Post by jadedsage on Jun 10, 2003 20:35:48 GMT -5
Rose hips are the fleshy red fruits of the dog rose and other types of wild and shrub roses. They are mashed into a pulp and consumed both raw and cooked. More often you can find them in dried form. They are used in teas, extracts, purees or marmalades.
They're most used for their vitamin C content. One teasgirl thingy of rose-hip pulp more than satisfies the adult recommended allowance for vitamin C (60mg). The pulp can be stored if frozen in small portions.
Rose hips also contain carotenoids (yellow-orange pigments with antioxident properties), fruit acids and pectin. Because of their high C content they are taken to prevent and /or treat colds. They also contain a mild diuretic and astringent properties that may help people with chronic kidney disease or poor bladder control. They have also been used as an anti-inflamatory and disenfectints.
Methods of administration:
Tea: Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 tbsp. of dried crushed rose hipe. Steep for 10 minutes then strain. Drink 1 cup three times daily for maximum effect.
**Commercial rose hips tea bags are just as effective and fairly easy to find**
Pulp (cooked): Steep the hulls of freshly picked fruits overnight in water. Simmer this mixture for 30 minutes, then strain. Eat as is or add it to sauces.
Wine: Remove the sseds from 3 1/2 oz. of dried rose hips and steep the hulls in 1 qt of dry red wine for 2 weeks. Strain. Drink a small glass of the wine daily.
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They're most used for their vitamin C content. One teasgirl thingy of rose-hip pulp more than satisfies the adult recommended allowance for vitamin C (60mg). The pulp can be stored if frozen in small portions.
Rose hips also contain carotenoids (yellow-orange pigments with antioxident properties), fruit acids and pectin. Because of their high C content they are taken to prevent and /or treat colds. They also contain a mild diuretic and astringent properties that may help people with chronic kidney disease or poor bladder control. They have also been used as an anti-inflamatory and disenfectints.
Methods of administration:
Tea: Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 tbsp. of dried crushed rose hipe. Steep for 10 minutes then strain. Drink 1 cup three times daily for maximum effect.
**Commercial rose hips tea bags are just as effective and fairly easy to find**
Pulp (cooked): Steep the hulls of freshly picked fruits overnight in water. Simmer this mixture for 30 minutes, then strain. Eat as is or add it to sauces.
Wine: Remove the sseds from 3 1/2 oz. of dried rose hips and steep the hulls in 1 qt of dry red wine for 2 weeks. Strain. Drink a small glass of the wine daily.
Natural Healing Guide 1/6