Rose, Studies

Rose extract exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and pain-killing activities.

Rose extract exhibits anti-aging properties in a fruit fly model.

Allergies

White rose petal extract has anti-allergic and anti-atopic properties.

Antioxidant

Rose flower extracts increase lifespan in mice via up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes.

Diabetes

Rose flower extract exerts anti-diabetic effects by suppressing carbohydrate absorption from the intestine and by reducing postprandial glucose level.

Gastrointestinal Effects

Pulverized rose petals have anti-pathogenic and pre-biotic effect on intestinal flora.

HIV

• Rosa damascena contains compounds with anti-HIV activity.
• Rose flowers contain compounds with with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity.

Obesity

• Rose polyphenols exert antiobesity effect in high-fat-induced obese mice.
• Rose petal extract ameliorates obesity in high fat diet-induced obesity