Mankind has long known the power of a wonderful drink, which is based on rose hips. Almost every plant has therapeutic properties and contraindications. How are things with rosehips? Despite the fact that it is rich in vitamins, there are limitations in its use. In order to get the most benefit and improve your health, you need to familiarize yourself with all the nuances of eating various products based on rose hips.
Rosehips: medicinal properties
The high content of ascorbic acid (more than in lemon or currant) in combination with a rich vitamin cocktail (A, E, P, K, B2) just determines the healing properties of berries. Rosehip has antioxidant and antibacterial properties. However, it is worth noting that there are several types of plants.
Of all, cinnamon rosehip is considered the most valuable. We will consider the therapeutic properties and contraindications, distinguishing features and methods of using this type in more detail. The fruits of cinnamon rose hips are colored in orange and red, the branches are brown with a red tint, the thorns are bent down. Another characteristic feature of this species is that when collecting berries, the sepals remain on the branches.
Due to its composition, rose hip is widely used not only in traditional medicine, but also in pharmaceuticals and cosmetology. Everyone knows that a fragrant decoction of its berries can not only strengthen the protective functions of the body, but also successfully treat various inflammatory processes of acute and chronic etiology. By the way, for medicinal purposes use both fruits and flowers, leaves and roots of the plant. They serve as raw materials for the preparation of ointments, infusions, oils, syrups and decoctions.
This whole arsenal helps mankind in the fight against arthritis, anemia, various diseases of the genitourinary sphere, dermatitis, psoriasis, trophic ulcers, burns, frostbite, etc. If you need to strengthen the vascular system, rosehip will also help here. The healing properties and contraindications to its use are important to know.
Contraindications
It is not recommended to use rose hips to people who suffer from heart diseases, such as endocarditis. Hypotensives should not use broths of wild rose, you can not use alcohol tinctures with high blood pressure. Carefully use rose hips should people with a sick liver, with gastritis and ulcers. Chronic constipation is also a contraindication for the use of a plant such as wild rose. The medicinal properties and contraindications of it can vary somewhat, depending on what herbs or berries you start to brew it. For example, the healing properties of hawthorn and wild rose complement each other. Often they are used in collections as the main components. Rosehip with hawthorn is recommended to brew with dried raspberries, apples, currants, red mountain ash in any proportions and combinations. Concentrated broth is used as tea leaves. Such a vitamin collection can cope with a cold or prevent the occurrence of the disease in a matter of days.