Brier is one of the wild species of shrubs in the Pink family. Although, to call this plant wild now is not entirely correct, since in many households and in summer cottages it is already grown as a culture. Let's talk about the beneficial properties of wild rose, in particular, about the infusion of its parts.
Short about the benefits of wild rose
A sufficiently tall bush with numerous shoots, beautiful fragrant flowers, strict dangerous thorns and orange useful fruits has long ceased to be wild. Rosehip is not only beautiful, but also contains a lot of nutrients, which many people know today.
Learn how to distinguish rosehip from rose.
Vitamin composition
The plant contains a variety of useful and medicinal substances (hereinafter, their dosage is given per 100 grams of berries):
- ascorbic acid - this substance in the hips more than 7000 mg per 100 grams;
- bioflavonoids - 1400 mg;
- Vitamin C - 600-800 mg (from 2500 to 17800 mg in some varieties);
- carotene - 42 mg;
- organic acids: malic, citric, tartaric, etc. - up to 4% by weight.
Did you know? The content of vitamin C in the hips is 100 times higher than in apples, 50 times higher than the content in lemon, and 10 times more than in black currants.
Calorie and BJU
Low caloric rosehip makes it a diet product - 100 grams of dried berries contain about 110 kilocalories. In the absolute absence of fat, 100 grams of the plant contains up to 3.4 g of proteins and 21.5 g of carbohydrates.
About the benefits of infusion
Rosehip infusion has many beneficial properties for both adults and children. This plant is a prophylactic against many problems with human health.
For adults
Rosehip has a wide range of medicinal properties. Here are the main ones:
- anti-inflammatory;
- hemostatic;
- urinary and choleretic;
- antimicrobial;
- helping to make red blood cells;
- lowering blood pressure;
- vessel strengthening;
- sedatives.
For kids
The benefits of wild rose berries for the child's body is the high content of vitamin C.
Vitamin C is also rich in sea buckthorn, parsley, black currant, Brussels sprouts, wild garlic, orange, lemon, broccoli, and dill.
The restorative value of the infusion of rosehip for an organism that has survived a cold is difficult to overestimate. With the help of clinical studies it has been proved that preparations from this plant can have an extremely positive effect on the body during the period of the disease itself and are extremely important when recovering from it. They will also be relevant for the prevention of all the rest of the time.
Important! Only 10 wild rose berries are able to fill the body's daily need for vitamin C. Acceptance of the infusion helps in the fight against vitamin deficiencies.
Can nursing and pregnant?
The answer to this question is straightforward - you can. However, do not get involved in infusion over measure: like any drink, wild rose in large quantities can cause a negative effect, and during pregnancy it is especially scrupulous to treat all products and fluids taken.
Rosehip infusion during pregnancy and breastfeeding is a good remedy for colds, since this plant in moderate quantities does not cause allergies and, given the bouquet of beneficial substances it contains, can even compete with the official dosage forms for pregnant women.
In addition to anti-cold exposure, rosehip decoctions can be used by pregnant women for:
- strengthen blood vessels;
- improve the synthesis of hormones by the endocrine glands;
- assimilation of vitamins A and E;
- wound healing;
- removal of man-made poisons from the body;
- reduce the effects of allergens of different origin.
We advise you to learn how to grow wild rose on your site and which varieties are better to choose.
Is there any harm?
In addition to the specified positive effects on human health, dogrose infusion can also harm. When taking it, it is necessary to take breaks so that the liver and other internal organs can rest from the monotonous effects of the vitamin complex. It is best to combine infusions of medicinal plants: in this case, they will not become boring, and the body will be able to get a wider range of useful substances and trace elements.
Important! Long-term use of rosehip infusion can damage tooth enamel, therefore, it is recommended to drink it through a straw.The main contraindications to drink are the following:
- the tendency of the body to form blood clots and the development of thrombophlebitis;
- high acid gastritis;
- duodenal ulcer;
- stomach ulcer;
- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart - endocarditis;
- Despite the hypoallergenicity of the fruit of the plant, sometimes they can cause intolerance.
How to make an infusion
The usefulness of wild rose is so high that the substances necessary for the normal functioning of the body are contained not only in its berries, but also in other parts of the plant. Consider how to properly prepare infusions from this plant.
Of petals
Petals of a plant are a storehouse of useful substances for the skin and various cosmetological liquids and means are prepared from them.
The usual recipe
Two tablespoons of petals pour one glass of boiling water in a suitable container, cover with a thick cloth for about half an hour. The resulting infusion is filtered and poured into small clean bottles. After cooling, the liquid can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week to wipe the skin with it. 
Cold recipe
Petals (2 tablespoons) are filled with mineral water (0.5 l) per day. Next, the infusion is filtered and frozen in ice forms. These ice cubes can be carried out on the skin of the face. Salty mineral water, Essentuki or Narzan, is taken for oily skin, and neutral types of water are suitable for dry skin.
Important! The use of this recipe involves the removal of carbon dioxide from mineral water. To do this, the bottle is shaken, its contents are poured into a wide container (for example, a saucepan) and settled for about an hour before pouring the petals.
Recipe for the face tonic
Fresh petals of 2-3 flowers for 20 minutes are poured with a quarter cup of boiling water, where a teaspoon of honey and a few drops of lemon juice are then introduced. The finished composition with a cotton swab is applied to the face and washed off after 15 minutes.
