Rosehip is one of the few plants that evokes positive emotions in the most different people. Its thorny bushes have won the sympathy of gardeners, its flowers the admiration of aesthetes, and its fruits the approval of gourmets. But even more important is that doctors certainly recognize rose hips useful product. Moreover, this is a rare case when the opinion of specialists in both official and traditional medicine coincides. And they are echoed by caring mothers and grandmothers, who from time immemorial have prepared rosehip decoction for children and other household members whose health has deteriorated. Although no one will stop you from brewing rose hips just for fun, so that in the heat you can drink a pleasant drink with a slight sourness. And for this it is best to turn to the experience of previous generations and prepare a rosehip decoction without a thermos. Then the drink will turn out not only tasty, but also healthy.
Rose hips: composition and beneficial properties. Why brew rose hips?Rosehip not only blooms beautifully - it belongs to the same family as decorative roses, and in botany they often do not make any difference between them. The middle name of rosehip is wild rose. A species common in our gardens and used in cooking and medicine is the cinnamon or May rose hip, named for the time when its flowers bloom. In August, round dark red berries appear in their place, hiding fibrous pulp and many seeds under a dense glossy skin. From approximately mid-August to September – best time for collecting rose hips. Before this, not ripe, they are still too hard and tasteless, and later, overripe, they become soft and are poorly stored. The timely harvested rosehip crop is sorted, washed and dried, protected from direct access sunlight– with such minimal processing, the berries retain their rich chemical composition.
Dried rose hips differ from fresh ones only in color (it becomes dark brown), wrinkled skin and a higher concentration of nutrients. And in this regard, the fruits of wild roses really have something to boast about: in terms of vitamin C content, it is ten times higher than lemons and leaves all other citruses far behind. The action of ascorbic acid is supported and enhanced by carotene, vitamins E, K, P, group B. Their absorption is facilitated by pectins, tannins and organic acids, as well as potassium salts, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese. Even a cursory glance at this list is enough to understand how powerful an antioxidant and cardioprotector rosehip is. But in reality, the range of its beneficial effects on the human body is even wider: 
- Strengthening immune properties, especially in the off-season and during epidemics of ARVI and influenza. Prevention of vitamin deficiency.
- Inhibition of the reproduction and activity of pathogenic bacteria. Natural antiseptic.
- A source of iron in the form most digestible by humans. Prevention and treatment of anemia (iron deficiency).
- Rosehip fruit extract and essential oil are used to treat ulcers, eczema and other skin conditions.
- A remedy for correcting high acidity of the stomach, treating gastritis and ulcers of the stomach and duodenum.
- Kidney cleansing urinary tract, liver. Diuretic. As a diuretic, it helps get rid of edema and gently remove stones.
- Reducing blood cholesterol levels. Helps cleanse and strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
- Activation of the synthesis of hormones, digestive enzymes and the ability of cells to regenerate. Acceleration of wound healing, bone fusion, growth of cartilage tissue.
- Reduces and generally normalizes blood pressure.
How to prepare rosehip decoction without a thermos
Using a thermos to prepare any decoction involves heating the water as much as possible, ideally bringing it to a boil, so that the walls of the vessel subsequently reflect and retain the heat. But the fact is that the chemical composition of rose hips, which contains all the benefits of a decoction of its berries, is very sensitive to high temperatures, and some of its components simply collapse when overheated. This applies to organic acids and mineral salts, but mainly to vitamin C, which loses its antioxidant properties after prolonged heating. Therefore, you still need to know how to brew rose hips. And there is no doubt that this skill will be useful to you. Below we present several methods for brewing and using rosehip decoction: 
- Brew a whole rosehip easiest way. But for this you cannot use aluminum cookware, which reacts with ascorbic acid. Therefore, pour drinking water into a heat-resistant glass, ceramic, steel or enamel saucepan, bring to a boil on the stove and remove from heat. Immediately add dried rose hips to hot water in a proportion of 100 grams of berries per 1 liter of water. Cover with a lid, wrap in a thick towel and leave on the stove for half an hour. After this time, open the pan and use a pestle to turn the softened berries into a puree. Cover the bowl with the broth again and leave until completely cooled for 2-3 hours. Then strain the broth through cheesecloth. The resulting drink can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and used as a tonic, diuretic, and mild antipyretic. However, it should be bred for children warm water in a 1:1 ratio, and adults can drink rosehip decoction in pure form or add it to tea.
