Rose hips
Of course roses are beautiful. All
throughout time they have been used to smooth skin, dispel toxins throughout
the body, treat insomnia, anxiety, and even irritability. Despite all these
obvious benefits, rose hips also possess the potential to alleviate PMS and
Anxiety. Rose hips offer a healthy alternative and addition to your normal
supplemental routine.
Specifically
Rose oil has been proven to cut down the anxiety , moodiness, ad irritability associated
with PMS. Ladies, all you need is your nose and some rose oil. Dab a couple
drops on a cotton ball and sniff away. You should notice an immediate reduction
of your unpleasant mood. Try it.
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wild rose hip of unknown species
The rose hip and rose haw,
is the pomaceous fruit
of the rose plant, that typically is red-to-orange, but
might be dark purple-to-black in some species.
Rose hips of some species,
especially Rosa canina (Dog
Rose) and R. majalis, have
been used as a source of Vitamin C. Rose hips are
commonly used as an herbal tea, often
blended with hibiscus and as an oil. They can also be used to make jam,
jelly, marmalade and wine.
Rose hip soup, "Nyponsoppa", is especially
popular in Sweden. Rhodomel,
a type of mead, is made with rose hips. Many experts
compare the quality of properly processed rose hip
wine to that of respected grape wines and meads.
They claim that rose hips give the best fruit wine.[citation needed]
Health
benefits
- Particularly high in Vitamin C, with about 1700–2000 mg per
100 g in the dried product, one of the richest plant sources.
- Rose hips contain vitamins A, D and E, essential fatty
acids and antioxidant flavonoids.
- Rose hip powder is a remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.
- As an herbal remedy, rose
hips are attributed with the ability to prevent urinary bladder infections, and assist in
treating dizziness and headaches[citation needed].
Rose hips are also commonly used externally in oil form to restore
firmness to skin by nourishing and astringing tissue.[citation needed]
- Brewed into a concoction, can also be used to treat
constipation.[citation needed]
- Rose hips contain a lot of iron, so some women brew
rose hip tea during menstruation to make up for the iron that they lose
with menses.[citation needed]
Rose hips are used for the creation
of herbal tea, jam,
jelly, syrup,
beverages, pies,
bread and marmalade, amongst others.
A few rose species are sometimes
grown for the ornamental value of their hips; such as Rosa moyesii, which has prominent large red
bottle-shaped fruits.
Rose hips have recently become
popular as a healthy treat for pet chinchillas. Chinchillas are unable to
manufacture their own Vitamin C, but lack the proper internal organs to process
a variety of foods. Rose Hips provide a sugar free, safe way to increase the
Vitamin C intake of chinchillas.
Rose hips may also be fed to horses.
The dried and powdered form can be fed at a maximum of 1 tablespoon per day to
help increase coat condition and help with new hoof growth.
The fine hairs found inside rose hips
can be used as itching powder.
Roses may be propagated from hips by
removing the seeds from the aril (the outer coating) and sowing just beneath
the surface of the soil. Placed in a cold frame or a greenhouse, the seeds take
at least three months to germinate.
Rose hips are a great source of vitamin C. Rose hips are also a natural way of fighting off many diseases and ailments.
(from http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/healthbenefits_skuf.htm)
When you think of roses, you
probably think fragrance, beauty, softness, but how often do you think vitamin C, vascular system or capillaries? During World
War II, the English government organized the harvesting of all available rose
hips to make vitamin C syrup, since fruits were virtually unattainable at the
time. Rose hips are reported to have up to 60 percent more vitamin C than
citrus fruit and are rich in bioflavonoids. Bioflavonoids are important to build and
strengthen body tissue. This in turn strengthens the vascular system.
|
|
Rose hips are taken by many today as
a natural way to get vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin K, and help to prevent and treat
various infections, especially colds and flu. Rose hips are also taken to quicken the healing
process for bruises and skin irritations. Inflammation and sore throat can find
relief with rose hips, which come in capsule form and are usually taken 3 times
daily. Women receive extra benefits from rose hips which help uterine cramps,
heavy menstrual flow and some breast disorders.
In addition to vitamins C, E, and K,
rose hips contain calcium, citric acid, iron, niacin, phosphorus, tannin, vitamin A, B1, B2, and P. As
a natural stimulant it gently allows movement of the bowels, as diuretic rose
hips cleanse the urinary system, as a pectoral hips are a remedy for pulmonary
and other lung diseases, and as a tonic the rose hips strengthen organs.
Stressed and tired? Rose hips will
help. Nervousness? Try rose hips for relief. As a matter of fact, rose hips
provide innumerable health benefits from skin, to the immune system, to the
bladder. Studies have even shown that rose hips can help prevent the
development of kidney stones and prevent diarrhea. Additional studies have
proven rose hips are helpful to the circulatory system, respiratory system, the
thymus gland and as a blood cleanser.
Other health benefits include
lowering abnormal body heat, relieving thirst, healing of internal hemorrhaging
or spitting of blood, aid for dysentery, strengthens the stomach, prevents and
helps relief chest infections and coughs, cleans the kidneys and bladder,
prevents fluid retention, helps with gout and rheumatic conditions and
nourishes the skin.
There are few side effects for most
people who take rose hips. Some do complain of headache, heartburn, insomnia or nausea, but most people take the rose hips
with no issues. Although taking massive amounts of vitamin C over a period of
time has been linked to kidney stones, rose hips are relatively low in vitamin
C, so little to no risk is involved in overdosing on the vitamin.