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Plant Rosa laevigata (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Cherokee Rose
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.2 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 7620.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 8.0 9.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 40.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 2830.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 59.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 13000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 73.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 15.0 -0.46 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
Bruchiphobe 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Collagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *