Rosa damascena as holy ancient herb with novel applications

Abstract

Rosa damascena as an ornamental plant is commonly known as “Gole Mohammadi” in Iran. Iranian people have been called this plant, the flower of Prophet “Mohammad”. R. damascena is traditionally used for treatment of abdominal and chest pains, strengthening the heart, menstrual bleeding, digestive problems and constipation.This paper reviews the ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmaceutical investigations on R. damascena.All relevant databases and local books on ethnopharmacology of R. damascena were probed without limitation up to 31st March 2015 and the results of these studies were collected and reviewed.R. damascena has an important position in Iranian traditional medicine. It is economically a valuable plant with therapeutic applications in modern medicine. The antimicrobial, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and anti-depressant properties of R. damascena have been confirmed. Citronellol and geraniol as the main components of R. damascena essential oil are responsible for pharmacological activities.Overall, R. damascena as holy ancient plant with modern pharmacological investigations should be more investigated as traditional uses in large preclinical and clinical studies.

Thin layer drying models, antioxidative activity and phenolic compounds of rose petals (Rosa damascena Mill.) in tray dryer

“…Damask rose is widely cultivated in Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, India, Morocco, France, China, Italy, Libya, South Russia and the Ukraine. It is used for producing rose oil, water, concrete (rose oil solid), and absolute, which are significant base materials for the medicine, food products, and cosmetic industry [1]. Some factors like genotype of Damask rose, environment conditions, the time of harvesting, and the technology of processing and distillation, substantially affect the amount, percentage and compounds of rose essential oil and extract [2].…”

“…Studies shows that Damask rose and rosehip seed oils are significantly rich in unsaturated fatty acids (omega fatty acid), bitter principle, organic acids and tanning matter [3]. Dried flowers are also used as flavor and laxative agents [1].…”

The Effect of Topical Rosa damascena (Rose) Oil on Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain

“…17,18 It has shown analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in previous studies on animal models. 19,20 The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of rose oil in patients with pregnancy-related LBP in comparison with its carrier oil (almond oil) and no intervention in a randomized controlled trial.…”

Inhibition of Neutrophil Adhesion and Antimicrobial Activity by Diluted Hydrosol Prepared from <i>Rosa damascena</i>

“…It has been traditionally used in treatment of various healthrelated issues, such as oral, ophthalmic, digestive, circulatory, hormonal, and skin complaints by cutaneous and mucosal application or by ingestion. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Its main uses are in daily skin care and in treatment of skin troubles such as erythema, itchiness, swelling, pus and blisters. However, there is only anecdotal evidence regarding its efficacy and there have been few experimental studies to examine its activities.…”