood is grown. **Davana**** ****Oil**** **is very dark green or brownish green (similarity to several other artemisia oils). Its odor is sharp, penetrating, bitter-green, foliage- like and powerfully herbaceous with a sweetbalsamic, tenacious undertone. The oil is a comparatively new item resulting from the activities of the world-known research institute in Dehra Dun, India. It is still too early to predict a future for this oil and the production of it remains on a small scale. The oil will no doubt find use in local flavor and perfume work in compositions where similar artemisia oils are used in European or American formulae. The intense color is a certain drawback but the oil blends well with most chypre and fougère materials which also include strongly colored products (oakmoss, labdanum, etc.). See also **Artemisia**** ****Alba,**** ****Artemisia**** ****Vulgaris**** **and **Wormwood**** ****Oil.**