Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer?
Plants from the Rosacea family are rich in natural molecules with beneficial biological properties, and they are widely appreciated and used in the food industry, perfumery, and cosmetics. In this review, we are considering <i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill., <i>Rosa alba</i> L., &l...
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| author | Milka Mileva Yana Ilieva Gabriele Jovtchev Svetla Gateva Maya Margaritova Zaharieva Almira Georgieva Lyudmila Dimitrova Ana Dobreva Tsveta Angelova Nelly Vilhelmova-Ilieva Violeta Valcheva Hristo Najdenski |
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| description | Plants from the Rosacea family are rich in natural molecules with beneficial biological properties, and they are widely appreciated and used in the food industry, perfumery, and cosmetics. In this review, we are considering <i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill., <i>Rosa alba</i> L., <i>Rosa centifolia</i> L., and <i>Rosa gallica</i> L. as raw materials important for producing commercial products, analyzing and comparing the main biological activities of their essential oils, hydrolates, and extracts. A literature search was performed to find materials describing (i) botanical characteristics; (ii) the phytochemical profile; and (iii) biological properties of the essential oil sand extracts of these so called “old roses” that are cultivated in Bulgaria, Turkey, India, and the Middle East. The information used is from databases PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. Roses have beneficial healing properties due to their richness of beneficial components, the secondary metabolites as flavonoids (e.g., flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins), fragrant components (essential oils, e.g., monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes), and hydrolysable and condensed tannins. Rose essential oils and extracts with their therapeutic properties—as respiratory antiseptics, anti-inflammatories, mucolytics, expectorants, decongestants, and antioxidants—are able to act as symptomatic prophylactics and drugs, and in this way alleviate dramatic sufferings during severe diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d232db1f079443d4ac3d81d7d8e13d1d2023-12-03T13:51:32ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2021-01-0111112710.3390/biom11010127Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer?Milka Mileva0Yana Ilieva1Gabriele Jovtchev2Svetla Gateva3Maya Margaritova Zaharieva4Almira Georgieva5Lyudmila Dimitrova6Ana Dobreva7Tsveta Angelova8Nelly Vilhelmova-Ilieva9Violeta Valcheva10Hristo Najdenski11The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, 2 Gagarin Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, 2 Gagarin Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaInstitute for Roses and Aromatic Plants, 49 Osvobojdenie Blvd, 6100 Kazanlak, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, 2 Gagarin Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaThe Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bontchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaPlants from the Rosacea family are rich in natural molecules with beneficial biological properties, and they are widely appreciated and used in the food industry, perfumery, and cosmetics. In this review, we are considering <i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill., <i>Rosa alba</i> L., <i>Rosa centifolia</i> L., and <i>Rosa gallica</i> L. as raw materials important for producing commercial products, analyzing and comparing the main biological activities of their essential oils, hydrolates, and extracts. A literature search was performed to find materials describing (i) botanical characteristics; (ii) the phytochemical profile; and (iii) biological properties of the essential oil sand extracts of these so called “old roses” that are cultivated in Bulgaria, Turkey, India, and the Middle East. The information used is from databases PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. Roses have beneficial healing properties due to their richness of beneficial components, the secondary metabolites as flavonoids (e.g., flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins), fragrant components (essential oils, e.g., monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes), and hydrolysable and condensed tannins. Rose essential oils and extracts with their therapeutic properties—as respiratory antiseptics, anti-inflammatories, mucolytics, expectorants, decongestants, and antioxidants—are able to act as symptomatic prophylactics and drugs, and in this way alleviate dramatic sufferings during severe diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/1/127<i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill.<i>Rosa alba</i> L.<i>Rosa centifolia</i> L.<i>Rosa gallica</i> L.essential oilswater and alcohol extracts |
| spellingShingle | Milka Mileva Yana Ilieva Gabriele Jovtchev Svetla Gateva Maya Margaritova Zaharieva Almira Georgieva Lyudmila Dimitrova Ana Dobreva Tsveta Angelova Nelly Vilhelmova-Ilieva Violeta Valcheva Hristo Najdenski Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? Biomolecules <i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill. <i>Rosa alba</i> L. <i>Rosa centifolia</i> L. <i>Rosa gallica</i> L. essential oils water and alcohol extracts |
| title | Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? |
| title_full | Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? |
| title_fullStr | Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? |
| title_short | Rose Flowers—A Delicate Perfume or a Natural Healer? |
| title_sort | rose flowers a delicate perfume or a natural healer |
| topic | <i>Rosa damascena</i> Mill. <i>Rosa alba</i> L. <i>Rosa centifolia</i> L. <i>Rosa gallica</i> L. essential oils water and alcohol extracts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/1/127 |
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