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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | 17.5 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIN | 13 | 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. |
| BICYCLO-(4-1-0)-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE-4-6-DICARBOXYLIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 8.0 | 22.0 | -0.36 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| BROMINE | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 5.0 | -0.29 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| BUTYL-METHYLSULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.42 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 1515.0 | 8100.0 | 0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 145673.0 | 779000.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHIN | 43 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| CATECHIN-TANNINS | 0 | Root | not available | 15000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 313.0 | -0.48 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | 15000.0 | -0.41 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Nephrotoxic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |