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Artemisia pallens - Dhavana
Artemisia pallens is an aromatic herb in genus of small herbs. The flowers are racemose panicles, bear numerous small yellow flower heads or capitula, but the silvery white silky covering of down gives the foliage a grey or white appearance.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Dry skin, Endocrine system, Cramping, Nausea, Fatigue, Pelvic pain
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Davana essential oil comprises of davanone, a major sesquiterpene ketone and other essential components such as linalool, dehydro-a-linalool, terpinen-4 oil, isodavanone, nordavanone, davanafurans, methyl cinnamate, ethyl cinnamate, bicyclogermacrene, davana ether, 2-hydroxyisodavanone, and farnesol.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Davana |
| Hindi | Vilayathi afsantin |
| Malayalam | Nilampala |
| Tamil | Cimaimacippattiri, Machipattri |
| Telugu | Moshipatri, Tartiha |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Damar, Indhana |
| English | Wormwood |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Alteranate | The leaves are grayish silver, each leaf is devided into smaller segment |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Yellow | 5 | The Flower heads of davana are small and yellow. Flowering from March to April |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | With hooked hairs | Fruting from March to April |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The land is prepared to good tilth by ploughing, harrowing and levelling.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves 
Hole plant 
Flower 
Stem 
Root
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dry skin
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Endocrine system
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cramping
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nausea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fatigue
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pelvic pain
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Traditional herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tall grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Meadows
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Asteraceae
