The benefits and harms of rosehip tea

Wild rose is called a shrub from the Rosaceae family.In nature, the height of the bush reaches from 1.5 to 2 meters, the branches of the plant are completely covered with small sharp thorns, its flowering begins in May, and fruits that have a round or ellipsoid shape ripen by October. Medicinal properties have all parts of the plant - fruits, twigs, roots, as well as leaves.

Billet berries do before the onset of frost, as minus temperature increases their content of polysaccharides, but reduces the amount of ascorbic acid. The roots of the plant harvested in spring or autumn, and the flowers and young shoots are collected in early spring. There are many ways to preserve raw materials, but the most common are drying, freezing and cooking long-term storage products (syrup, jam, tincture, oil).

All parts of the plant have healing powers, however, the greatest amount of useful substances is, of course, contained in the hips. Their set is unique - ascorbic, nicotinic and other organic acids, vitamins A, B1, B2, E, K, P, PP, as well as monosaccharides, iron, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and calcium, pectin, lycopene. Rosehip is rich in essential oils, tannins, as well as natural phytoncides. All these useful properties are successfully applied in traditional or traditional medicine, as a means of:

• for the treatment of inflammatory processes;
• accelerating wound healing, trophic ulcers, stopping the growth of pathogenic microflora;
• dissolving kidney stones and gall bladder;
• accelerating recovery of the body after severe and prolonged illness;
• stimulates the protective immune forces of the body and is a prophylactic against colds;
• normalizes the general metabolism and metabolic processes of the body;
• enhancing the secretory activity of the glands responsible for the production of hormones;
• regenerating, anti-aging epidermal layer of the skin remedy.

Rosehip based product:

• causes blood pressure in the physiological norm;
• increases the flow of bile through the ducts of the gallbladder;
• has a mild diuretic effect;
• reduces cholesterol, dissolves deposits on the walls of blood vessels;
• lowers blood sugar levels;
• relieves pain during inflammatory processes in arthritis, arthrosis, gout;
• strengthens the walls of blood vessels, prevents their excessive permeability, fragility;
• enhances the growth of the nail plate, improves the hair structure;
• normalizes stools for intestinal disorders;
• treats hypovitaminosis, including scurvy.

Doctors and herbalists agree in the common opinion that rosehip, although it has unique healing properties, its use should be reasonable, as well as dosed. The main danger is that large amounts of organic acids and vitamin C (and its plant contains fifty times more than in a lemon), can in some cases negatively affect the work of the whole organism.

Not in all cases the loading dose of this vitamin will be favorable for the person. In order for the dog rose to bring only benefit, before applying it you need to have a blood test, check the kidneys, the liver, make sure that gastric mucosa has no pathology.

Dogrose is indicated for use absolutely at any age - from young to old. It is equally useful for infants, the difference will be only in concentration, dosage, as well as the duration of treatment.

Rosehip is shown in the following cases:

• Breastfeeding baby rosehip will help strengthen lactation, as well as restore their strength and body tone, which has undergone a long period of pregnancy and childbirth. For nursing mothers, rosehip in the form of oil will be a good helper for the prevention and treatment of nipple cracks. In addition, if during pregnancy you have gained extra pounds, wild rose will be useful for losing weight, because drinks and herbal teas are low in calories, and take them between meals.
• When gastritis with an atrophic form, when the secretion of hydrochloric acid is significantly reduced and digestion is disturbed, wild rose preparations will contribute to the production of gastric juice, which will greatly facilitate this condition. For the body, this support will be positive because the recovery will be extended to all organs and systems, improving the overall condition.

• Rosehip reduces blood sugar. In type 2 diabetes, the patient must try to normalize the rate of all his metabolic processes, while minimizing any consequences arising from the inconsistency of this stability. Preparations of wild rose help stabilize the metabolism, allowing you to keep insulin balance in the body. Rosehip restores the secretory activity of the pancreas, normalizes the metabolism of carbohydrates and sugars, helps to reduce the overall body weight, improves the functioning of the heart and blood vessels.
• Gout wild rose dissolves and removes uric acid salts from the body. Acceptance of rose hips relieves inflammation, normalizes mineral metabolism, greatly alleviating the general condition and reducing pain. Doctors are advised to take with gout dog rose together with dried apricots, since in such a combination it can be used for a very long time, whereas dog rose alone can be used for no more than a month.
• In order to prevent beriberi and to enhance the body's defenses, especially in the spring or autumn period, preparations based on wild rose hips are taken for at least a month. Products from the rose is best cooked fresh every day, taking them without missing a single day. Everything - from young to old love vitamin tea, fruit drink, rosehip jelly.

