Rosa Damascene - Dried - الورد المحمدي المجفف

Rosa Damascene - Dried - الورد المحمدي المجفف

Rosa Damascena flowers are known for their fine fragrance and are commercially harvested for rose oil used in perfumery and to make rose water. The flower petals are also sometimes used directly to flavor food or to make tea and are considered safe for human consumption. The perfume industry often refers to this rose as the Damascus rose.
For centuries, the Damascus rose (Rosa damascena) has been considered a symbol of beauty and love. The fragrance of the rose has been captured and preserved in the form of rose water by an ancient method that can be traced back to biblical times in the Middle East, and later to the Indian subcontinent. An Iranian doctor, Avicenna, is credited with the discovery of the process for extracting rose water from rose petals in the early 11th century.