To overestimate the beneficial properties of wild rose is very difficult for the human body. It contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals, thanks to which the plant is so valued in traditional medicine.
Composition and medicinal properties
The dog-rose is a perennial wild-growing bush. It grows to a height of 2 m. The stalks of a bush are covered with small thorns. Inflorescences - from pale pink to deep pink. The fruit of the bush is a red-brown shade. Inside are the seeds. It is the fruits most often used in medicine.
The composition of hips includes such substances as:
| Trace element | What is the effect |
|---|---|
| B vitamins | Vitamin B1 improves the functioning of the heart, the digestive tract and the nervous system. Vitamin B2 has a beneficial effect on hair, nails and skin. It is also important for the body to make red blood cells. |
| Vitamin P | Helps reduce vascular permeability. It helps in the treatment of kidneys and liver. Normalizes blood pressure |
| Vitamin E | Favorably affects the human reproductive system |
| Vitamin K | Participates in the process of blood clotting, strengthens bones |
| Vitamin C | Increases immunity, helps to cope with colds and flu |
| Pectin | Removes toxins and slags, cleans the intestines |
In addition, the plant includes:
- potassium;
- copper;
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- iron;
- phosphorus;
- zinc;
- organic acids.
For treatment and prevention, you can use either plant rosehips or vitamins based on it.
What is dogrose useful for?
Fruits and other parts of rose hips are often used for the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Most often, both men and women use it to enhance immunity.
Root
The root of the plant contains:
- flavonoids;
- tannins;
- glycosides;
- organic acids;
- vitamins B, C, A, E.
The beneficial properties of the wild rose rhizome are not fully understood. But nevertheless, it is known that raw materials have a positive effect in the fight against such diseases as:
- diseases of the stomach and intestines;
- hepatitis;
- inflammatory processes in the urogenital system;
- gallstones;
- skin rashes;
- gynecological diseases;
- various diseases of the joints;
- bronchial asthma;
- atherosclerosis;
- dysentery;
- fungus.
In addition to all this, the root helps to normalize the metabolism, stimulates the immune system, increases the physical and mental performance of a person. It has a diuretic, astringent and antiseptic effect.
The most effective will be raw materials collected independently. You can also buy dried rhizome at the pharmacy, but there is a high risk of getting low-quality products.
Berries
It is difficult to find someone who would not know that the hips are very useful. Traditionally, a broth of berries drink with colds to improve immunity.
What diseases can use rose hips for:
- ARVI;
- ARI;
- flu;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- hypertension;
- angina;
- tonsillitis;
- impotence;
- liver disease;
- eye diseases;
- avitaminosis;
- depression;
- insomnia;
- uterine bleeding;
- sinusitis
Broth hips is a good prophylactic against heart attack and atherosclerosis.
It is possible to use decoctions of berries for the treatment of various skin diseases. They are also suitable for the treatment of microtraumas of the mouth.
Leaves
Dried rosehip leaves can also be used as therapy. They contain a large number of trace elements useful for the body:
- calcium;
- vitamin P;
- vitamin b1;
- carotene;
- tannins;
- salicylic acid;
- Vitamin C (in the leaves of wild rose it is even more contained than in citrus fruits);
- iron;
- manganese;
- phosphorus.
The benefits of rosehip leaves:
- used for the prevention of scurvy;
- help to fight against avitaminosis;
- shown for hypertension;
- have a beneficial effect on the body during the treatment of gastritis, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases;
- help reduce temperature and increase immunity;
- restore the menstrual cycle, help to reduce pain during childbirth and menstruation;
- have a diuretic effect;
- used in diabetes, neurosis and skin diseases.
But not only in medicine use wild rose leaves. Cosmetology is another area in which the beneficial properties of this plant are revealed. Broths can be used to prevent wrinkles and premature aging. In addition, the petals and leaves will help to cope with problem skin.
Harm, contraindications and precautions for use
First of all, it is necessary to take into account the fact that medicinal products based on rose hips have high acidity. For this reason, people suffering from gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, should be careful when using funds from this plant. It is also recommended to rinse your mouth after taking the drugs from the hips, to avoid browning and damage to the tooth enamel.
