Abstract

“DAMASK ROSE”- AYURVEDIC & MODERN ASPECT

Verma Surabhi*, Mitra Shuchi and Sharma Usha

Abstract

Rose is best known ornamental plant fully fledged for their flowers in. Rose is a common name given to the prickly shrubs and climbing vines of the Rosa genus in the Rosaceae family. More than 200species and thousand of cultivated variety of the rose have been identified. Out of these Damask Rose (Rosa damascene) is abundantly used due to the existence of rich aromatic compounds in it. It is a hybrid of Rose, resulting from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. Further DNA study has shown that a third species, Rosa fedtschenkoana is associated with the Damask Rose. Rose concrete, Rose oil and Rose water are subsidiary products of Damask Rose which amplify its importance. Rose water and rose oil also have a massive range of medicinal properties like: anti bacterial, anti microbial, anti oxidant, anti inflammatory, anti anxiety, hypnotic effect, analgesic effect, uv protection and abundantly used in aromatherapy due to rich aromatic compounds. In this article, brief review on Ayurvedic categorization, Synonyms, Vernaculars, Botanical description, Chemical composition, Therapeutic remarks and Pharmacological activities of Damask Rose will be discussed.

Keywords: Damask Rose, Ayurvedic categorization, Botanical description, Chemical composition, Pharmacological activities.