Despite the mass of positive properties of wild rose, it is necessary to use it very carefully for the prevention or treatment. It is important to clearly know how this or that part of the plant is accepted, what effect it has on the body. Without this knowledge, you can unwittingly cause yourself significant harm. Since the plant is very saturated with natural substances, their high concentration can cause a number of complications during the reception, Therefore, wild rose is contraindicated in the following conditions:

• plant roots do not take for constipation or bile stasis, as the situation when they are taken is only aggravated. And the fruits of the plant, on the contrary, normalize stools and increase the outflow of bile through the ducts;
• hypotonics perfectly help to normalize blood pressure alcohol tincture of rosehip, but if it is taken by hypertension, then the level of blood pressure will immediately increase, while there is a great possibility of a hypertensive crisis. Therefore, hypertensives can only take infusions or decoctions of water-based;
• if it is uncontrolled to take rosehip for a very long time in large doses, it is likely that the liver will malfunction with the development of non-infectious jaundice, therefore the correct dosage and duration of therapy is best followed;
• if the tooth enamel is thinned, there are carious cavities or other damage to the integrity of the dental tissue, a toothache will be felt when taking the hips.To avoid this, you can drink infusions through a straw and always rinse your mouth after consuming such drugs, preventing the process of destruction of enamel;

• rosehip helps to improve blood clotting, for this reason, those who are prone to increased thrombosis or a disease called thrombophlebitis, wild rose preparations are contraindicated;
• dogrose is not used if there is an inflammatory process in the membranes of the heart - myocarditis or pericarditis;
• digestive disorders in the form of gastritis with increased secretion of hydrochloric acid or gastric ulcer; vitamin C, part of the preparations of wild rose, will aggravate the disease by irritating the mucous membrane;
• with a tendency to allergic or atopic reactions of the body, it is best to refuse wild rose hips preparations, since an increased content of organic acids can provoke an exacerbation of diathesis, dermatitis, and other diseases;
• if you have cholelithiasis or urolithiasis and organic deposits that are large in size, refuse to accept rose hips. Under the influence of acids in the loading dosage, the mobility of the stones is activated, they will start outgoing movement, as a result of which they can cause not only severe pain, but also block the ducts or urinary tract, which will be the reason for emergency surgery.

The healing power of the dog rose depends on how well the drink was prepared, because if you are not handling the raw materials properly, even if it is of the best quality, you cannot get any benefit from the drink. There are several important points that you need to know and strictly follow when cooking products from the hips:

• The cooking container should be made of heat-resistant glass, ceramic or enameled, but not metallic in any case, since organic acids will interact with the metal during the preparation process, releasing metallic oxides, which can lead to severe poisoning.
• Before placing the hips in the container, they must be rinsed with running water, and the container itself must be scalded with boiling water.
• It is necessary to cook food from rose hips exactly in such quantity as you plan to consume within one day, since it is the freshly prepared decoction or infusion that has the greatest healing power. This does not apply to alcoholic tinctures, syrups or preserves, because they are stored for a long time due to alcohol or sugar.
• In order to properly brew a wild rose, you need to use water, the temperature of which is not higher than 90 degrees, therefore, boiled and heated water is most often used, without bringing it to the boiling point. At a temperature of 100 degrees, ascorbic acid, as well as other vitamins and phytoncides, begin to die, and the drink will lose its healing properties. Because of the same reason, it is impossible to boil or long-boil the wild rose.

• To make a delicious and healthy tea or vitamin drink from rose hips, raw materials are taken with a valid shelf life, which is no more than 3 years from the moment of harvesting the plant.
• For brewing, you can take fresh or dried fruit. Dry fruits should have a uniform color, without spots or mold foci. Berries should not be of a dark color or crumble in the hands - they will not be of any use, since in this case the technology of their preparation was clearly violated.
• In addition to fruits, they use flower petals, leaves, young shoots and even the roots of a plant, observing the same preparation technology as when brewing fruits.
• In recipes, the methods of preparing drinks or tea involve the use of a thermos or brewing hips in a water bath.

Tea or decoction of wild rose has healing properties not only in the form of heat, but also in the cooled one. The broth must be given time to insist warm, for this container wrapped with a thick towel, and then left to cool for 8-10 hours. During this time, dogrose gives all its nutrients into the drink. Usually, briar is brewed in the evening, leaving it to infuse overnight.

Rosehip drinks are often combined with other medicinal plants such as hawthorn, lemon balm, black currant, black chokeberry, chamomile, lingonberry leaf, or berries. There are a lot of recipes for making rose hips. To the finished drink, you can add sugar or honey, bringing its taste to desired.

