Infusion or powder used for excessive bleeding.
The water is soothing to dry skin.
Infusion of flowers used for lavage in leukorrhea and blennorrhagia.
Infusion also used as gargle for laryngitis, stomatitis.
Decoction of flowers used for phthisis, hemoptysis, diarrhea and dysentery.
Rose hips commonly used as a source of vitamin C.
Culinary
Rosehips are a good source of vitamin C and used for making syrups, jams, jellies, wines and tea blends.
Rose petals are used in salads, garnishes, pastry decorations, and making rose water.
Studies
• Antioxidant: Study concludes dried rose petals may be used for preparing antioxidant-rich caffeine-free beverages. Various flavonoids in rose hips have potent antioxidant action.
• Cox-1 and -2 Activity: In a study to investigate the use of rose hips in the treatment of osteoarthritis, the extracts of rose hip showed good inhibition of both cox-1 and -2.
• Galactolipid / Anti-inflammatory: Study isolated a galactolipid from dried and milled fruits of Rosa canina which showed antiinflammatory activity with inhibitory effects on chemotaxis of human peripheral blood neutrophils in vitro. The presence of the galatolipid in rose hips may explain the antiinflammatory properties of rose hip herbal remedies.
Availability
Widely cultivated for its flower and rose-water.
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