In alternative medicine, rosehip infusion has a wide range of applications, being an excellent remedy for many ailments, due to the beneficial properties of the rosehip itself. And the presence of a huge amount of vitamin C in its composition makes the infusion an indispensable alternative in the treatment of colds and other diseases.
Rosehip infusion: selection of berries, preparation of infusion
Dogrose - a bush with fragrant pale pink flowers, subsequently with bright red berries.
To prepare the infusion, use rose hips, collected before the cold, because frozen berries lose some of their healing properties. The collected berries are dried in the oven at a temperature of no more than 100 degrees, while the rosehip must be periodically mixed so that it does not burn.
When buying rose hips for infusion, special attention is paid to the color of the fruit: they must be bright brown or dark yellow, depending on the variety. The berries must be well-dried, otherwise it will be impossible to store them: they will quickly moldy.
Rosehip infusion is prepared not only from fruits, but also from leaves, flowers and roots, but the most popular is the use of berry infusion. You can prepare the infusion from fresh and dried raw materials:
1. Put 100 grams of dried berries in a small saucepan, pour one liter of boiling water. Set the saucepan for an hour in a water bath, then wrap it with a blanket and leave it to cool completely.
2. Put two handfuls of fruit in a liter thermos, pour boiling water. Insist about 8-9 hours, use during the day.
3. 100 grams of berries chopped in a blender, put in a thermos, pour cool boiling water. Insist 3 hours, strain.
Rosehip infusion: benefits
Due to its exceptional composition, rosehip infusion has become a universal remedy for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. What is the use of rosehip infusion?
Rosehip in terms of vitamin C overtook such "ascorbic champions" as lemon and blackcurrant, the acid concentration reaches almost 20%. In addition, this plant is rich in other minerals, trace elements, biologically active substances:
• magnesium, sodium, calcium, potassium, cobalt, manganese and others;
• tryptenoids, saponins, catechins, sorbitol, natural sugar (glucose, fructose, sucrose), catechins;
• organic acids: malic, oxalic, salicylic, citric and others;
• vitamins of groups B, E, A, P, K;
• fiber, pectins, carotenoids;
• essential oils.
It is such a flowery cocktail of useful substances that makes the rosehip infusion a universal multivitamin. And thanks to the organic structure of all components, naturalness, natural infusion acts on the body more naturally and gently than artificially created chemicals.
Rosehip infusion: useful properties
Rosehip infusion has a beneficial effect on the body, facilitates the course of various diseases, namely:
• Rosehip infusion is an excellent diuretic as well as a choleretic agent that regulates the stable operation of the LCD tract.
• In addition, its use facilitates the course of inflammatory processes in the body, without exerting any negative effect on the functioning of the liver and kidneys.
• Rosehip infusion - an excellent adsorbent that removes radionuclides, toxins and heavy metals from the body.
• Infusion, due to the high% of ascorbic acid in the composition, has a positive effect on such reactions of the body as oxidizing and reducing. Rosehip is able to slow down the deposition of atheromatous masses and significantly reduce the formation of cholesterol plaques.
• Regular use of rosehip infusion restores the elasticity of blood vessels, strengthens the heart muscles. That is why the rosehip infusion is recommended in the after-stroke and heart attack period.
• Rosehip infusion also restores strength, the body's natural balance after long-term and serious illnesses that occur under the influence of potent drugs, while removing toxins from human tissues and internal organs.
Apply rosehip infusion with:
• SARS, other colds;
• diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract;
• flu;
• hypertension;
• iron deficiency;
• bleeding of varying complexity;
• lack of vitamins;
• atherosclerosis;
• slagging of the body.
Rosehip Infusion - An indispensable tool for hormonal disorders and vitamin deficiency. In the season of colds and viral diseases, the infusion is an excellent way to strengthen the body.
In addition to all of the above diseases, rose hip infusion as an anti-inflammatory and healing agent is widely used in the treatment of a number of problems associated with mucous membrane and skin disorders: these can be cracks, cuts, ulcer wounds, trophic ulcers and others.
Rosehip infusion: harm
No harm was found from the use of rosehip infusion, but nevertheless, with an overdose, side effects are possible, such as:
• deterioration of the general condition in people suffering from high acidity of the stomach: gastritis, ulcer;
• impaired renal function.
The fact is that due to the increased content of ascorbic acid, the daily dose should not exceed ten fresh berries. A high concentration of ascorbic acid can also cause enamel damage, therefore it is recommended to drink rosehip infusion through a tube without holding it in your mouth, and immediately rinse your mouth with plain water after use.
Rosehip infusion: contraindications
As already noted, despite the huge range of positive effects when consuming rosehips on the body, the drug still has its contraindications. Therefore, it is not recommended to use rosehip infusion for:
• Hypertension, tendency to form blood clots. Rosehip infusion is able to thicken blood.
• Cardiovascular disease. Especially with ongoing inflammatory processes, for example, with endocarditis.
• constipation;
• Hypersensitivity of tooth enamel. High levels of vitamin C have a damaging effect on tooth enamel.
• An allergic reaction to the fetus. It is a large number of bioactive substances and vitamins that can cause an allergic reaction in some people, so treatment should be started very carefully and only after consulting a doctor, clearly listening to the reaction of your body. Particularly careful should be parents giving infusion to small children.
Rosehip Infusion - known, affordable and multi-functional. Its use is able to alleviate and cure a wide variety of diseases. But, despite this, do not forget that rosehip is a natural, but still a medicine, which means that side effects and overdose are possible. Do not exceed the permissible norms and take it frivolously to the storage of the drug and the timing. Before use, a consultation with the attending physician is required. Be healthy.
