Literature review: Phytochemical content, pharmacology and ethnobotanical of Genus Rosa in Asia

One type of plant that has the potential to be utilized in pharmacology and industry is roses. Roses or Rosa sp. is one of Rosaceae family which contains many chemical compounds. But the utilization is not diverse, just focusing on the flower part. In addition, research related to the content of phytochemical compounds contained in rose plants has not been widely explored so that its potential as a therapeutic agent has not been widely utilized in the pharmacology industry. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to collect information related to the phytochemical content and its potential as pharmacology of various types of rose species in the Asian and its potential as ethnobotany. The method used in this review paper is to collect data through literature studies from previous research. Furthermore, after the information gathering process, it can be seen that the content of phytochemical compounds from the Rosa genus is dominated by phenolic compounds which include flavonoids, tocoferol, tannins, saponin, anthocyanins and ascorbic acid. These compounds are also capable of causing therapeutic effects in the pharmacology industry. Some of the pharmacological properties that appear include antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic. In addition, the hereditary utilization of the Rosa genus in the Asian ethnobotanically also varies greatly.