With dermatological problems with the skin, hips is categorically contraindicated, as well as people with a tendency to form blood clots in the vessels.
Suffering with high blood pressure is recommended the use of wild rose in the form of decoctions and teas. Hypotensics, on the contrary, doctors advise taking infusions on alcohol. Despite all the valuable medicinal properties, long-term use of rose hips is undesirable because of the risk of a negative effect on the liver.
How to make medicine
To prepare the dog rose for treatment can be a variety of ways.
Decoction
With gallstone and kidney diseases
Grind 40 grams of dried wild rose roots. Pour the raw material 200 ml of filtered water. Send the pot to the stove. The broth should boil, and then it can be turned off. Leave for 2 hours. Strain before use. Drink the broth three times a day, 100 ml.
For liver
For the liver, a decoction of the roots of the plant is useful. To prepare it is very simple. It will take 1 tbsp. dried roots and 300 ml of water. Grind raw materials, and then pour boiling water over. Bring to the boiling point and cook for another 20 minutes. Then let it sit a little and strain. Pour into a thermos. It is recommended to drink such broth only warm, therefore it should not be allowed to cool before use. Consume 150 ml in the evening.
To lower blood pressure
50 grams of roots pour 450 ml of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 6 minutes. Then let the broth cool and boil again. Strain. Infuse for 3 hours in a thermos. Drink like tea. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Tea
Based on root to enhance immunity
Add dried root can be in ready black or green tea. For flavor, the roots can be fried in a griddle without adding vegetable oil. You can drink at any time.
From fruits for tonus
It is necessary to take 60 grams of rosehips and 20 grams of dried orange peel. Pour the raw material with hot water and cover with a lid. Insist 45 minutes. Then drink as usual tea. If desired, you can add a spoonful of lime honey. During colds, drink twice a day.
Syrup
Delicious syrup can be prepared on the basis of rosehip petals. It can be used as a sweetener for tea and just to eat like jam during a cold. For the preparation of syrup will need 1 liter of water, 500 grams of rosehip petals and 500 grams of sugar (the amount of sugar can be taken if desired).
Do not wash the petals before cooking. After collecting them you need to immediately cook. Pour sugar with water and boil until the crystals dissolve. Then add petals and cook for another 7 minutes. After this time, remove from heat and let the syrup stand for 12 hours. Then strain and boil again.
Infusion
From inflammation of the joints
Take 50 grams of dried roots. Pour 450 ml of vodka. Insist no more than two weeks. It is necessary to accept three times a day on 10 ml. Tincture removes puffiness and promotes the restoration of mineral metabolism in the bones.
To cleanse the liver
To prepare this infusion, you will need 100 grams of rose hips and 1 liter of water. Pour the fruit into a thermos and pour hot water over it. Leave overnight. In the morning, pour 500 ml of the infusion (you can add a sugar substitute) and drink it on an empty stomach. After 30 minutes, take another 500 ml, but this time without sweeteners. After 1 hour you can start breakfast. Drink decoction 4 days. Every 2 days you should take a break.
Butter
For moisturizing and nourishing dry skin
Cooking oil at home is quite difficult. It is used most often for cosmetic purposes to moisturize the skin and nourish hair. For the preparation of butter, rosehips will be needed (they must be harvested before the frosts begin).
Grind the berries in a coffee grinder, and then pour the sunflower or olive oil. Boil the mixture on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat and let it brew for 8 hours. You can use it for making masks or just lubricate the skin of the face at night instead of night cream.
Oily hair extract
Grind the berries (clean the seeds) and add vegetable oil. Pour into a glass jar and put it in a dark place (the sun's rays should not fall on the oil). Leave for 2 weeks. The finished extract can lubricate the ends of the hair to nourish them. Or to make on the basis of it nourishing masks.
Take decoctions and infusions of various parts of wild rose can be used to treat many diseases. A regular use of tea with hips makes it possible to increase the body's resistance to colds and viral diseases.
