Red Rose buds petals Pure and fresh! 8 ounce
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Red Rose buds petals Pure and fresh! 8 ounce
Rose Scientific Name: Rosa canina, Rosaceae family Common Names: Dog rose, briar hip, brier rose, hip tree, rose haw, wild brier, wild rose, hunds-rose, buschrose, wilde heckenrose. Parts used:fruit (hip) Active Compounds: Antioxidant flavonoids, vitamin A, C, D, malic acid, iron, tannin, vanillin, gum, sugar, salts, wax, resin, and volatile oil. Background: Members of the rose family are evidenced in 35 million year-old fossils. The rose remains a very sought-after and much grown flower. Appreciation of the rose is evidenced in early Babylonian, Greecian and Roman histories. It appeared on coins as early as 4000 BC. Indigenous to Europe, Rosa canina, the only rose to produce reliable quantities of rose hips for commercial use, was introduced to North America. The hip itself is distinguished by the name Rosae caninae fructus, and was officially listed in the 1885 British Pharmacopoeia. The hip or fruit is not a true fruit. It consists of the developed tube of the calyx, enclosing within its cavity numerous carpels or true fruits. Due to a presence of vanillin a light vanilla fragrance is noted. Rose hips are wonderful in infusion or decoction and can be added to herbal tisanes, teas, and to flavor other foods and beverages. Rose hip syrup, jam, and jelly recipes are numerous. Rose hip soup is a popular Swedish specialty. Rhodamel, a type of honey wine, is made with rose hips. The rose absolute and rose essential oils are used aromatherapeutically for their gentle, energizing stimulant effects. Reducing build-up of daily stresses, they are used to diminish depression and nervous tension. Rose hip seed oil contains vitamin A (retinol) and is high in the essential fatty acids linoleic acid (omega-3) and linolenic acid (omega-6.) It is very effective in preventing, reducing or eliminating scarring. It is an ingredient of many skin care products and is of great benefit in treating a variety of skin conditions including eczema, dermatitis, and acne. It also provides unique emollient effects shown to be particularly beneficial to sun-damaged and aging skin and brittle nails. Applications: Antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiscorbutic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, mild astringent, mild diuretic, mild laxative, nutritive, stomachic, tonic. Rose hips are used to prevent urinary bladder infections, and as a remedy for dizziness and headaches. A tea is useful in treating constipation. Rose hips contain to 2000 mg of vitamin C in each 100 g of dried hips. Ten to fifty times that of an orange. It is recognized to be among the richest plant sources of vitamin C. Rose hips were sought after when citrus fruit was not available to prevent scurvy. With regular use, rose hips help the system defend itself against colds and flu, catarrh, sore throats, and chest infections. Following and during use of antibiotics, rose hips help beneficial bacteria of the digestive system to flourish. The tea can also assist nervous system functioning and relieve exhaustion. Used to treat menstrual pain. Description: The plant grows to 6 to 10 feet in height. It is a branched bush with green curved root-shoots, covered with equal, remote, strong, compressed, falcate prickles. The leaflets, 5 to 9 in number, are ovate, firm, without glandular pubescence, have acute, incurved, often double, serratures. Flowers have leafy bracts. Sepals partly pinnated are usually naked, as is the tube of the calyx. Petals, white or pink, are obcordate and fragrant; throat of the calyx is thick and quite closed up. Fruit is red, succulent, ovoid, truncated, in consequence of the fall of the sepals. Dosage: Dosage: Infusion: 1-2 Tblsp. herb, cut and sifted (c/s), add 1 c. boiling water. Steep 10 minutes. Strain. Decoction: 1/4 to 1/2 c. herb to 3c. water. Saturate for 15 minutes. Simmer for 10-20 minutes. Strain for use. Refrigerate as necessary. Colds and flu: 6-8 capsules per day. Routine use: 2-4 capsules daily. Safety: There is no known negative safety information available. For educational purposes onlyThis information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. . | ||||||||||||
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