R. damascena [Rose] is an important drug in unani medicine uses in various ailments since centuries a review

ABSTRACT

The Rose has given rise to innumerable solar myths both in the east and in the West, one of the prettiest being the well-known story of Gul-i-Bakawli. Dioscorides mentions the astringent properties of rose petals, the use of their ash as a collyrium. The whole plant flower buds, petals, stamens are used for different ailments in Unani System of Medicine since centuries.The Rose water has been considered as mildly astringent, carminative, and refrigerant cardiac tonic and the flowers considered as tonic, laxative, expectorant cardiotonic, good for the eyes, headache, toothache, stomatitis; benefits the lungs, the kidneys, the liver; used in heat of body, chronic fevers inflammation, intestinal affections; excessive perspiration; astringent when dry, strengthening, astringent expectorant; slightly laxative, promotes wounds healing, and scar formation, hemostatic, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory, anti viral and anti bacterial, sedative, strengthens nerves, aphrodisiac, brain and heart tonic, mufarreh for brain and heart tonic