A 70% ethanol extract from the leaves of Rosa davurica showed significant antioxidant activity in both superoxide anion and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging assays. Phytochemical study of this extract resulted in the isolation of eight compounds, including a new flavonoid
From pericarps of Rosa davurica (Rosaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine, eight known tetracyclic triterpene acids, three known flavonoids, ethyl beta-fructopyranoside and methyl 3-O-beta-glucopyranosyl-gallate were isolated.