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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 Anticold 1-2 g/man/day; Antihepatitic 2-6 g/man/day; Antiherpetic 1-5 g/day; Antimeasles; Antipneumonic; Antipoliomyelitic; Antishingles; Antiviral 1-5 g/day; Cold-preventive 1-2 g/day;

BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 25 - 62 ppm  Antipapillomic;

BETULIN Fruit: Antiflu; AntiHIV 6.1 uM; Antiviral;

CATECHIN Fruit: Antiflu; Antihepatitic 1 g 3x/day/man; Antiherpetic; Antiviral;

CHLORINE Fruit 313 ppm; Antiherpetic; Antiviral;

EPICATECHIN Fruit: AntiEBV; AntiHIV EC50=2 ug/ml;  Antiviral;

SELENIUM Fruit 0.002 - 0.005 ppm AntiHIV;

TANNIN Fruit 20,000 - 27,000 ppm AntiHIV; Antiviral;

THIAMIN Fruit 3.8 ppm; Antiherpetic; Antipoliomyelitic;

VANILLIN Fruit: Antipolio; Antiviral;

ZINC Fruit 9 - 23 ppm   Anticold 50 mg; Antiherpetic? 25-60 mg/day; AntiHIV;