- Brew crushed rose hips You can use the same technology, having previously crushed the dry berries with a knife or in a mortar. This preparation of raw materials ensures that 90% of ascorbic acid passes into the decoction and enhances the effect of minerals. But try another way. Place a heaped tablespoon of chopped berries in a small enamel or glass bowl and pour 1 glass of very hot, but not boiling, water. Then place the container with rose hips in a larger diameter pan, 2/3 filled with water. Place the resulting structure on the fire and heat in a water bath for 30 minutes from the moment the water boils in the lower container. Then turn off the heat and leave to cool uncovered for another hour. After this, strain the rosehip broth through cheesecloth, add another glass drinking water room temperature. To improve digestion, vitality and strengthen the immune system, take this drink twice a day, half a glass between meals. If desired, you can add natural honey to it
- Brew the rosehip skin may be useful for those who suffer from kidney stones, gallstones and bladder. You will have to stock up on rosehip skins in the fall so that you have this by winter. effective remedy at hand. To do this, cut the fresh fruits with a sharp knife, remove the core and seeds from them and place them in one layer in a dry, well-ventilated place protected from direct sunlight. Owners of an electric fruit and berry dryer will find it even easier to cope with this task. Pour the dried preparation into a glass jar. IN winter time pour 3 tablespoons of dry rosehip peel into 1 cup hot water, cover with a lid or saucer and wait until the broth has cooled completely at room temperature. Then strain and drink the resulting infusion a glass a day on an empty stomach for three weeks. Fresh decoction can be prepared in the evening. It is useful to conduct such a course annually and for preventive purposes.
Rosehip is a shrub of the Rosaceae family, which is widely used in folk medicine. For preparing various tinctures, drinks, compresses, etc. They use not only rose hips, but also its leaves, branches, flowers and even roots. But still the most popular are rose hips. Today we will tell you how to brew and drink them.
How to brew dried rose hips correctly?
Most often, when talking about how to brew rose hip tea, it is implied that it will be dry rose hips that will be brewed. How to brew tea correctly in this case? There are several ways.
Method one. Obtaining rosehip infusion
For this you will need a thermos. If you don’t have one, or it’s not the right size, then you can build a thermos yourself. To do this, you need to take a regular jar (the volume does not matter), a plastic lid and some kind of blanket or large towel to wrap the jar. But let's return to the recipe for preparing rosehip infusion.
To prepare it, you need to take rose hips and water in a ratio of 1:10. That is, if your thermos is designed for 1 liter, then you need to take 100 grams of dry rose hips. This is approximately 4 tablespoons, or about 30 berries. They need to be washed thoroughly. And here the cooking recipe has two alternative options further development events.
You can take whole berries and simply pour boiling water over them. The advantage of this method is the absence of villi present inside the berries. But this way the taste of rose hips will not be so pronounced.
Or you can chop the berries, and then put them in this form in a thermos and pour boiling water over them. Then the taste will be more intense, and rose hips will provide the maximum amount of nutrients. But this method of preparation also has disadvantages, namely the presence of lint in the drink. In this case, before drinking, you need to strain the drink through cheesecloth several times, and only then drink. You also need to be very careful when chopping fruits. Because lint can get on the skin, in the eyes and cause unpleasant itching.
You need to infuse rose hips in a thermos for at least 7 hours. Therefore, it is recommended to pour the fruits in the evening, then in the morning you will get a wonderful drink.
Method two. Rosehip decoction
A decoction of rose hips is prepared in the same proportions as the infusion. The easiest option is to simply boil the rose hips for 1 hour. In this case, cook them under a closed lid and add water periodically. Then it is recommended to infuse this drink for several more hours. But you can already use it in this form. Be sure to strain the broth through cheesecloth several times before use.
What is the best way to brew fresh rose hips?
