Rose Hips are one of the ingredients in our detox teas.  There are many medicinal benefits to rose hips, not the least of which is its disease fighting capabilities.  Roses are red, violets are blue. You should eat more rose hips because they are good for you. Bad poetry, good ingredient.  Rose hips are a wonderful source of vitamin C and are said to contain up to sixty percent more vitamin C than citrus fruit.

When you look at a rose you think beauty and fragrance not vitamins, but rose hips are abundant in something called bioflavonoids which help build and strengthen body tissue which helps build a strong vascular system.  Rose hips also contain vitamin E and vitamin K which helps prevent infections and colds and flu symptoms.  It can also speed up the healing of skin irritation and bruises and inflammation of the throat.  Women will also find rose hips useful to help with uterine cramps and heavy menstrual flow.  Some of the other vitamins and minerals found in rose hips are: calcium, citric acid, iron, niacin, phosphorous, tannin, vitamin A, B1, and B2.

Rose hips are a natural stimulant and help move the bowels and cleanse the urinary tract. It also helps with heart and lung problems and to strengthen other organs.  Rose hips have been found to prevent the development of kidney stones and diarrhea. It also acts as a blood cleanser by strengthening the thymus gland.

(To Be Continued)