Davana

• Benefits:

It helps a person to get out of stress and stay relaxed. The oil is also neuro-relaxant which treats tension, stress, depression and other problems. This fights against the viral diseases like cold, cough and influenza. It also aids wound healing cough and problematic menstruation.  

• Instructions for use:

The flowers of the davana plant are used for its fragrance and are often utilized in making perfumes, cosmetics and in food industry. The essence is also used in flavoring beverages.

• History and Information:

The plant was first cultivated at Tamil Nadu in India. Previously the flowers of the plant were offered in prayers to the Indian god.  It is about 40 to 60 meters of height. The plant is rarely grown naturally as the seeds are delicate hence specially cultivated in India and exported to other countries. It is now commonly used in nations like Germany, Japan, France and United states.  In order to produce essential oil the flowers are used in steam distillation process. 

·        Details

Latin/Botanical Name: Artemisia Pallens

Other Names: Davanam, davanamu, davana essential oil,

Family: Daisy

Part of Plant Used: Flowers and stems

Place of Origin: India

·        Characteristics

Odor/Fragrance: The essential oil produces woody, fruit like and sweet aroma

Color: Burnt orange

Aroma Strength: Mild

Consistency: Vicious

Note: Base

Blending Suggestions: it could blend easily with rose, rosewood, sandalwood, tangerine, vanilla, jasmine, orange, Chamomile, cardamom, tuberose and ylang ylang

• Safety information:

It is suggested that women during pregnancy stage avoid using this oil.

Cypriol

Benefits:

There are a lot of benefits associated with the use of cypriol oil. This oil has been used to treat diarrhea and digestive problems. It can be supportive and caring in scanty periods, mucus and scabies.  There are many important benefits of this oil like killing of intestinal worms and without any doubt it is quite an effective in dealing with intestinal worms. This oil is useful to cure the skin issue and general acid illness problems.

Instructions to use:

It is clear that this oil is perfect to cure many diseases but other than that cypriol essential oil can be used in perfumes as well. It is not expensive in nature so it can be utilized as a fixative. It is widely believed that women during the pregnancy must try to avoid this oil when it comes to bleeding of blood.

History and information:

Historically proven that cypriol essential oil benefits and uses are numerous as it can be used to treat; diarrhea, intestinal worms, anorexia, vomiting and dysentery. This oil has tremendous tendency to be used to cure many aliments for example skin diseases, painful menstruation, general debility and fever.

Characteristics:

This oil has numerous characteristics for example, it has carminative characteristics like a diuretic, a medicine and it can support uterine contractions. Other characteristic like: woody, low cost, oriental type and is also available in powder form.

Safety precautions:

There are numerous benefits of this oil but there are some points that a person must keep in mind. Make a sure woman who faces the problem if bleeding during pregnancy period must avoid this oil.

Cypress

• Benefits
  
  Cypress can be used as an astringent, antiseptic to treat bacterial infections, tonic for health, deodorant if applied topically, mosquito or insect repellant, relaxant and effective on headache.

• Instructions for Use
  
  It can be used as oil for application over skin and in bath water as well as could be inhaled directly.

• History and Additional Information
  
  Cypress tree comes from an ancient plant family that has been widely used by ancient civilizations. Its first use as medicine was started by Chinese people who were using it for cleansing purpose. The Greeks are believed to use cypress as first aid to treat bleeding wounds or internal bleeding. Egyptians are also noted for using the tree in making coffins and other medicinal use.
  
  It is a tall and evergreen tree that resembles the shape of inverted cone. The flowers of the tree are small and its brown nuts are mostly noted for different uses. The cypress essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of twigs and other tree parts.

• Details
  
  Latin/Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens
  Other Names: African cypress, false cypress
  Family: Cupressaceae 
  Part of Plant Used: twigs and needles
  Place of Origin: eastern Mediterranean, Italy

• Characteristics
  
  Odor/Frangrance: Woody, herbaceous
  Color: Pale yellow
  Aroma Strength: Mild
  Consistency: Thin
  Note: Middle
  Blending Suggestions: mint oil, grapefruit, citrus oils and floral oils.

• Safety Precautions for this Essential Oil:
  
  Cypress oil is non toxic, non irritant and does not cause allergies but precaution should be taken while using for children.