Official medicine uses only fruits in the dog rose’s arsenal, while herbalists and healers widely use the rest of the plant for herbal medicine, which contain no less beneficial substances. Try to prepare healthy drinks for yourself and loved ones, using dog rose in combination with other ingredients according to our recipes:

• Rosehip Tea - prepare it from the calculation: one tablespoon of crushed leaves per cup of boiling water. It is necessary to insist such a drink for 20-30 minutes, wrapping a teapot with a thick towel. After that, tea can be consumed with honey or sugar, 1-2 cups a day. This drink tones well, being a prophylactic during the season of increased risk of colds. It perfectly reduces fever, improves appetite, treats intestinal disorders.
• Rose hip balsam with hawthorn - for the preparation of taking 2 teaspoons of black tea, add 3 teaspoons of dried crushed rosehip berries and hawthorn, 1 teaspoon of mint. Tea is brewed using 2 teaspoons of the mixture per 250 milliliters of boiling water. Insist half an hour, and then filtered. As a sweetener, you can add a spoonful of honey. Apply a drink for violations of the rhythmic work of the heart - tachycardias, arrhythmias, increased physical exertion, beriberi. In addition, black rosehip tea with mint well stimulates the elevation of hemoglobin levels and soothes the nervous system.
• Rosehip with Ginger - Ginger tea is best prepared in a thermos, so that the ingredients can give all their beneficial properties to the drink as much as possible. Prepare it from dried rosehip berries - 1 tablespoon, a piece of ginger, cinnamon sticks and a handful of raisins. Ginger root should be cut into thin slices, approximately 3 centimeters long, in total you need to take 3-5 pieces. Berries pre-rinse well with boiling water. All the ingredients folded in a thermos, then pour boiling water.

• Rosehip tea with apple - Vitamin tea can be made from fresh rose hips and apples. To do this, select a large wild rose, cut it in half, remove the seeds with needles, well washed berries, and then add the sliced ​​apple to them. Ingredients pour boiling water, add to them 2 teaspoons of green tea with a spoonful of honey. Tea is brewed for 30 minutes, after which it can be consumed with lemon, which will enhance the taste of the drink.Such a fortified composition perfectly stimulates the immune system, being a preventive measure of a cold in the autumn-spring period.
• Rosehip tea drink with hibiscus - prepare it using hibis tea, adding to it dried rosehip berries and honey in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. All the ingredients are placed in a thermos and poured boiling water, insisting 3-5 hours, after which the drink is filtered. The composition of the drink is quite fermented, as it contains a large concentration of fruit acids, so after its use it is necessary to rinse the mouth with boiled water to prevent the destruction of tooth enamel. The tool is used for gastritis with reduced secretion, for blood thinning with a tendency to thrombosis, with the aim of preventing vitamin deficiency and colds.
• Rosehip tea - it is possible to prepare only one portion, if in a glass of boiled water to brew the fruits of a plant crushed and put up in bags. The drink is quite concentrated, if you let it stand for 20-30 minutes. The advantage of this method of preparation is that every time there is an opportunity to make a fresh drink and drink it warm. In such a concentration, rosehip tea can be consumed for quite a long time without fear of overdose.

• Tea from young shoots - fresh or dried young rosehip branches brewed with boiling water, insisting 8-10 hours, while the infusion itself turns out to be beige or pink, depending on the variety of wild rose. After the drink is infused, it is necessary to filter it, since the thorns, the plants running along the stems, during the preparation of young twigs can fall off. Fragrant drink from the branches is used in diseases of the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, with anemia, weak or brittle blood vessels, as well as in the recovery period after severe, prolonged disease states.
• Rosehip Root Tea Drink - An unusual taste can be prepared by grinding dried rose hips and adding dried leaves to it. The mixture is made in a ratio of 1: 3, to brew like ordinary tea. To enhance the aromatic qualities of the drink, you can add honey with lemon to it. This tool is used for digestive disorders or unstable intestinal work, and it also helps to relieve pain in gout or diseases of the joints - arthritis, arthrosis.

Rosehip has long been used in medicine, where it was officially recognized as an effective therapeutic and prophylactic agent. Reviews among physicians from various fields of medicine agree that phytotherapy courses conducted on the basis of this plant have positive results. at observance of a dosage and duration of use.

As a fairly powerful herbal remedy, wild rose is prescribed in gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, gynecology, and a number of other specific divisions of medical treatment practice. Infectious disease doctors recommend preparations from wild rose not only as a prophylactic, but also as a drug.

If you go to the online resource to the thematic medical forums, then there you can see a lot of positive and even rave reviews about rose hips. People share their recipes, talk about how the preparations made on the basis of this plant, literally changed their lives. For example, a retired woman who had suffered from colds almost every month began to take rose hips on the advice of a doctor. A month later, she was convinced of its effectiveness, being among people who had colds, she, to her surprise, remained healthy.Now accepts dog rose on a regular basis with courses and recommends it to everyone.

Another example: a young man found gastritis with low acidity. He was examined and treated for a long time, but he could not restore normal digestion. Then he was prompted to start taking the broth hips. The man doubted for a long time, but still decided to try, and after a couple of weeks he noticed an improvement in his condition. Previously, he did not at all believe in the power of non-traditional approaches in the treatment of diseases, but having experienced the power of rose hips, he became his follower, now he uses it himself and recommends it to others.

Many accept wild roses with whole families, in some families this becomes even a tradition. According to clinical observations, the effectiveness of therapy with concurrent use of hips, is increased by an order of magnitude higher than if the treatment was applied only with medical drugs.

To learn how to brew the dog rose, see the next video.