Rosehip, or wild rose, is a frequent guest of gardens and vegetable gardens in Russia. And this popularity is due not only to the attractive appearance of this wonderful shrub, but also to the benefits that all parts of the dog rose bring to the body: petals, fruits, seeds and roots. In folk medicine, rose hips are often used. How to brew it correctly, not everyone knows.
Not everyone knows how useful rose hip drinks are. Thus, in terms of vitamin C content, wild rose exceeds the recognized leaders - citrus fruits several tens of times. This means that rosehip helps much better with colds, and indeed in the general strengthening of immunity. Other vitamins are also contained in rose hips: K, P, A, E, vitamins of group B. Thanks to this, rose hips can be used for vitamin deficiencies.
But this does not end the list of useful substances contained in rose hips. The amount of trace elements is also impressive: iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, chromium, sodium and much more. Do not forget about sugars, pectin, essential oils and organic acids. All these substances have a positive effect on the human body.
Such a wealth in terms of composition also determines a wide range of rose hips. As already mentioned above, rosehip enhances immunity, helps in the fight against vitamin deficiency, positively affects the digestion process, stimulates the kidneys, reduces the intensity of inflammatory processes and prevents the spread of harmful bacteria. In addition, rosehip accelerates regeneration.
It remains only to use this extremely useful plant correctly, so as to get the maximum dose of nutrients and not lose them. Most often, rosehips are used for these purposes. Brewing rose hips for many people is a matter of course, and they do not think about how to do it right, while maintaining useful properties.
How to brew rose hips? There is no consensus on this. And on the Internet, and various literature it is easy to find a wide variety of recipes. At this point, it probably makes sense to recall that a long temperature effect has a destructive effect on all organic substances, including vitamins.
An ideal raw material for infusion will be fresh rose hips. How to brew fresh rose hips? To do this, thoroughly knead a tablespoon of wild rose berries, and then pour a glass of boiling water. Berries must be infused for at least half an hour. Then the infusion must be filtered through several layers of gauze. To enhance the beneficial properties of this drink, you can add a tablespoon of honey to it.
Used for preparing infusions and dried rose hips. How to brew dried fruits? They do not need to be rubbed. 2 tablespoons of dried berries are poured with 500 ml of hot water, covered with a lid and left to infuse for several hours. It is convenient to put the rosehip to insist on the night. In the morning, the infusion is filtered through cheesecloth. Drink such an infusion of 100 ml per day.
It remains only to learn how to make a decoction of rose hips. There are no fundamental differences in the technology of manufacturing infusions and decoctions. The only difference is that to prepare the broth, the berries are thrown into boiling water. Rosehip is cooked over low heat for 10 minutes, after which it is removed from the stove and left, like the infusion, until morning, and then filtered.
Speaking of filtering. This is an important part that needs to be done. The fact is that rose hips are strewn with small spikes, which, if they get into the drink, can cause coughing and sore throat, irritating the mucous membrane.
In addition, rosehip berries must be thoroughly washed before cooking. Rosehip goes well with lemon or apple juice. In addition, the fruits - this is not all that is useful rose hips. How to brew, for example, rosehip petals? After all, they can also be useful. Tasty and healthy tea is obtained from peony and rosehip petals. For this drink you will need a teaspoon of peony petals and a tablespoon of rosehip petals. They must be crushed and crushed with a wooden pestle. Then the gruel is transferred to a teapot rinsed with boiling water and 300 ml of boiling water is poured. The kettle must be closed with a lid and covered with a cloth. After ten minutes, the drink can be poured into cups, be sure to filter.