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[[File:Davana-Dried.jpg|thumb|right|''Dried davana plant used as aromatic bouquet.'']]
'''Davana''', '''Artemisia pallens''', is an aromatic herb, In genus of small herbs or shrubs, xerophytic In nature. 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.
== Uses =={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flower}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. ==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===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=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==The land is prepared to good tilth by ploughing, harrowing and levelling.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Common namePhoto Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery>
<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://ayurvedicoils.com/tag/chemical-constituents-of-davana-oil "Green life club"]</ref><ref name= External Links "Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref><ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ "traditional medicine"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.ikisan.com/aromatic-plants-davana.html "aromatic palnts"]</ref></references>
==External Links==* [http://www.itslife.in/gardening/perennials/davana-artemisia-pallens]* [http://agriinfo.in/default.aspx?page=topic&superid=2&topicid=1407]*[https://enwww.wikipediaslideshare.orgnet/wikishivanandhort/Artemisia_pallens Artemisia davana-ppt-by-shivanand-mr]* [https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/davana-oil-artemisia-pallens-2264443055.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]
