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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | 0.4 | 2.3 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | 1.8 | 36.0 | 1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-ABSCISSIN | 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. |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EGLANTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 2000.0 | 3000.0 | -0.51 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | 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. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 3553.0 | 19000.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 80000.0 | 108000.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | not available | 300000.0 | 1.49 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 300000.0 | 2.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 440000.0 | 1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Fruit | 468.0 | 2500.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Fruit | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.14 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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). |