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botanical illustration of Rose, Rosa canina

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

Rosa canina
Rosa canina · Ermell

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • 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 ↗

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