| Family |
Rosaceae |
| Subfamily |
Rosoideae |
| Tribe |
Roseae |
| Scientific name |
Rosa roxburghii Trattinnick var. hirtula (Regel) Rehder & E. H. Wilson |
| Synonyms |
Rosa hirtula (Regel) Nakai |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) sansho bara (サンショウバラ, 山椒薔薇 [meaning: sansho rose
(sansho = Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) de Candolle)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (around Mt. Fuji) |
| (Other nations) none |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=14 |
| Description |
Plants 1-6m. Leaves 4-9 pairs leaflets each 1-3cm length. Flowers pink
5-6cm, flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub or subarbor trees. |
| Reference |
Rosa roxburghii Tratt. var. hirtula (Regel) Rehder & E. H. Wilson |
| Pharmaceutical composition comprising Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi
folium and Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. used to reduce the symptoms
of diarrhea (US Patent 5556625/1996) |
| Method for improving amoxicillin absorption in mammals by administering the amoxicillin to the mammal in combination with Rosa roxburghii, Artemisiae argyi folium and/or Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. (US Patent 5628998/1997) |
| Ultraviolet absorbing composition (US Patent 5849272/1998) |
| Anti-stress agents for aquatic animals (US Patent 6306453/2001) |
| Agents promoting laminin production in skin cells (US Patent 6544966/2003) |
| Collagen production promoter composition (US Patent 6531165/2003) |
| Preventives/remedies for infection, anti-endtoxin agents, vaccine adjuvants and growth promoters (US Patent 7150885/2006) |
| Nutritional formulations and associated methods (US Patent 20070212433) |
| Note |
Endemic to Japan. |
| Rosa roxburghii Trattinnick var. hirtula (Regel) Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Japan is not a synonym of Rosa roxburghii Trattinnick (forma roxburghii) in China. However sometimes these species are confused. Due to this, legal scope of patent on Rosa roxburghii is unclear by cases. |
