Dog Rose showing the bright red hips

Wild rose hip of unknown species

The rose hip, also called the rose haw, is the pomaceous fruit of the rose plant. It is typically red to orange but may be dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips (Rosa canina) - photo User:MPF File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rose hips (Rosa canina) - photo User:MPF File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Dog Rose (Rosa canina) is a scrambling shrub-like rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2096 KB)Rose hip Image by Fawcett5, 24 August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 2096 KB)Rose hip Image by Fawcett5, 24 August 2005. ... An apple is an example of a pome fruit. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Species Between 100 and 150, see list A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ...

Rose hips of some species, especially Rosa canina (Dog Rose), have been used as a source of Vitamin C. Rose hips are commonly used as a herbal tea, often blended with hibiscus and as an oil. They can also be used to make jam, jelly and marmalade. Rose hip soup is especially popular in Sweden. Rhodomel, a type of mead, is made with rose hips. The Dog Rose (Rosa canina) is a scrambling shrub-like rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. ... Vitamin C is a nutrient required in very small amounts to allow a range of essential metabolic reactions in the body. ... Herbal tea An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion not made from the leaves of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis). ... Species See text. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with cooking oil. ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with certain fruits or vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin. ... Look up jelly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Marmalade is a sweet conserve made from fruit, sugar, and (usually) a gelling agent. ... Soup is a savoury liquid food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... Mead Mead is a fermented alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. ...

Health benefits

• Particularly high in Vitamin C, with about 1700–2000 mg per 100 g in the dried product, one of the richest plant sources.
• Rose hips contain vitamins A, D and E, and antioxidant flavonoids.
• As an herbal remedy, rose hips are attributed with the ability to prevent urinary bladder infections, and assist in treating dizziness and headaches. Rose hips are also commonly used externally in oil form to restore firmness to skin by nourishing and astringing tissue.^[1]

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Usage

Rose hips are used for the creation of herbal tea, jam, jelly, syrup, beverages, pies, bread and marmalade, amongst others. Herbal tea An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion not made from the leaves of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis). ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with certain fruits or vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin. ... Look up jelly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Marmalade is a sweet conserve made from fruit, sugar, and (usually) a gelling agent. ...

A few rose species are sometimes grown for the ornamental value of their hips; such as Rosa moyesii, which has prominent large red bottle-shaped fruits. Rosa moyesii is a large shrub rose, originating in West China. ...

By indigenous people

Rose hips were used in many food preparations by indigenous people of the Americas. A Hupa man. ...

See also

• Rose hip seed oil

Rose hip seed oil is a pressed seed oil, extracted from the seeds of a rose bush (Rosa rubiginosa) which grows wild in the southern Andes. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.gaiagarden.com/products/rose/

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