From time immemorial in Russia healers used decoctions and infusions from hips to strengthen and restore immunity. Now medicine uses flowers, leaves and even roots of this plant.
Modern drugs on the basis of rose hips treat diseases of the intestine, stomach, and infectious diseases.
From seeds and flower petals make oil in which a lot of vitamin E. It is used in cosmetics and as an anti-inflammatory, healing wounds. In folk medicine, a decoction of the petals flush eyes with conjunctivitis.
Decoction of the root of wild rose is a diuretic and choleretic properties. They treat kidney stones and liver disease.
But the main advantage of hips - it is the content of a record amount of vitamin C. Regular use of broth hips completely replace the use of multivitamin supplements. The main thing to be able to brew rose. Just so you remove the maximum benefit. If possible, collect and dry the fresh rosehip themselves. You can buy it in the pharmacy.
1 way. Rinse hips. Fill a thermos in one tablespoon of two cups of boiling water. You can use a glass jar. Wrap her with a blanket and leave to infuse overnight. In the morning, strain the broth.
2 way. To grind off. The most convenient way to scroll through them in a meat grinder. Fill the pan two tablespoons of crushed berries in two cups of water, bring to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes on low heat. Broth strain through cheesecloth.
3 way. The most useful and fortified. Boil 4 tablespoons of rose hips in a liter of water. Then pour everything into a thermos and leave for 8-12 hours. Strain.
Take a decoction three times a day for half a glass before a meal. Kids can add a little sugar or honey.
Preparations rosehip contraindicated in gastric ulcer, thrombophlebitis, thrombosis and heart failure.