Red Rose (Rosa centifolia). The roots are astringent and vulnerary and useful for intestinal ulcers, rickets, hemorrhages and diarrhea. The leaves are useful in treating wounds, ophthalmic, hepatopathy and hemorrhoids. The flowers are bitter, astringent, sweet, cooling, emollient aromatic, cardio-tonic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, digestive, carminative, aphrodisiac, depurative, febrifuge, and rejuvenating. It is useful in asthma, high blood pressure, bronchitis, poor circulation, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), cough, fever, fluid retention, Indigestion, insomnia, palpitation, stress and urinary tract infections. Several rose products are used to make creams, lotions and other cosmetic uses. Its pleasant scent is also used in potpourri.