rosehip

Other Names: Rise, Rose, Rose, Wild Rose, Rose, Rosengewâchse, Rosaceae

Botanical Information: Based on the family of Rosaceae. May be 3-4 m long. The plant grows wild in the roadsides, merales, lawns, forest edges and hills. Shrub looks, usually in the form of a bunch of trunks from the ground, ascend and hang around. It is decorated with yellowish or brown spikes on it. Leaves come in single 5-7 canals and 2-3 pairs are opposite and one at the end. The wing leaves are oval in shape, the edges are toothed, and have short stems. The flowers are heart-shaped whitish pink or pink. Fruits are dark red oval or egg shaped, with a fleshy husk and hard, yellowish white seeds in the puddle.

Location is cultivated: It was the original homeland of Turkey and it is estimated that out of here in time to spread all the world's regions. Today, it extends from Western Europe to East Turkestan and extends to North America. Turkey's Black Sea, Marmara and more in Eastern Anatolia, the Aegean and Central Anatolian regions rarely grows.

Collection - Hiding: Fruits collected in September and October are dried after thorough washing in sunny, dry and airy places. It is artificially dried for about 30 min 75-80 degrees and it is dried in the sunshine outside.

Known Composition: Rosehip is rich especially with vitamin C, tannin, pectin, carotene, fruit acids and fat.

Places Used: These fruits are eaten fresh or dried in Anatolia. It is also consumed by making compost, gum, sorbet, mulberry or molasses. Beasted and drunk like tea.

Benefits:

It strengthens the body's defense systems against infectious diseases and colds.

It is the best natural medicine against weakness and exhaustion on the body.

There is a laxative effect.

Tonic and nutritive.

It protects against harmful effects of smoking and alcohol.

It is a slight tissue and vein constrictor.

In the case of diarrhea, the diarrhea has a cutting effect.

It supports the body in biliary, kidney and bladder problems.

Usage Shape: 2,5 sweet spoonfuls of rosehip are cut from the center and placed in a glass of water and heated to the boiling point. Then the fire is reduced and heating is continued for 10-15 minutes. These are drained to separate the feathered seeds that disturb the humanity.