
botanical record · discovered
Rose
Rosa canina
Rose · Dogbrier · Dog Rose · Arkakarats · Arrosa burda · Behaarde struweelroos · Beklierde heggenroos · Breila · Breilw · Ciros · Divlja ruža · Dog rose · Dog-rose · Dzëkô róża · Dźiwja róža · Eglantier · Egroes · Egroeswydd March y Mieri · Escaramujo · Feirdhris
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, Haiti, Turkey, Chile, Spain, Iraq, Kurdistan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Calculus, Cancer(Kidney), Diarrhea
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, BORON, BROMINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rosaceae
Scientific name: Rosa canina
Common names: Rose, Dogbrier, Dog Rose, Arkakarats, Arrosa burda, Behaarde struweelroos, Beklierde heggenroos, Breila, Breilw, Ciros, Divlja ruža, Dog rose, Dog-rose, Dzëkô róża, Dźiwja róža, Eglantier, Egroes, Egroeswydd March y Mieri, Escaramujo, Feirdhris
POWO: 731955-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, Haiti, Turkey, Chile, Spain, Iraq, Kurdistan.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Calculus
- Cancer(Kidney)
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Refrigerant
- Scurvy
- Tea
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- Tumor(Genital)
- Coffee
- Nephritis
- Sore(Throat)
- Spasm
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- Haiti
- Turkey
- Chile
- Spain
- Iraq
- Kurdistan
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Calculus
- Cancer(Kidney)
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Refrigerant
- Scurvy
- Tea
- Tumor(Genital)
- Coffee
- Nephritis
- Sore(Throat)
show 1 more documented entries
- Spasm
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Astringent · Europe · "
- Astringent · Haiti · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Calculus · Haiti · "
- Cancer(Kidney) · Chile · "
- Diarrhea · Haiti · "
- Diarrhea · Spain · "
- Diuretic · Europe · "
- Diuretic · Haiti · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Refrigerant · Europe · "
- Scurvy · Turkey · "
- Scurvy · Iraq · "
- Tea · Europe · "
- Tumor(Genital) · Europe · "
- Coffee · Turkey · "
- Nephritis · Haiti · "
- Sore(Throat) · Haiti · "
- Spasm · Kurdistan · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Pomological and Biochemical Properties of Rosehip (Rosa canina L.) Genotypes · 2026 source ↗
- Pomological and Biochemical Properties of Rosehip (<i>Rosa canina</i> L.) Genotypes. · 2026 source ↗
- In Vitro Micropropagation of <i>Rosa canina</i> L.: From Establishment to Plant Acclimatization. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BORON
- BROMINE
- CAPRIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLORINE
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FAT
- FLAVONOIDS
- GLUCOSE
- INVERT-SUGARS
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- LECITHIN
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- LEUCOROSINIDIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MOLYBDENUM
- NIACIN
- NITROGEN
- POTASSIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SILICON
- SUCROSE
- TANNIN
- TIN
- TRITERPENES
- VANILLIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- ASH
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- PYROGALLOTANNINS
- ACETIC-ACID
- BETULIN
- CADMIUM
- NICKEL
- PROTEIN
- TANNINS
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- IRON
- D-ABSCISSIN
- CALCIUM
- CATECHIN-TANNINS
- HISTONE
- LEUCOANTHOCYANINS
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- PECTIN
- SELENIUM
- SUGARS
- TOCOPHEROLS
- XANTHOPHYLL
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SODIUM
- CITRIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- FIBER
- COPPER
- PHOSPHORUS
- FLUORINE
- ARABINOSE
- DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- BICYCLO-(4-1-0)-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE-4-6-DICARBOXYLIC-ACID
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAROTENE
- ZETA-CAROTENE
- 4,5-EPITHIOCARYOPHYLLENE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN
- 4-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-4-ENE
- HEXYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE
- EGLANTOSIDE
- FERULIC-ACID
- FIXED-OIL
- FRUCTOSE
- GALLIC-ACID
- GENTISIC-ACID
- 1,2-EPI-THIOHUMULENE
- 4-5-EPI-THIOHUMULENE
- LUTEIN
- 3'-EPILUTEIN
- 5-6-EPOXYLUTEIN
- LYCOPENE
- ALPHA-MINTSULFIDE
- NEOXANTHIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHYTOCHELATIN-A
- PROCYANIDIN-B-1
- PROCYANIDIN-B-2
- PROCYANIDIN-B-3
- PROCYANIDIN-B-4
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- N-1-N-5-N-10-TRI-TRANS-4-COUMAROYL-SPERMIDINE
- STEARIC-ACID
- BUTYL-METHYLSULFIDE
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- 3-(4-8-DIMETHYL-NONA-3-7-DIENYL-THIOPHENE
- 3-(4-METHOXY-PENT-3-ENYL)-THIOPHENE
- 3-METHYL-2-(3-METHYL-BUT-2-ENYL)-THIOPHENE
- DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- TRANS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- XYLOSE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CATECHIN
- EPICATECHIN
- GALLOCATECHIN
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- STARCH
- THIAMINE
- EO
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3(P-COUMAROYLGLUCOSIDE)
- LEAD
- LEUCOPAENIDIN
- MALIC-ACID
- MERCURY
- RUBIDIUM
- RUBIXANTHIN
- SULFUR
- TARAXAXANTHIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- HYPEROSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GALACTOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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