Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L.
Dog rose or Rosa canina L. is a perennial shrub that belongs to Rosacea family. It grows wild at the margin of forests, puddles of water, shrubberies and pastures. Rosa canina L. has been used for long years as a source of vitamins, medicinal supplements, and food throughout the world. It contains v...
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author | Amin Selahvarzian Abuzar Alizadeh Peyman Amanolahi Baharvand Omayma A. Eldahshan Bahram Rasoulian * |
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description | Dog rose or Rosa canina L. is a perennial shrub that belongs to Rosacea family. It grows wild at the margin of forests, puddles of water, shrubberies and pastures. Rosa canina L. has been used for long years as a source of vitamins, medicinal supplements, and food throughout the world. It contains various vitamins (especially vitamin C) and other valuable compounds such as polyphenols, carotenoids, carbohydrates and fatty acids. The medicinal properties of rose hip in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatism and common cold are discussed in this paper. Moreover, there are evidences about anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-obesity properties of this medicinal plant that have been reviewed in this article. |
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spelling | doaj.art-a19779cf37a34c3f8f58b7640d572bc12022-12-21T20:03:46ZengLorestan University of Medical SciencesHerbal Medicines Journal2538-21442018-10-013210.22087/hmj.v3i2.703542Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L.Amin Selahvarzian0Abuzar Alizadeh1Peyman Amanolahi Baharvand2Omayma A. Eldahshan3Bahram Rasoulian *4Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Lorestan, IranAcademic Center for Education, Culture and Research, Lorestan, IranRazi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, EgyptRazi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IranDog rose or Rosa canina L. is a perennial shrub that belongs to Rosacea family. It grows wild at the margin of forests, puddles of water, shrubberies and pastures. Rosa canina L. has been used for long years as a source of vitamins, medicinal supplements, and food throughout the world. It contains various vitamins (especially vitamin C) and other valuable compounds such as polyphenols, carotenoids, carbohydrates and fatty acids. The medicinal properties of rose hip in the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatism and common cold are discussed in this paper. Moreover, there are evidences about anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-obesity properties of this medicinal plant that have been reviewed in this article.http://hmj.lums.ac.ir/index.php/hmj/article/view/703Rosa canina L.antioxidantdiabetesobesityantibacterialvitamin C |
spellingShingle | Amin Selahvarzian Abuzar Alizadeh Peyman Amanolahi Baharvand Omayma A. Eldahshan Bahram Rasoulian * Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. Herbal Medicines Journal Rosa canina L. antioxidant diabetes obesity antibacterial vitamin C |
title | Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. |
title_full | Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. |
title_fullStr | Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. |
title_full_unstemmed | Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. |
title_short | Medicinal Properties of Rosa canina L. |
title_sort | medicinal properties of rosa canina l |
topic | Rosa canina L. antioxidant diabetes obesity antibacterial vitamin C |
url | http://hmj.lums.ac.ir/index.php/hmj/article/view/703 |
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