Composition and functional function of Rosa roxburghii tratt
Rosa roxburghii Tratt is a deciduous shrub of Rosaceae, which is distributed in the southwest, China-South Africa and northwest of our country. It grows mainly in the mountainous and hilly area of 1,000-1,600 m above sea level. Rosa roxburghii tratt, as a kind of characteristic edible plant resource with dual-use of medicine and food, is rich in nutrients beneficial to human health, especially, the content of vitamin C is much higher than that of tomato, strawberry, kiwifruit and so on. Rosa roxburghii roxburghii is full of fruit thorn on the surface, the taste is sour and astringent, the palatability is bad, so it is seldom sold fresh.
Studies have shown that vitamins, polysaccharides, polyphenols, terpenes, superoxide Superoxide dismutase (SOD) , amino acids and mineral elements are the main functional components of Rosa roxburghii tratt. Among them, Rosa Roxburghii Tratt terpenes has many physiological functions such as anti-tumor, anti-inflammation, enhancing immunity and so on. The terpenes content in Rosa roxburghii varies with the variety, growth period and growing environment. The higher the maturity, the lower the terpenes content, when developing functional foods for terpenes, more attention should be paid to the maturity of harvesting and timely harvesting. Rosa Roxburghii Tratt as a traditional medicinal and edible wild fruit, has a long fresh food, dry, wine, medicine, and other uses of history. The familiar foods produ