A research review of human and relevant scientific studies on Rosa damascena.
Last reviewed: August 2026
🔬 Research Summary
- Gastrointestinal function: A 2025 systematic review/meta-analysis included 13 clinical studies and reported improvements in some constipation-related outcomes, including defecation frequency and incomplete evacuation. Preparations and study populations varied.
- Anxiety, stress & mood: Systematic reviews of randomized trials have reported reductions in anxiety, depression or stress measures in some studies. Evidence quality varies.
- Menstrual symptoms & pain: Rose preparations have been studied for dysmenorrhea and related symptoms, with some positive clinical findings.
- Sleep & relaxation: Small human studies have investigated rose preparations in sleep or psychological outcomes, but the evidence is less developed than for some other herbs.
- Antioxidant & inflammatory markers: Human and laboratory studies have investigated changes in oxidative-stress and inflammatory biomarkers.
The sections below summarize the principal health areas investigated in the literature. Evidence strength is not uniform, and studies using extracts, oils, capsules or combination products are identified conceptually rather than treated as interchangeable with tea.
Gastrointestinal function
What researchers found
A 2025 systematic review/meta-analysis included 13 clinical studies and reported improvements in some constipation-related outcomes, including defecation frequency and incomplete evacuation. Preparations and study populations varied.
What remains uncertain
Study results, doses, preparations and participant populations differ. Where the evidence is based mainly on extracts, oils, capsules, combinations, laboratory models or people with a specific condition, that limitation should be considered when interpreting the findings for a normal cup of tea.
Anxiety, stress & mood
What researchers found
Systematic reviews of randomized trials have reported reductions in anxiety, depression or stress measures in some studies. Evidence quality varies.
What remains uncertain
Study results, doses, preparations and participant populations differ. Where the evidence is based mainly on extracts, oils, capsules, combinations, laboratory models or people with a specific condition, that limitation should be considered when interpreting the findings for a normal cup of tea.
Menstrual symptoms & pain
What researchers found
Rose preparations have been studied for dysmenorrhea and related symptoms, with some positive clinical findings.
What remains uncertain
Study results, doses, preparations and participant populations differ. Where the evidence is based mainly on extracts, oils, capsules, combinations, laboratory models or people with a specific condition, that limitation should be considered when interpreting the findings for a normal cup of tea.
Sleep & relaxation
What researchers found
Small human studies have investigated rose preparations in sleep or psychological outcomes, but the evidence is less developed than for some other herbs.
What remains uncertain
Study results, doses, preparations and participant populations differ. Where the evidence is based mainly on extracts, oils, capsules, combinations, laboratory models or people with a specific condition, that limitation should be considered when interpreting the findings for a normal cup of tea.
Antioxidant & inflammatory markers
What researchers found
Human and laboratory studies have investigated changes in oxidative-stress and inflammatory biomarkers.
What remains uncertain
Study results, doses, preparations and participant populations differ. Where the evidence is based mainly on extracts, oils, capsules, combinations, laboratory models or people with a specific condition, that limitation should be considered when interpreting the findings for a normal cup of tea.
Overall Assessment
Damask rose has a growing human clinical literature, particularly in gastrointestinal and psychological outcomes. However, preparation differences and combination products make attribution to rose itself uncertain in some studies.
References
- Behgam N, Rahimi Esbo S, Nikbakht HA, et al. The impact of Rosa damascena Mill. on gastrointestinal disorders: a comprehensive analysis through clinical trials, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Daru. 2025;33(1):16. PMID: 40111537. doi:10.1007/s40199-025-00558-x.
- Nayebi N, et al. A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of Rosa damascena Mill. with an overview on its phytopharmacological properties. Complement Ther Med. 2017;34:129-140. PMID: 28917365. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.08.014.
- Rasooli T, et al. Rosa damascena Mill for treating adults' anxiety, depression, and stress: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Phytother Res. 2021;35:6585-6606. PMID: 34405933.
Reference note: References were selected to represent the principal human clinical and systematic-review evidence discussed in this article. Where direct tea-infusion evidence is limited, the article explicitly identifies that limitation.
Publication version: August 2026
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These statements have not been evaluated by Medsafe. This tea is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or managing a health condition, check with your healthcare provider before making it a regular habit.
