Dog rose: property
Dear friends, during this time we happen to meet during our walks in the countryside the small fruits (rose hips) of the wild Rose, which with their bright and bright red brighten and color the hedges and the paths this season.
After the first frosts, when they start to become tender, it is a pleasure to collect them carefully, being careful and not getting caught in the hooked thorns of this beautiful shrub.
As you may know, they have extraordinary antioxidant properties, thanks to a very high content of vitamin C, bioflanoids, carotenoids and other important substances.
Properties, use and contraindications of Rosa canina
All the benefits of wild rose
To best employ this cheerful, strong and generous "fruit" we can first of all eat it as soon as it is picked, taking care to squeeze the pulp as if it were a tube of toothpaste, keeping aside the small internal seeds (the real fruits), responsible for irritate the intestinal walls.
At home instead we can chop them and put them to soak in a cup of warm water (to maintain the concentration of vitamin C) for one night, then filter them with a strainer in the morning and drink them, perhaps together with a few drops of fresh ginger juice.
In this way we enjoy a pleasant and beneficial drink that increases the immunity defenses and the extraordinary antioxidant properties.
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Article by Dr. Laura Dell 'Aquila, herbalist biologist from Il Giardino di Pimpinella