To obtain a healthy drink, you can also use fresh rose hips. For this you will need 2-3 tablespoons of berries and 1 liter of water. First, we wash the rosehip, then mash it with a fork, or pass it through a meat grinder. But remember that you need to be very careful when doing this, as hairs can remain on your hands, in the meat grinder, get into your eyes or into another dish. Then take half a liter of boiling water and pour it over the mashed fruits. Cover with a saucer or lid and wrap. After 30-40 minutes, filter the water, pour the crushed fruits with the remaining 500 ml of water and boil for 30 minutes. Strain again. We combine the infusion and rosehip decoction, and the drink is ready.
How to brew rose hips during pregnancy or for a child?
It is best to use the first method of infusing dry rose hips, and do not mash the fruits. But it should be remembered that 10-15 rose hips contain daily norm vitamin C. Therefore, you should not abuse this drink. And if you prepared an infusion of 30 berries per 1 liter of water, then you can drink no more than 1/3 liter of rosehip infusion per day.
How to brew rosehip root?
A decoction of rosehip roots is prepared as follows. Take 1 tablespoon of chopped rosehip roots and 500 ml of water. Boil the rosehip for 15 minutes, then let it stand for another 10-15 minutes, and then strain.
A bewitchingly beautiful rosehip bush, strewn with small pink flowers, always attracts attention. Its beauty is quite comparable with its useful properties.
Berries are considered his most valuable gift, but in alternative medicine There are recipes where petals saturated with essential oils, roots, and leaves are used. What is rose hips rich in and what vitamins does it contain? Let's find out!
The fruits, which look like small scarlet apples, are a multivitamin concentrate containing a lot of carotene, vitamins: , K, .
Rose hips contain 60 times more vitamin C than.
A decoction of rose hips improves immunity and increases the body's resistance to acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections several times.
It copes well with chronic fatigue syndrome. Cures a number of kidney and liver diseases, cystitis, strengthens and makes more elastic blood vessels, prolongs the life of the heart muscle. Relieves spasms during headaches.
Rosehip tincture stimulates reproductive system, helps stop bleeding, promotes fast healing wounds, slows down the development of atherosclerosis, promotes rapid postpartum recovery body.
Essential oil from rosehip petals regenerates damaged mucous epithelium, upper layers of skin, and helps heal wounds from burns or frostbite. Copes with cracked nipples in nursing women. Prevents the appearance of stretch marks during pregnancy.
Rosehip juice normalizes kidney function, helps cleanse the liver, improves immunity, helps cope with low or high blood pressure, due to the fact that it normalizes blood circulation throughout the body. Promotes the removal of oxidation products (free radicals), thereby being one of the most powerful natural antioxidants.
Make the most of it
It is not enough to know about the wealth that rosehip conceals. It is important to know how to use it without losing it along the way. How to brew rose hips correctly, how long to infuse in order to preserve all the vitamins? And is it possible to cook rose hips in a metal thermos? We will answer all questions in order!
To begin with, you should remember a number of important rules:
Long boiling leads to the destruction of most of the beneficial substances found in rose hips;
The maximum permissible daily requirement for the amount of multivitamins is contained in 14 fruits. Keep this in mind when brewing teas, decoctions, etc.;
All vitamins found in the plant are completely destroyed if it is infused for more than 11 hours;
Berries from the bush must be collected before frost, otherwise they will lose their value;
Under no circumstances should dried berries be exposed to direct sun rays. It is advisable to store them in a dark and cool place;
If you want to make an infusion of rose hips:
- Wash 10-14 berries well,
- Place in an enamel or glass jar,
- Fill with hot water (do not boil),
- Wrap yourself in a towel or blanket,
- Leave for 8-9 hours.
Dry rose hips in a thermos
This is perhaps the most popular way of brewing rose hips.
- Wash the berries
- Grind in a blender
- Pour into a thermos at the rate of 1 tbsp. boiling water - 1 tbsp. l.,
- Leave for at least 8 hours.
The rosehip infusion will only benefit if you add to it a tablespoon of dark or golden raisins, dried or dried apricots.
Do not add sugar and honey to the thermos; it is better to do it directly in the cup.
