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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Styptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |