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Common Names
Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-EPI-THIOHUMULENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-EPILUTEIN | 0 | Anther | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-(4-8-DIMETHYL-NONA-3-7-DIENYL-THIOPHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-(4-METHOXY-PENT-3-ENYL)-THIOPHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-2-(3-METHYL-BUT-2-ENYL)-THIOPHENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,5-EPITHIOCARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-4-ENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-5-EPI-THIOHUMULENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-6-EPOXYLUTEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 2.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-MINTSULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 41.0 | 204.0 | 2.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 3000.0 | 13000.0 | 3.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 1384.0 | 7400.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 12716.0 | 68000.0 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 22000.0 | -0.78 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 8.0 | 42.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |