Pelargonium graveolens (Rose Geranium) – A Novel Therapeutc Agent for Antbacterial, Antoxidant, Antfungal and Diabetcs Rafe Hamidpour 1 , Soheila Hamidpour 2 , Mohsen Hamidpour 3 , Victoria Marshall 4 and Roxanna Hamidpour 4 1 Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, Kansas, USA 2 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas City, Missouri, USA 3 Department of Hematology and Blood banking, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Behesht University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Pars Bioscience, Leawood, Kansas, USA Corresponding author: Rafe Hamidpour, Department of Herbal Medicine, Pars Bioscience, Leawood, Kansas, USA, Tel: 9139156784; E-mail: rafe@parsbioscience.com Received: 26 December 2016; Accepted: 20 February 2017; Published: 24 February 2017 Citaton: Hamidpour R, Hamidpour S, Hamidpour M, et al. Pelargonium graveolens (Rose Geranium) – A Novel Therapeutc Agent for Antbacterial, Antoxidant, Antfungal and Diabetcs. Arch Can Res. 2017, 5: 1. Abstract Objectves: Draw upon published research artcles for evidence and comprise the collected evidence in an evaluaton of the preserving and therapeutc abilites of Pelargonium graveolens. Design: The artcles used as research for this research review were discovered by searching public databases with keywords such as “Pelargonium graveolens”, “P. graveolens”, “pelargoniums”, “rose-scented geranium”, and “geraniums.” Then the artcles were reviewed, summarized, and organized based on fndings. Results: Many artcles were reviewed and many diferent benefts to the Pelargonium genus were discovered. The major focus in the reviewed artcles, however, was on the species Pelargonium graveolens (P. graveolens). P. graveolens displayed many positve benefts. The major benefts that were reviewed were the plant’s antbacterial, antoxidant and ant-fungal actvites. Other noteworthy benefts that were reviewed include hypoglycemic and ant-reprotoxic actvites as well as fairly low toxicity levels. Conclusion: Pelargonium graveolens antbacterial actvity shows promise and could move to human trials. However, more research needs to be performed on Gram-negatve bacteria because the essental from the plant does not have as strong of an efect as it does on Gram-positve bacteria. As an antoxidant, results are very positve and human trials could ensue. Regarding ant-fungal actvity, the essental oil outperformed the drugs currently in place to treat fungal actvity and in doing so led to the conclusion that P. graveolens could be used as a viable ant-fungal. Pelargonium graveolens’s antoxidant ability is linked to its hypoglycemic efects against diabetes as diabetes has been linked to oxidatve stress. Human trials in this area could also ensue. Against toxins that afected the male reproductve system, P. graveolens showed to reverse the negatve efects and more research should be done to look into the potental for human trials. In most cases thus far observed, P. graveolens’s toxicity level was relatvely low and within limits to be harmless to humans. However, it was not low enough to be considered without any hesitaton and more research should be performed to look for ways to lower this level. Introducton Pelargonium graveolens (P. graveolens), commonly known as rose geranium is one of more than 250 species within the Pelargonium genus and that are natve to the southern parts of Africa [1]. However, not all species of the genus reside there. Some have branched out and thanks to the spice trade and medical plant collecton by sailors some species can now be found growing naturally in Australia, eastern Africa, New Zealand, the Middle East, the islands of Helena, Tristan de Chuna and Madagascar [2,3]. While most noteworthy because of the scents they produce, it is actually the essental oils that provide the benefts that society reaps. Essental oils are the secondary metabolites that plants produce. These oils are volatle, natural, and complex compounds that are known to be important in plant reproducton as they assist in the dispersion of seed and pollen by atractng some insects. They are, more importantly, intended to protect the plant against bacteria, viruses, pests, and fungi [4]. It is these benefts that are pushing the essental oil into common industries today, such as food and medicine. Uses in food industry P. graveolens in the food industry is being used for its antmicrobial actvity. The essental oil has shown through multple studies to be efectve in fghtng bacteria and fungi. This antmicrobial acton has led to testng of the oil against Review iMedPub Journals http://www.imedpub.com/ DOI: 10.21767/2254-6081.1000134 Archives in Cancer Research ISSN 2254-6081 Vol.5 No.1:134 2017 © Copyright iMedPub | This article is available from: http://www.acanceresearch.com/ 1