nerol 5—10,
Folk Gulaab.
Rosmarinus officinalis Linn. 557
phenyl ethyl alcohol 3—9, eugenol 1, es- Action Fruits—rich in vitamin C ters 3—5, phenyl acetic acid traces; and (751 mg!100 g,) concentration up to stearoptene 15—30%; citronellol, citral, 8% in dry pulp.
farnesol, l-linalool and nonylaldehyde
are also present. (The flowers, unlike
those of Rosa damascena, develop their
Roscoea procera Wall.
perfume when dried.)
The petals also contain fatty oil, sug- Family Zingiberaceae.
ars (3—14% as invert), tannin (Rosa tannic
acid 10—24%), cyanin (up to 10%), Habitat The Himalayas at altitudes
of 1,500—2,100 m, in grassy slopes.
cyanidin and quercitrin.
The pollen contains carotene (1.67 Ayurvedic Kaakoli, Kshira-Kaakoli.
mg!100 g), free and bound amino acids Action Tuberous root—revitalizing
and sugars. tonic, age-sustainer; used in
Fresh hips and their pulp contain restorative tonics.
545 and 847 mg!100 g vitamin C re spectively
One of the ingredients of the “Eight
Tonic Herbs” (Ashta-varga) of Ayurve di medicine.
Rosa sericea Lindi.
Family Rosaceae. Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.
Habitat The temperate Himalayas Family Labiatae; Lam iaceae.
from Chamba eastwards to Bhutan
Habitat Native to the Mediter an Ass am at altitudes of 2,500 to _______
ranean region, cultivated in Nilgiri (R ]
4,200 m.
Hills. ____
Folk Jangali Gulaab. (Flowers—
