Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

556 Rosa moschata Hook. f. non-Mill. nec Herrm.
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Ayurvedic ◮ Vanya Taruni (nonclassical).
(Flowers—pink, fruits—
red.)
Folk ◮ Ban-gulaab.
Action ◮ Fruits—rich in vitamin C
(769 mg/100 g).
Rosa moschata
Hook. f. non-Mill. nec Herrm.
Synonym ◮ R. brunonii Lindl.
Family ◮ Rosaceae.
Habitat ◮ Central and Western
Himalayas, ascending to 3,000 m.
English ◮ Himalayan Musk Rose.
(Flowers—white, fruit—orange red
or dark brown.)
Ayurvedic ◮ Kubjaka (non-classical).
Folk ◮ Kujai, Kuujaa.
Action ◮ Plant—used in bilious
affections, irritation of the skin and
eye diseases. Rose water and otto
is extracted from the flowers in
Himachal Pradesh.
Rosa multiflora Thunb.
Synonym ◮ R. polyantha Sieb. &
Zucc.
Family ◮ Rosaceae.
Habitat ◮ Cultivated in Kulu.
Occasionally found in hedges and
abandoned coffee plantations in
Upper Ghats.
Ayurvedic ◮ Rakta-Taruni (nonclassical).
Folk ◮ Gulaab.
Action ◮ Fruit—antiseptic, applied
to wounds, injuries, sprains and
foul ulcers.
The fruit yielded beta-sitosterol, scoparone,
salicylic and gallic acid. Fruits
contained multiflorin; flower petals
gave astragalin. A purgative compound,
multinoside A acetate, has been
isolated from the fruit. Quercetin-3-
O-xyloside, isoquercitrin and hyperin
were also isolated.
Floral absolute oil contains eugenol
(22.8), phenylethanol (18.1) and heneicosane
(10.2%).
The root gave a triterpenoid, tormentic
acid.
The plant extract, along with kojic
acid or its derivatives, produced excellent
skin-lightening and sun-burn preventing
effects.
Rosa rubra Blackw.
Synonym ◮ R. gallica Linn.
Family ◮ Rosaceae.
Habitat ◮ Indian gardens.
English ◮ French Rose.
Ayurvedic ◮ Rakta-Taruni (nonclassical),
Gulaab.
Action ◮ Dried petals—tonic
and astringent. Used in debility,
excessive mucous discharges and
bowel complaints. The oil and rose
water—used in bronchial asthma
and as a remedy for skin irritation.
The flowers yield 0.027–0.036% of
an essential oil. It contains geraniol
40–76, l-citronellol 15–37, nerol 5–10,