What Are The Benefits of Rose Water?
Limited clinical studies demonstrate the health benefits of roses and the effects of rose water. Roses contain many phenolic compounds that act as antioxidants. These compounds can also have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Made from different varieties of roses could also have compositional differences.
Antimicrobial
Rose hydrosol might inhibit bacterial growth on the hands. สมัครสมาชิก UFABET
In one small study of 45 volunteers, researchers took a sample of bacteria from their hands. Participants then rubbed their hands with either 3 milliliters (mL) of alcohol-based antiseptic or rose hydrosol. The alcohol-based antiseptic significantly reduced bacterial counts, but the rose hydrosol group did not show a significant reduction.
In another clinical study, researchers added to a mouthwash in hopes of decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care unit patients. VAP can occur in people who use medical tubes for mechanical ventilation because the tube can allow bacteria to enter the lungs. To prevent this, a person’s mouth is washed with an oral solution.
Researchers saw lower incidences of early-onset pneumonia (which occurs in the first days of ventilation) in people who used the mouthwash with rose water. However, there was no difference in the incidence of late-onset VAP.
Anti-Inflammatory
Rose water is traditionally used to ease skin redness or itchiness.
One study examined how rose water affects the inflammatory response to some skin infections that can cause those symptoms. The researchers found that rose might reduce the growth of some bacteria and help the skin’s immune response. However, the study used human cell lines in a lab (in Petri dishes), not real participants, so the evidence is limited.
Another study also showed that rose petal extract may reduce inflammation caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Researchers think this may be due to its high antioxidant content and activity. However, this study was also done in human cells, not in participants. More clinical studies are needed.
