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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.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vitamin-A-Activity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *