Dog Rose (Rosa Canina )

Dog Rose (Rosa Canina )

        Rosa canina or commonly known as Dog rose is a shrub-like plant of the genus Rosa and the family Rosaceae. Rosa canina can grow to 2 to 3 meters branched shrub covered with prickles below. Thin branches bend to the port, and the leaves are alternately odd and composed of 5-7 egg shaped and sharply toothed leaves. In the lower parts it usually blooms in the spring, in the higher later in the year. The flowers consist of five petals colored pink and white and pleasant fragrance. Fruits (pomegranate) are about 1.5 cm ovoid and red colored, sweet-sour with a large number of hard and angular seed like things covered with hairs that are mistakenly called seeds. Wild roses grow along the sunny edges of forests by hedgerows, pastures lowland and highland areas, among shrubs, along fences. Thrives on stony ground, but in this case the fruit of the plant is considerably smaller. It is widespread throughout Europe and parts of Asia where the temperate climate.

Dog Rose (Rosa Canina )

            Use it fresh and dried and cleaned of seeds and the hair , it can be frozen. Dried at a temperature of 50 ° C to retain its natural color. Wild pomegranate has a very large amount of vitamin C (1700-2000 mg per 100 g) the most after black currant, and is especially important that cooking is not lost, but the amount of vitamin C does not remain constant for a long time, but after one year in fruit, jam or liquor is reduced to only one quarter of the original value. In addition to vitamin C and contains vitamins A, D and E, fatty acids and antioxidant flavonoid.

           Attributed a great medical properties, the elimination of lethargy and fatigue, anemia (anemia), and anti-inflammatory properties in the inflammation of the internal organs. The fruit of the wild pomegranate fruit contains a significant percentage of sugar - 22%, protein 3.6% fat and 0.7%. Then contains vitamins B1, B2, and naicin carotene (provitamin A), vitamin E. It is very important and minerals content, particularly potassium. It features a rich content of iron, magnesium, phosphorus and sulfur, then contains flavonoids, tannins, fruit acids and pectin 25%. Pomegranate seed contains traces of vitamin C, dextrin, vanilla, fruit acid and about 9% of the oil. The oil obtained from the seeds of the 47 mg of alpha and beta-tocopherol (vitamin E) to 100 grams.

            Rosa canina is recommended in the winter months, when colds and fever, as successfully lowers the temperature. It is good for a cold drink pomegranate tea with linden trees. For drying, pomegranate should pick before fully ripe and soft. Picked to longitudinally cut and dried, remove the seeds (pits) and then finely cut or grind. Most favored one dried rosehip, which has kept a nice red color. This is added to various mixtures of tea, and a replacement for the Russian tea. The best pure tea bar that contains a high percentage of vitamins, and the advantage of the beautiful colors, pleasant taste and should be less due to savor a higher content of sugar in the fruit. In larger quantities of seeds are harmful to the spinal cord and heart.

Dog Rose (Rosa Canina )