Rosehip is a wild plant that belongs to the Rosaceae family. It grows in the form of a bush and today there are about 500 plant species. They bloom in pink, then dense, small, red berries appear, which are incredibly useful!
Now we will try to analyze as much as possible not only the benefit of the product, but also its composition. We learn how to make your health stronger with the help of various oils, decoctions and tinctures. You will be really surprised when you find out how much a dog rose contains.
We will also make sure that you know how to brew the berries of the plant in order to get the maximum benefit. And after that, we will share with you the most diverse and most unique recipes for the preparation of useful infusions and tell you what they are for.
Chemical composition
Rosehip can be called a treasure trove. You can not even imagine that a huge list of all that is in the composition of this product. But let's talk about everything in order.
So, the caloric content of wild rose is only 109 kcal / 100 g. Among which are 1.6 g of proteins, 0.7 g of fat and 22.4 g of carbohydrates. In addition, in berries 2.3 g of organic acids, 10.8 g of dietary fiber, 60 g of water and 2.2 g of ash.
But this is not a complete list of chemical elements that are in the plant. Including there are vitamins A, a large group of vitamin B, also C, E, PP and niacin. Potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, iron, saturated fatty acids. They connect starch, disaccharides, dextrins and monosaccharides.
Medicinal properties of wild rose
If you do not know yet, then we must bring to you that any plant that is useful is useful to everyone. That is, not only berries or flowers. Here you can touch and branches, and seeds, and leaves, and even roots.
The most prominent and most important part of the wild rose is its fruit. They help fight sclerosis or act prophylactically on it. Berries perfectly affect the metabolism, improving it or normalizing. Thanks to the fruits, it is possible to enhance the synthesis of hormones, tissue regeneration, increase the secretion of bile and increase diuresis.
Not only the fruits of the plant, but the roots can be beneficial. And imagine, they are also used in medicine. They have a diuretic effect, can also superbly knit and remove the germ.
Used to dissolve kidney stones, gallbladder, and urinary. Able to strengthen the body with regular use, have a tonic effect on the entire body. Protects against viruses and bacteria.
Rosehip leaves are very useful, as are its other parts. At the same time they can be used both in fresh and in dry form. Infusion of leaves will improve the work of the stomach, help to cope with the high temperature caused by respiratory diseases.
If there are problems with the stomach, then an infusion of leaves is also a good idea. This may be gastritis, diarrhea, etc. Leaves infusion is recommended for diabetics and people with neurosis, skin diseases, digestive disorders and diseases of the pancreas.
To use rosehip flowers for medicinal purposes, they must be dried beforehand. They must be stored in a dry place and preferably in a tightly closed container. This can be a can or container.
Used to treat rhinitis, inflammation of the gums and throat, toothache, cold. It can also be used for heart palpitations, vomiting, nausea, and hiccups. It is recommended for noises in the head, inflammation of the tonsils, throat swelling and toothache.
There is another part of the wild rose, which also found use - it's seeds. They are not used directly, they are made of oil, which, by the way, is able to heal wounds. It also has a diuretic effect, anti-inflammatory and choleretic, solves problems associated with the work of the stomach.
Benefits for men and women
Of course, a dog rose, like any other plant, can be useful both for women's health and for men individually.
It is said that dogrose can literally in a few days cure potency. In fact, it is not. Of course, it can help, but in addition to it, you need to use drugs, which will increase the effectiveness of the treatment.
With regular consumption of the plant will have a tonic effect. A positive effect on the patency of the plasma vessels, which occurs during sexual arousal. And this, for a moment, helps extend the erection time.
As part of wild rose a lot of ascorbic acid, which will help to cope with urolithiasis. It can also help cure prostatitis, but here, just as in the case with potency, it is necessary to take basic medicines for treatment.
For women, dog rose can act as a preventive agent if the uterus is bleeding. It is also useful to drink the decoction during pregnancy or before you plan to get pregnant. Decoction will remove the likelihood of colds. In addition, the decoction will help women cope with nausea and toxicosis during pregnancy.
Contraindications
As we have said, the composition of wild rose contains ascorbic acid and contains a lot of it. The fact is that in large quantities it can be dangerous for the body, and even more so if stomach ailments are present.
