When rose hips bloom, everyone should know!

Tell me, who doesn’t know what a wild rose is? Of course, this is the well-known rose hip - a decoration for any garden or forest, a real treasure trove of useful substances, an accumulator of health. And only the lazy do not stock up on the berries of this unpretentious shrub.

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• The Legend of the Rosehip
• Useful properties of rose hips
• Dangerous properties of rose hips
• Rosehip blossom
• Use of rose hips petals
  

The Legend of the Rosehip

There is a legend that tells where the rosehip itself came from and how its healing properties were discovered. Once upon a time a young Cossack woman and a young man fell in love with each other, but the old chieftain also had his eye on the beauty. He decided to separate the lovers and sent the young guy to military service. As a farewell gift, he gave his beloved a dagger. The old chieftain wanted to force the Cossack woman to marry him, but she ran away and killed herself with the gift of a weapon. In the place where her scarlet blood was shed and a bush grew, which was covered with beautiful flowers with a charming aroma. When the ataman wanted to pick an amazing flower, the bush became covered with prickly thorns and no matter how hard the Cossack tried, nothing happened, he only wounded his hands. In the fall, bright fruits appeared to replace the flowers, but no one even dared to try them. One day, an old grandmother sat down to rest under a bush from the road and heard him say to her in a girlish voice that she should not be afraid, but would make tea from the berries. The old lady listened and after drinking tea, she felt 10 years younger.The good reputation quickly spread and rose hips began to be known and used for medicinal purposes.

Useful properties of rose hips

Ripe rose hips are rich in minerals and vitamins (B1, B2, B6, K, E, PP, C, with 40 (!!!) times more vitamin C than in lemon), which makes it truly medicinal:

• cleanses the circulatory system;
• has a general strengthening and tonic effect;
• increases the body's resistance to colds;
• astringent effect (roots contain a lot of tannins);
• has anti-inflammatory and healing properties;
• increases immunity;
• stimulates metabolic processes;
• lowers blood pressure;
• provides a supply of vitamins;
• relieves headaches;
• improves appetite;
• improves memory;
• removes waste and toxins.

Dangerous properties of rose hips

It is not recommended to take rosehip for those people who have impaired blood flow (hypertensives should not take alcohol solutions, and hypotensive patients should not take aqueous solutions).
With long-term use of rosehip infusions, liver failure may develop.
People who suffer from constipation and congestion in the gallbladder are also not advised to take this remedy.
People with heart disease and those prone to blood clots should be careful when consuming rose hips.
Skin diseases are also a contraindication.

Rosehip blossom

When a rose hip blooms, it can be compared to a bride: delicate virgin rose petals first decorate the entire bush, and then are easily carried by the wind... Rose hips bloom in late spring, from May to June. The flowering period lasts about 20 days, but each flower lives no more than two days. Flowers bloom from the very morning - until 6 o'clock, and close at night, protecting pollen from dew.
It’s worth knowing when rose hips bloom, because its flowers are not only a decorative decoration, but also a very valuable product. The petals can be consumed candied, dried or dried.
Dried petals can be used to prepare aromatic mixtures, decorate cakes, and make delicacies - jam, sherbet. And nothing can compare with rose essential oil (a few grams of it come out of a whole kilogram of petals).

Use of rose hips petals

• A cosmetic bath with rosehip petals perfectly relieves skin irritation, smoothes it and makes it elastic. To prepare it, you need to pour a liter of water over the petals and bring to a boil, boil a little, cool, strain and add rose water to the bath.
• A steam bath made from rosehip petals can smooth out wrinkles, remove bags from the eyes and cleanse the skin of acne. To prepare the bath, you need to pour boiling water over a handful of crushed flowers and hold your face over the steam.
• Aromatization of the room. Why spend money on chemicals when you can make a natural room scent? You need to cover a few handfuls of dry aromatic petals with sea salt, add a couple of drops of alcohol, and place in a cool, dark place for 2 weeks. After this, scatter into small containers and place around the room, stirring periodically.

Rosehip looks more familiar growing wild, but it will take a wonderful place in any garden, in any yard.