Davana

Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC.

Chemotype: davanone-rich furanoid sesquiterpene type

richsweetfruitywoodyvanilla-like

PLANT PART: leaves and flowers
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: base

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richsweetfruitywoodyvanilla-like

Aroma intensity: 50 / 100

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Note layer: base

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: No restriction cited
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: Unknown

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No phototoxic furocoumarin restriction was identified for davana oil.

Contraindications & cautions

majorHigh ketone content is associated with neurotoxic and abortifacient concerns; avoid use during pregnancy and nursing, and use only in small concentrations with people who have epilepsy or liver disease.
moderateConsult a doctor before use during pregnancy.

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26 constituents

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About this composition

Publicly accessible sources consistently describe davana as a steam-distilled Indian herb oil with davanone as the dominant constituent. The quantitative backbone here comes from the 2008 GC/GC-MS paper, with AromaWeb used for the oil-level identity, plant part, note, aroma strength, and public safety summary.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
cis-Davanone	45.8%	45.8–45.8%	sesquiterpene ketone	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India abstract and Table 1, cis-davanone 45.8%, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Bicyclogermacrene	9.6%	9.6–9.6%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India abstract and Table 1, bicyclogermacrene 9.6%, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Linalool	2.5%	2.5–2.5%	monoterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India abstract and Table 1, linalool 2.5%, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Caryophyllene oxide	2.2%	2.2–2.2%	sesquiterpene oxide	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India abstract and Table 1, caryophyllene oxide 2.2%, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Phytol	2.1%	2.1–2.1%	diterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India abstract and Table 1, phytol 2.1%, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Geraniol	1%	1–1%	monoterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, geraniol 1.0% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
(Z)-Methyl cinnamate	1.4%	1.4–1.4%	phenylpropanoid ester	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, (Z)-Methyl cinnamate 1.4% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
(E)-Methyl cinnamate	1%	1–1%	phenylpropanoid ester	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, (E)-Methyl cinnamate 1.0% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Eugenol	1.5%	1.5–1.5%	phenylpropanoid phenol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, eugenol 1.5% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
(Z)-Ethyl cinnamate	1.5%	1.5–1.5%	phenylpropanoid ester	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, (Z)-Ethyl cinnamate 1.5% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
(E)-Ethyl cinnamate	0.9%	0.9–0.9%	phenylpropanoid ester	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, (E)-Ethyl cinnamate 0.9% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Geranyl acetate	1.5%	1.5–1.5%	monoterpene ester	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, geranyl acetate 1.5% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
beta-Elemene	0.9%	0.9–0.9%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, beta-elemene 0.9% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Aromadendrene	1.4%	1.4–1.4%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, aromadendrene 1.4% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
allo-Aromadendrene	1.5%	1.5–1.5%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, allo-aromadendrene 1.5% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
gamma-Cadinene	0.9%	0.9–0.9%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, gamma-cadinene 0.9% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
delta-Cadinene	0.7%	0.7–0.7%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, delta-cadinene 0.7% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Spathulenol	1.8%	1.8–1.8%	oxygenated sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, spathulenol 1.8% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Globulol	1.1%	1.1–1.1%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, globulol 1.1% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Viridiflorol	1.7%	1.7–1.7%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, viridiflorol 1.7% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
tau-Cadinol	0.8%	0.8–0.8%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India Table 1, tau-cadinol 0.8% (EDO), https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705
Davana ether (isomer)	3.4%	—	davanoid sesquiterpenoid ether	View source Singh et al., Chem Biodivers 2021, 18(11):e2100531, A. pallens India (davana ether isomer 3.4, cis-hydroxydavanone 2.4, trans-davanone 2.1); germacrene D 0.1-4.7 & b-eudesmol 0.3-6.6 per multi-location India survey, J Essent Oil Res 2022, 34(4)
cis-Hydroxydavanone	2.4%	—	oxygenated sesquiterpenoid (davanoid)	View source Singh et al., Chem Biodivers 2021, 18(11):e2100531, A. pallens India (davana ether isomer 3.4, cis-hydroxydavanone 2.4, trans-davanone 2.1); germacrene D 0.1-4.7 & b-eudesmol 0.3-6.6 per multi-location India survey, J Essent Oil Res 2022, 34(4)
trans-Davanone	2.1%	—	sesquiterpenoid ketone (davanoid)	View source Singh et al., Chem Biodivers 2021, 18(11):e2100531, A. pallens India (davana ether isomer 3.4, cis-hydroxydavanone 2.4, trans-davanone 2.1); germacrene D 0.1-4.7 & b-eudesmol 0.3-6.6 per multi-location India survey, J Essent Oil Res 2022, 34(4)
Germacrene D	1.3%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Singh et al., Chem Biodivers 2021, 18(11):e2100531, A. pallens India (davana ether isomer 3.4, cis-hydroxydavanone 2.4, trans-davanone 2.1); germacrene D 0.1-4.7 & b-eudesmol 0.3-6.6 per multi-location India survey, J Essent Oil Res 2022, 34(4)
beta-Eudesmol	1.3%	—	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source Singh et al., Chem Biodivers 2021, 18(11):e2100531, A. pallens India (davana ether isomer 3.4, cis-hydroxydavanone 2.4, trans-davanone 2.1); germacrene D 0.1-4.7 & b-eudesmol 0.3-6.6 per multi-location India survey, J Essent Oil Res 2022, 34(4)

Profile source: Davana Essential Oil profile at AromaWeb; GC-MS-Analysis, Antimicrobial Activities and Olfactory Evaluation of Essential Davana (Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC) Oil from India · https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/davana-essential-oil.php ; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0800300705

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

traditionally used in perfumery for its rich, fruity, wine-like base note
reported to support an uplifting, mood-lifting effect when diffused
used in ceremonial and devotional contexts in parts of South Asia for its distinctive sweet aroma
traditionally associated with romantic or sensual fragrance blending
used as a fixative and modifier in oriental and chypre perfume compositions

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What we're still learning · 4 data gaps

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max_dermal_pct 100 is an archive normalization of AromaWeb's public summary that Tisserand and Young indicate no known hazards for davana, not a directly published numeric 0-100 dermal cap.
Odor intensity 50 is a normalization of AromaWeb's qualitative 'Medium' aroma-strength band rather than a directly published 0-100 measurement.
No public source reviewed in this pass provided verified volatility-rate or tenacity-hour values.
The SAGE 2008 paper's Table 1 EDO column sums to only 91.4% total identified compounds; several minor davana-specific constituents (davana ether 2 deg/3 deg, iso-davanone, allo-davanone, davanol 1 deg/2 deg, davanyl acetate 1 deg/2 deg, isoamyl cinnamate, isophytol, phytyl acetate) have no corresponding entry in the existing constituents corpus and were not added to avoid creating unsourced new constituent records; closure remains below the 0.95 target with currently available corpus-matched data.