For example, gastritis, ulcers, acidity, and more. In such cases, wild rose can be used, but very carefully, in small quantities.
This product is not very favorable for teeth, enamel and oral cavity in general, because we recommend rinsing your mouth after each ingestion. For this fit the most ordinary water.
With thrombophlebitis and thrombosis, it is strictly forbidden to eat the berries of the plant and its other parts if you do not want health problems.
You need to be very careful in dosages if you suffer from heart disease. In large quantities, wild rose here too can be dangerous.
If you have a problem with circulatory failure, then taking this product for you is very undesirable. Of course, the decision is yours, but remember that there may be big problems of various kinds. Water infusion for such people is generally contraindicated.
In case of hypotonic diseases and high blood pressure, it is also not very good to consume dogrose, but alcoholic extracts from berries are very much recommended in this case. However, water infusion is contraindicated categorically!
Be sure to remember that if you use dogrose for a long time (in different versions - oil, tincture, and so on), this can adversely affect the work and functionality of the liver in general. Everything can even go to non-infectious jaundice.
If you suffer from diseases of a dermatological nature, then do not begin to use rose hips before consulting a doctor. In this case, it is necessary.
If you do not have the opportunity to talk with a specialist, it is better to refuse him in general and in any form. This is important because the funds that contain elements of the root of the hips, and they interrupt the flow of bile from the body.
In addition, the funds can not be assigned to people who have constipation, as this will only aggravate the disease. Remember that foods that contain elements of the root of the dog rose, most often slow down the excretion of bile.
That is why, by the way, such drugs are not recommended for use by those who have constipation, because with the intake of drugs the situation will only get worse. If, however, it turned out that you have consumed some kind of product, then this effect will be able to soften the preparation on the basis of dill, parsley or celery. It will reduce the formation of gases.
How to brew rosehip to save vitamins
If you think that the berries can just pour boiling water and everything is ready, you are a little wrong. Here it is necessary to observe specific points so that everything is done correctly.
To start, the berries must be thoroughly rinsed with running water, and then they must be crushed as small as possible. Next, use a tablespoon of mass per cup of hot water. You can steam in a glass, a plate, a thermos and any other convenient for you container.
In the case when the fruits are crushed, they are much more useful, since all the vitamins and really necessary elements are in the "open access". But you can use whole berries - according to your desire.
It will be very useful if you add some dried fruit to taste. It can be raisins, dried apricots, prunes. If you suffer from heart disease, we recommend adding a handful of hawthorn.
It is important to remember that sugar cannot be added to the brew; it will spoil everything. You need to add it directly, when you use it. And it is better to replace sugar with honey, that would be best.
There is an opinion that if you fill a dogrose with boiling water, then he knocks out all the vitamin C from him. To avoid this, you need to wait a minute and only after that fill the berries with water.
It is recommended to drink half a glass of broth three times a day and make it before meals. But this applies to those cases where you do not have the recommendations of a specialist doctor.
In order for the effect to be better, in no case do not increase the dosage of the infusion or its strength, because it may end badly!
Folk recipes
Today, there are quite a number of recipes on how to improve your health with the help of wild rose. We will offer you several recipes, each of which is intended for a different purpose.
If you feel that you need strength, energy, then you most likely have vitamin deficiency or cold or flu is near. To avoid all this, you need to prepare a drink for yourself and consume it three to four times a day in one glass. To cook it, you need to steam up one teaspoon of chopped berries with hot water.
In the case of diarrhea or diarrhea, there is also a good, proven tool that will help you get rid of these problems. Take 30-50 wild rose berries and boil them over low heat for at least five minutes in one liter of water. After that, strain the water and drink at any time of the day, but preferably at breakfast. Drink for the day.
If you have urolithiasis, then as a prevention, you can prepare yourself a tincture. For its preparation you need two tablespoons of chopped rosehip root. Mass gently boil for a quarter of an hour in 350 ml of water, then let it brew. Drink throughout the week three times a day.
Rosehip is an incredibly useful product that, fortunately, is easily available today. Cook your broths, use butter, even if you are not sick. And remember that the best treatment is prevention.
You can also find out some useful information in the following video about the beneficial properties of wild rose.