It is not recommended to brew rose hips in a thermos if it is completely metal, because... metals upon contact with acid (in our case ascorbic acid) oxidize and neutralize it. The amount of ascorbic acid in rose hips is not enough to cause any harm to your thermos, but it will disappear on its own.
If you don't have a thermos, use a regular one. glass jar. Carefully wrap her up at night to keep her warm for as long as possible. In the cold season, you can easily leave the wrapped jar on the radiator all night.
Experts believe that temperatures above 85 degrees completely destroy vitamin C. To be on the safe side, let the water cool after boiling for 2-3 minutes.
Fresh rosehip
Fresh berries have fibers on them, from which they must be cleaned, because... they cause allergies and skin itching.
- Grind fresh berries (you can rub them through a sieve),
- Place in a glass or porcelain container,
- Fill with hot water (not boiling water, 75-85 degrees),
- Leave for 4-5 hours
- The healthiest drink is ready.
In the summer, it would be good to add black currant leaves to the berries; they are also rich in vitamin C and will enhance the beneficial properties of rose hips.
Rosehip roots
From a scientific point of view, the composition of rosehip roots in terms of the content of macro- and microelements has not been thoroughly studied, and therefore it is practically not used in modern pharmacology. However, folk medicine has known about the use of rosehip roots since the beginning of the 16th century.
It has been noted that preparations made from wild rose roots have strong bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects.
Due to the fact that infusions from rosehip roots enhance metabolism, they help with any diseases associated with metabolic disorders. In addition, they help remove kidney stones.
Universal infusion
- Dry rosehip root or purchase it at a pharmacy.
- Grind it in a blender
- Per liter of water 160 grams of dry root,
- Boil over low heat for 12-14 minutes,
- Without straining, pour into a jar, cover and leave for 5 hours.
- Strain and you can consume.
Take 200 ml 3 times. per day, course 10 days.
For sore joints
The following tincture helps well with joint diseases.
- Grind the fresh root so that you get 1.5 cups,
- Pour vodka in a volume of 300 ml,
- Leave for 14 days in a dark place in a glass container,
Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day until complete recovery.
For urolithiasis
- Grind the dry rosehip root (you should get 4 tablespoons of chopped root),
- Fill cold water(2 tbsp.),
- Bring to a boil
- Keep on low heat for 30-40 minutes,
- Sue.
Should be taken within 1 month, 1 glass - 3 times a day, 15 minutes before eating.
With tea
Grind the dry fruits and add to the brew of black or green tea. This drink is not only very healthy, but also very tasty. It has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, promotes the breakdown of fats, strengthens the immune system, has a unique aroma and gives the tea an unusual flavor note. This tea will not leave even children indifferent.
With ginger
Brewed rosehip and ginger tea- an excellent tonic. Quickly relieves the feeling of fatigue after a hard day working day, will help the body maintain immunity at the proper level in the autumn-spring period and avoid colds or viral diseases. Breaks down fats, which is very helpful in losing weight.
Recipe
- Place 2 handfuls of rose hips in a thermos or glass container.
- Grate 4-5 cm of ginger root on a coarse grater,
- Pour 1.5 liter of boiling water,
- Wrap in a terry towel and let sit for 20-30 minutes.
Honey, star anise, cinnamon or cloves are perfect for this tea. They will make the taste of tea richer and the drink itself even more healthy.
With hawthorn
Rosehip tea with hawthorn will be appreciated by the whole family. It is incredibly tasty and certainly very healthy, especially for people with heart problems.
Recipe
- Grind 2 tbsp. l. rose hips,
- Grind 1 tbsp. l. hawthorn fruits,
- Pour 1 tbsp. boiling water,
- Leave for 2-3 hours
- The tea is ready.
You can drink tea 30 minutes after preparation; it does not lose much of its beneficial properties, but to get a more pronounced and rich pleasant taste, you should steep for at least 2 hours.
The benefits of rose hips for pregnant women, the elderly and children
We discussed the beneficial properties of rose hips, indications for use and the most popular recipes. It's time to talk about people whose bodies are susceptible to rapid exhaustion or weakening.
