Rosa x alba 'Alba Maxima'
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Rosa x alba 'Alba Maxima'

Family: ROSACEAE
Genus: Rosa
Species: alba
Cultivar: 'Alba Maxima'
Common names: White Rose of York;Jacobite Rose;Cheshire Rose;Great Double White Rose
Pharmacopoeia Londinensis name: Rosa albae
Distribution summary: Garden origin
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Pharmacopoeia Londinensis 1618 'Flowers' (HSE 1)
Reason for growing: Medicinal

Additional Notes

Rosa alba L. belongs to the family Rosaceae. Leaves,root, flowers, and fruits are useful parts of this ornamental plant with a variety of traditional values, as a tea for the treatment of eye troubles, vaginal candidiasis, and as laxative.

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences https://d-nb.info/1223970752/34

In traditional herbal medicine the following notes apply to the related species Rosa x damascena: The petals are applied externally as an astringent[240]. They are also made into a preserve and used as a tonic that helps to put on weight[240]. The buds (the report does not say if it is leaf or flower buds) are aperient, astringent, cardiac and tonic[240]. They are used for removing bile and cold humours[240]. The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds. It is also a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit.

https://pfaf.org https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rosa+x+damascena

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