The rose (Rosa canina) is also called wild rose, rose, rose. It is a plant known since ancient times and there are various legends and traditions in every people around its name. According to Greek mythology, the rose was originally white. He was dyed red with the blood of Aphrodite, when he went with bare feet to save Adonis from the hands of Ares and stepped on the thorny wheel which he dyed with blood. The Turks claim that it was born from the sweat of Muhammad, and the Romans recommended it as an anti-rabies exu and rosehip.
Rosehip works as a tonic in case of exhaustion and lack of vitamins, as well as a diuretic. The wild rose contains a large amount of vitamin C (3 fruits of the plant correspond to the vitamin that an orange offers us) and vitamins A, B and K, gallic acid, antibiotic elements, tannin and flavonoid pigments (vitamin P), carotenoids (provitamin A) , pectin, vegetable acids and essential oil.
Rosehips are prepared as a decoction to help with colic problems, flatulence and as an antidiarrheal in dysentery. Pour 15g of cut fruit into a cup of water. As soon as the water starts to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and drink 1-2 times a day. Dosage 2-4 ml three times a day. The use of wild rose is contraindicated in thrombophlebitis or if we have a predisposition to this disease.