OBJECTIVE Rosa damascena mill L. (R. damascena) is a well-known plant with fragrant effects. Several therapeutic effects of this plant on respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems have been reported. It is also suggested to have beneficial effect on cardiovascular system especially blood pressure regulation. The present study was carried out to evaluate acute cardiovascular effect of hy...

Objective: Rosa damascena mill L (R. damascena) is a medicinal plant mostly known in the world for its perfume. It also has beneficial effects on stress, tension and depression. In this experiment antidepressant effect of ethanolic extract of R. damascena by forced swimming test (FST) was evaluated. Material and Methods: Animals received ethanolic extract (15, 60 and 90 mg/kg, i.p), imipramine ...

retinoic acid and rosa damascena are compounds that have considerable effects in the cellular proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix. the present study was designed to assess the combined effects of retinoic acid and rosa damascena mill on wound in diabetic rats. seventy-two rats were used in this study. diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (...

The volatile oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the petals of Rosa damascena Mill. (Rosaceae) was analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The yield of the oil was 0.12 % (v/w). Fifty compounds representing 99.06 % of the oil were characterized. The volatile oil was found rich in sesquiterpenes and aliphatic components, consisting of two monoterpenic es...

background: the petal’s hydro‑alcoholic extract of rosa damascena mill. on ileum contractions of wistar rats and its possible mechanism were investigated. methods: forty‑eight male wistar rats were divided into six groups. ileum was placed adjacent to propranolol (1 μm), naloxone (1 μm) and l‑name (100 μm) and also under the influence of different doses (2-8 mm) of calcium chloride. results: cu...

abstract background: pain is the common complication after a surgery. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of aromatherapy with rosa damascena mill. on the postoperative pain in children. materials and methods: in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, we selected 64 children of 3–6 years of age through convenient sampling and divided them randomly into two groups. patie...