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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LEUCOPAENIDIN 0 Fruit 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.
LEUCOROSINIDIN 0 Fruit 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.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 43200.0 58320.0 -0.42 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 25600.0 34560.0 0.02 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit not available 9.2 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPENE 16 Fruit not available 111.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 260.0 1390.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit 15000.0 62200.0 3.10 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 0.8 4.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.79 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
MOLYBDENUM 2 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.47 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
N-1-N-5-N-10-TRI-TRANS-4-COUMAROYL-SPERMIDINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available 1.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 13.0 68.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.4 1.0 -0.48 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 3600.0 9000.0 -0.39 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hepatotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 1 Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195.
Histamine-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypocholesterolemic 15 Choi, J.S., Yokozawa,* T., and Oura, H. Antihyperlipidemic Effect Of Flavonoids From Prunus davidiana. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 218-224, 1991.
Hypoglycemic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 10 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 9 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 11 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Immunosuppressant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 6 Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Insectifuge? 1 Martindale's 28th
Insectiphile 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.