So, in the cold season, rosehip teas will be an excellent remedy that strengthens the entire body and will support a woman’s body during pregnancy, because in this state the flu or any respiratory diseases are not at all desirable. The same applies to the elderly and children, who are susceptible to frequent acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections in the autumn-winter period.
During pregnancy, many women, especially in the last months, suffer from edema.
Rosehip is an excellent diuretic, and is also absolutely harmless to the unborn child.
It is important to remember that, like any herbal remedy, rosehip-based preparations can cause allergies. Therefore, rosehip infusions should not be offered to children under 1 year of age.
For children under 3 years of age, the maximum permissible daily requirement of multivitamins is 5 berries.
Contraindications
Like any medicinal plant, rosehip has its own contraindications.
Rose hips contain a huge amount of vitamin K, therefore any teas made from rose hips are strictly contraindicated for people with bleeding disorders, thrombophlebitis, and endometritis;
Due to the high content of ascorbic acid, rose hips are completely contraindicated for people suffering from peptic ulcer stomach or gastritis in the acute phase;
People suffering from constipation or increased gas formation, because rose hips can aggravate this problem;
A healing decoction of rose hips perfectly quenches thirst and tones. At the same time, it has a pleasant, slightly tart taste. It is important to know how to cook rose hips in order to preserve all the valuable substances.
To make the drink healthy, you need to know how to cook rose hips
Ingredients
Honey 3 tbsp. Water 1 liter Dry rosehip 100 grams
- Number of servings: 6
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 2 minutes
How to cook rose hips correctly
Both fresh and dried berries. But the cooking techniques are slightly different. How long to cook rose hips also depends on the selected raw material; dry fruits must be boiled for 7–10 minutes so that they release their aroma and nutrients. And for mashed fresh berries, a minute or two is enough. But after this, the drink must infuse: from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Due to seasonality, a decoction of dried rose hips is often prepared. How to do it:
- Grind the berries with a pestle and remove the hairs.
- Pour water over the powder, heat to a boil and cook covered for 7–10 minutes.
- Leave for 2 hours, filter and combine with honey.
If you are allergic to bee products, you can take the same amount of granulated sugar instead of honey.
You can make vitamin tea from dried fruits. It will require rose hips, black currants and rowan berries in equal quantities. For half a liter of boiling water you need 2 tsp. mixtures. Infuse the drink for three hours in a thermos, filter and drink twice a day in the autumn-winter period. You can sweeten the broth with honey or granulated sugar to taste.
Prepare a decoction of fresh berries
For this you will need:
- fresh rose hips – 1 kg;
- water – 2 l;
- honey - 2 cups.
If you follow the preparation algorithm correctly, you will get a kind of juice with pulp:
- Remove seeds and lint from fruits.
- Grind in a blender and mix with honey.
- Pour in water and heat to a boil.
The beauty of this drink is that it can be sealed in sterilized jars or bottles and stored in a cool place as a preparation for the winter. Allergy sufferers should also prefer granulated sugar to honey.
Fresh berries are also brewed in a thermos, preferably with a glass flask, to prevent oxidation. It is better to take bottled water; it should only be heated to 60 degrees in order to preserve vitamins as much as possible, especially C, which begins to collapse when boiling.
You need to infuse the drink for 40 minutes. Before use, it is diluted with boiling water in a ratio of 1:10 and flavored with honey or granulated sugar.
In addition to berries, rosehip petals, fresh and dry, are also used to prepare healthy teas. They are brewed like simple tea. This decoction is very useful for those who suffer from gallbladder diseases.
Everyone knows the taste of rosehip drink, but not everyone likes it. This is annoying, but understandable: as children we were offered to drink it very often, sometimes instead of sweet soda. The adults knew what they were doing: rosehip decoction perfectly quenches thirst, tones and strengthens the body. And my parents also knew how to brew rose hips for drinking in a tasty way so that little picky kids wouldn’t refuse it. Now, realizing all the advantages of this healthy drink, nothing prevents you from brewing rose hips yourself for drinking by all family members, young and old. We are ready to explain all the intricacies of this process.
