ROSE PETALS ROSA CENTIFOLIA

ROSE PETALS (Rosa centifolia L.) +++

Both Commission E (KOM) and the Herbal PDR (PH2) aggregate Rosa centifolia L. and R. gallica L. for their account of the rose flower. PNC aggregates R. damascena Mill. as well. MAD aggregates R. centifolia and R. damascena. EFS disaggregates. I’ve aggregated their indications trying to keep their chemistries separate. Difficult task. Who knows which rose they chose to nose?

Activities (Rose Petals) :
Antidiarrheic (PNC); Antiinflammatory (1; KAB); Aperient (f; EFS); Aperitif (f; EFS); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Ascaricide (1; MAD); Astringent (2; DEP; KOM; PH2; PNC); Cardiotonic (f; EFS; MAD); Carminative (f; EFS); Depurative (f; KAB; MAD); Emollient (f; KAB); Expectorant (1; MAD); Laxative (f; DEP); Nervine (f; EFS; MAD); Stomachic (f; EFS); Tonic (f; KAB); Vermifuge (1; MAD); Vulnerary (f; KAB).

Indications (Rose Petals) :
Anorexia (f; EFS); Ascaris (1; MAD); Asthma (f; KAB; PH2); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bleeding (1; MAD; PH2); Bronchosis (f; PH2); Burn (f; MAD); Cancer (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, mouth (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, sinew (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, uterus (1; FNF; JLH); Catarrh (f; MAD; PH2); Constipation (f; DEP); Cough (f; PH2); Debility (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; MAD; PH2); Fever (f; MAD; PH2); Gas (f; EFS); Gastrosis (f; MAD); Gonorrhea (f; MAD); Headache (f; MAD); Hemoptysis (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; KAB); Hepatosis (f; KAB); Hyperhydrosis (f; PH2); Inflammation (2; KAB; KOM; PHR; PH2); Jaundice (f; MAD); Leprosy (f; KAB); Leukorrhea (f; PH2); Mucososis (2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; KAB); Pharyngosis (2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; PH2); Scirrhus (f; JLH); Stomatosis (2; JLH; KOM; MAD; PHR; PH2); Syncope (f; JLH); Toothache (f; MAD); Tuberculosis (f; PH2); Tumor (f; MAD); Uterosis (f; JLH); Worm (1; MAD); Wound (f; KAB; PH2).

Dosages (Rose Petals) :
1–2 g dry flowers/cup water to 3 ×/day (KOM; PHR; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Rose Petals) :
Class 1 (AHP). None known for the flower (KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). 15% tannins; OPCs (PHR).