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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
(+)-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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antifibromyalgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglycosuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotropic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigout 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihangover 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 1 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 3 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.