Rose hips, the expired fruit of rose blooms, are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, riboflavin, and folate. In fact, the rose hips contain “as much as 20 times more vitamin C than oranges,” according to Homestead Garden. These properties make the rose hip a valuable plant for keeping your body healthy. Use rose hips to fight virus’ and infections, reduce inflammation, ease skin irritation, alleviate stress, nervousness, and exhaustion, as a tonic for the urinary and digestive system.What Are Rose Hips?
Rose hips are the fruits left behind after a rose has bloomed and the petals died off. If the dead blooms are not removed, a rose hip will develop and ripen after the first frost. Rose hips are ripe when they are pink to red in color. Orange indicates not quite ripe, and deep red indicates overripe. The fruit should be soft, but not mushy. Pick the rose hip off the plant when they reach this stage.
How-to Use Rose Hips
In addition to purchasing multi-vitamin capsules and tonics that contain rosehips, you can make teas, syrups, jellies, soups, and more with the fruits.
Note: It’s important not to use the rose hip if the roses have been sprayed with pesticides. If you plan on growing your own roses in order to harvest rose hips, choose a variety that produces large hips and is insect resistant. Homestead Gardener recommends Rugosas.
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