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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Rosa canina (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Tissue Culture *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Stem *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Tissue Culture *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil *
PECTIN 24 Fruit 26180.0 140000.0 1.03 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 479.0 2560.0 -0.20 *
PHYTOCHELATIN-A 0 Tissue Culture *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1547.0 8270.0 -0.85 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Fruit *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Fruit *
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Fruit *
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Fruit *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 24871.0 133000.0 0.32 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 88000.0 114000.0 -1.07 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Stem *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Tissue Culture *
PYROGALLOTANNINS 0 Root 15000.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
QUERCETIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE 2 Leaf 30.0 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 20.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
cAMP-Inhibitor 1 Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 26 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 5 Martindale's 28th
Capillarifortificant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Carcinogenic 6 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 11 *
Cardiotonic 3 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Chelator 1 *
Chemopreventive 5 *
Cholagogue 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 8 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Choline-Sparing 1 Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
Cholinergic 1 Martindale's 28th
Circulotonic 2 *