Are you surprised? But this is true: it is necessary to brew rose hips correctly, no matter for what purpose you are preparing the decoction. For infant, for weight loss, just for pleasure and quenching thirst... Only properly brewed rose hips will turn out tasty and truly healthy. It’s not difficult to prepare it yourself, but even despite its universal usefulness, rose hips should not be drunk by everyone. Be sure to take this into account before brewing rosehip for drinking and offering it to your loved ones.
Rosehip decoction: composition, benefits and contraindications
Rosehip, or wild rose, is a common cultivated plant, unpretentious and tenacious. Thorny rosehip bushes are close relatives of elegant roses on long straight stems, but are valued not so much for the beauty of their blooms as for their fruits. Rose hips are brightly colored in shades of red, from carrot to deep burgundy. This indicates high content they contain carotene, that is, provitamin vitamin A, which strengthens the immune forces of the human body and performs antioxidant functions in metabolism.
Rose hips in folk medicine and modern herbal medicines are used for:
- detoxification of the body;
- tissue regeneration;
- strengthening the walls of blood vessels;
- activation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism;
- compensation for vitamin deficiency.
How to choose rose hips for brewing?
Like any source biologically active substances, rose hips are not equally useful in different times year, at different stages of ripening and ripened in different areas. With proper processing, all the benefits of fresh raw materials are preserved and concentrated in the dried fruits. Before you buy rosehips, inquire about their origin:
- The further south the rose hips are collected, the more vitamin C it contains. For comparison, berries grown in central Russia contain 1-1.5% ascorbic acid, and in Kazakhstan – already 4-5%. If there is a lack of vitamin C, it is worth looking for rose hips of the Beggera variety, containing from 10 to 20% ascorbic acid.
- Rosehip bushes with yellow flowers produce fruits richer in tannins, that is, more tart in taste, than those blooming pink. But a decoction of these berries strongly promotes hematopoiesis and is preferable for anemia.
- The most effective is considered to be rose hips collected from August to October, that is, fully ripe, but not damaged by frost. It is important that after picking the berries are not stored in fresh, and were dried during the first 12-24 hours.
- Contrary to popular belief, rose hips cannot be dried in the sun - ultraviolet radiation destroys vitamins. Buy only those berries that have been dried in special industrial ovens with regular stirring.
How to brew rosehip in a thermos correctly?
The healing properties of dried rose hips are easily transferred into a decoction. But do not forget that water is the most powerful natural solvent, and it is important not to violate the proportions, after which the concentration of nutrients in the drink will be disrupted. The temperature at which the decoction is prepared also matters. Therefore, remember these rules: 
- Proportion 1:10. Simply put, for every 100 grams of dry berries, take 1 liter of water, no more and no less. To taste, you can dilute the prepared rosehip decoction for drinking with water in a glass or decanter, but you only need to prepare it in this ratio.
- Water temperature. To extract useful substances from dry berries, the water must be hot enough, but not boiling, so as not to destroy chemical compounds. This is easy to do if you first boil the water, then remove it from the heat and pour the berries into a thermos or other thick-walled container.
- Condition of the berries. Often rose hips are crushed or cut before brewing - this is a mistake; the decoction must be prepared from whole berries. Firstly, with this approach, nutrients are transferred into the water gradually and are better preserved. Secondly, the decoction of crushed berries will be filled with hairs and thin bristles located under the skin.
How to prepare a delicious drinking rosehip decoction?
The universal usefulness of rosehip decoction makes it indispensable in the most different situations: for baby food, during pregnancy, as part of a medicinal diet and weight loss. You can use one brewing recipe or diversify it: 
It is interesting to know that in ancient times rosehip decoction was used to dye fabrics red and orange colors. This information illustrates how concentrated this drink is. Therefore, you should not abuse it so that the benefits do not turn into harm. In particular, just 15 rose hips (and a decoction of them) contain the daily dose of vitamin C for an average-weight adult; more is simply not needed. And to those who suffer increased acidity stomach and/or gastritis, rose hips should be consumed with extreme caution. The same applies to patients with liver disease. Everyone else should at least occasionally brew rose hips for drinking. With its help, maintaining your health is not only easy, but also delicious!