From the roots
In order for the dog rose to retain its beneficial properties, it is necessary to dry it properly.Rose hips have a number of medicinal qualities, for example, they have astringent properties, are urinary and choleretic agent, and are also considered to be a strong antioxidant. In many herbalists you can find healing recipes using the roots of this culture.
Tea
Peeled, washed, and dried roots are lightly roasted in the oven, ground in a blender, and used as an additive to the tea leaf when making tea. To improve the taste and healing properties, you can add dried leaves of the same plant.
Decoction
Two tablespoons of crushed roots are boiled for 15 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, and then wrapped for two hours. The tool is taken before meals for half a glass, three times a day.
Of leaves
Trace elements and nutrients in the wild rose are in its leaves, and this part of the plant differs from fruits and roots in its composition and contains vitamins B1, K, P, coffee and vanillic acid. The leaves of the plant are useful for stabilizing the condition for colds, for problems with the gastrointestinal tract (exacerbation of ulcers and gastritis, diarrhea), to improve the functioning of the stomach. Rosehip leaves, with their healing properties, have long been used both independently and as part of various herbal teas.
Tea
A teaspoon of dried or a bunch of fresh leaves is brewed for 10 minutes in a glass of boiling water. Then the infusion is filtered and drunk with sugar or adding honey. In diabetes, stevia is added to tea instead of sugar. 
Good qualities has an infusion of rosehips, cooked in a thermos. The drink works well in containers with a glass flask, where the steaming of the berries in a neutral environment takes place. Dried fruits warm up and put in a flask - a tablespoon of berries is poured with a glass of boiling water.
Important! When adding water, make sure that there is room for air.
After 6-8 hours the drink can be consumed.
What else can you make an infusion
Rosehip is not the only plant from the surrounding nature, which has miraculous properties. Many cultures are practically incomparable with each other, since the benefits of each of them are unique, although to some extent they overlap with each other.
Hawthorn
This plant is a close relative of wild rose from the same Rosaceae family. Despite not very positive fame, because of the availability of its alcohol tinctures in pharmacy chains, hawthorn is not at all inferior to its more popular congener in the healing properties of both berries and leaves. It is able to help the human body fight a variety of diseases and has diuretic, antispasmodic, hypotensive, cardiotonic and vasodilating properties.
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Recipe: A tablespoon of berries is poured with a glass of boiling water, heated in a water bath for 15 minutes, cooled and filtered. The residue is pressed and added to the infusion.
Reception: half a cup half an hour before each meal.
Viburnum
The taste of viburnum berries is a matter of discussion, but it does not take away the excellent medicinal properties. A popular saying is devoted to this plant: "who is a friend of Kalina, a doctor is not needed for that". Berry and restores strength, and has an astringent effect when bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, and strengthens the immune system.
Learn how viburnum is useful, how to use its medicinal properties for women, and also get acquainted with several ways of harvesting viburnum for the winter.
Recipe: A tablespoon of dried berries of viburnum is crushed, filled with a glass of boiling water and infused for four hours.
Reception: 100 ml before meals.
Currant
Currant berries contain many vitamins. When describing the medicinal properties we are talking mainly about black currant, but its relatives in appearance (red, white) are also not far from usefulness. Currants in the form of infusion of berries and leaves can reduce the irritating effect in case of problems with the stomach and, thus, improve the appetite.
Recipe: 4 tablespoons of dried currants pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes and wrap for an hour.
Reception: half a glass half an hour before meals.
All sorts of currants have useful properties: white, red and black.
Mint
In addition to helping for healthy digestion, like all the plants described above, peppermint can alleviate problems with it and eliminate the symptoms of nausea, as well as kidney stones. Drinks with mint tone, relax and relieve stress.
Recipe: 2 teaspoons of dried mint pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes and filter.
Reception: a third cup of infusion 20 minutes before meals.
Terms of Use
The use of the drink has some differences for children and adults. It is clear that all alcoholic forms of therapeutic agents are not applicable at a young age, but the very composition of preparations from rose hips has some age restrictions.
For adults
The basic rule for adults in the use of rosehip infusion for any cooking recipe is moderation. As mentioned above, with the undoubted beneficial properties of this tool, it has contraindications not only for certain diseases, but also for the use of large volumes of such a drink. For example, in case of gallstone disease, an infusion can provoke the movement of stones from the liver into the bile ducts, blocking them, so before starting treatment you should consult a doctor who will determine the correct form and dosage of the hips. 
For kids
Naturally, in the case of children, any means must be applied even more carefully. In complementary foods with the participation of rose hips should be added no earlier than the baby reaches the age of 8 months. Their volume should not exceed 100 ml per day, and it should be a decoction. Infusion can be given in the same dosage at the age not earlier than a year. Also, do not forget about the diuretic effect and do not give the drug to the child in the evening, in order to avoid sleep disturbances.
Did you know? During the excavations of the oldest settlements on the territory of modern Switzerland, it was discovered that already in the Ice Age people used to eat dog-rose hips.
How long can the infusion be stored?
The drink can be stored in the refrigerator or in a dark and cool basement for 2-3 days. For storage, it is best to use a container with a tight lid, excluding the introduction of foreign objects into the product - spoons, glasses, etc.
Rosehip can help the body of both an adult and a child with many health problems, because it contains many useful substances. Proper use of its resources will alleviate the symptoms and eliminate the cause of certain ailments without the use of official and expensive drugs, and in the absence of disease, tea from the fruits of the plant will be an excellent basis for the development of strong immunity.
