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Dr. Duke's  Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Rosa canina L. (Rosaceae) -- Dog Rose, Dogbrier, Rose

ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 7,400 - 25,000 ppm  Antibacterial; Antigingivitic; Antilepric 1.5 g/man/day; AntiLyme 500-2,000 mg; Antiseptic 4-8 g/day MIC=3.3-217 mg/ml;

BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 25 - 62 ppm Antiulcer 12 mg 3x/day/man/orl 15,000-25,000 IU/day;

CATECHIN Fruit: Antibacterial MIC=>1,000 ug/ml;   Anticariogenic; Antiplaque; Antiulcer 1 g/5x/day/man/orl;  

CHLORINE Fruit 313 ppm;  Antibacterial;

CITRIC-ACID Fruit 15,000 ppm; Antibacterial; Antileishmanic; Mycobactericide;

ISOQUERCITRIN Fruit: Antibacterial;

MAGNESIUM Fruit 560 - 2,090 ppm   AntiLyme 400-1,000 mg;

MALIC-ACID Fruit 15,000 - 62,200 ppm Antibacterial; Bacteristat; Mycobactericide;

NIACIN Fruit:  AntiLyme 50 mg/day;

PECTIN Fruit 110,000 ppm;  Antibacterial;

RIBOFLAVIN Fruit 7.2 ppm;  AntiLyme 50 mg/day;

TANNIN Fruit 20,000 - 27,000 ppm   Antibacterial; Anticariogenic; Antidysenteric

THIAMIN Fruit 3.8 ppm;   AntiLyme;

VANILLIN Fruit:  Antiescherichic 10-100 mmol/l; Antilactobacillic; Antilisteria; Bacteristat 10-40 mmol/l;

ZINC Fruit 9 - 23 ppm    Antilepric; Antiperiodontitic; Antiplaque; 

ppm = parts per million
tr = trace