{"id":8809,"date":"2023-02-07T19:16:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T19:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herbalreality.com\/?post_type=herb&p=8809"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:02:26","slug":"rosehips","status":"publish","type":"herb","link":"https:\/\/www.herbalreality.com\/herb\/rosehips\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosehips"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":8815,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"1","beyondwords_project_id":"47224","beyondwords_content_id":"fae5ec06-0b7a-44d6-bb7b-7c0944d82383","beyondwords_preview_token":"27c66718-e963-418e-87a5-82bcdd2c2770","beyondwords_player_content":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_code":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"tags":[1156],"conditions":[694,685,701,699,698,700,702,697],"sustainability":[1576],"sense":[17,31,786,28,30,1821,27],"western_action":[988,989,992,993,994,1132,996,997,999,1000,1005,1008,1010,1015,1016,1017,1023],"chinese_action":[],"ayurvedic_action":[],"energetics_action":[1382,1488,1491,1495,1496,1494],"region":[1893],"class_list":["post-8809","herb","type-herb","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-nutritive","conditions-cardiovascular-system","conditions-digestive-system","conditions-immune-system","conditions-musculoskeletal-system","conditions-reproductive-system","conditions-skin","conditions-stages-of-life","conditions-urinary-system","sustainability-green-sustainability-status","sense-aromatic","sense-astringent-taste","sense-cooling","sense-mucilaginous","sense-sharp","sense-sour","sense-sweet","western_action-adaptogen","western_action-alterative","western_action-anti-inflammatory","western_action-antimicrobial","western_action-antioxidant","western_action-antipyretic","western_action-antirheumatic","western_action-antispasmodic","western_action-aphrodisiac","western_action-astringent","western_action-demulcent","western_action-diuretic","western_action-expectorant","western_action-immunomodulant","western_action-laxative","western_action-nervine","western_action-uterine-tonic","energetics_action-cool","energetics_action-moist","energetics_action-neutralising","energetics_action-salty","energetics_action-sour","energetics_action-sweet","region-western-herbs"],"acf":{"last_reviewed":"20230207","herb_author":null,"banner_text":"Rosehip is a delicate yet powerful nutritive tonic","latin_name":"Rosa canina<\/em>","pseudonym_name":"","family_name":"Rosacaeae","herb_summary":"The fruiting part of the rose plant beholds a wide range of well-researched health benefits from supporting cardiovascular health to effectively treating inflammatory conditions of the musculoskeletal system.","key_benefits":"Cardiovascular protector\r\nAntioxidant\r\nAnti-ageing\r\nAnti-inflammatory\r\nRheumatic conditions","how_does_it_feel":"Rosehips have a dynamic taste profile with an initial sweet zing followed by a sour or sharp taste sensation. From a flavour perspective, they could be seen as a native schisandra<\/a> (a popular Chinese medicine also known as five flavour berry) due to its dynamic taste profile. Rosehip is sweet, sour, salty, aromatic and astringent. As a tea, syrup or tincture - its taste is enjoyed by most, making it a fantastic remedy for all the family.","hdif_image_1":8810,"hdif_image_2":8816,"hdif_image_3":8147,"hdif_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PoxtgcAs2Ms","sense":[17,31,786,28,30,1821,27],"what_can_i_use_it_for":"\"hosehipsRosehips are a wonderful and simple foraged food and medicine that can be harvested in autumn and made into a wide range of delicious medicines. Although it is important to note that one must firstly remove the hairy seeds as they are an irritant to the digestive system. The flesh is high in antioxidant compounds, vitamins and minerals making it a truly valuable nutritive tonic. It is thought to be the most potent source of vitamin C found in any fruit or vegetable, hence rosehips are often used in vitamin C supplements.\r\n\r\nRosehips medicinal properties are much attributed to their astringent and antioxidant actions. The tea is also beneficial as a demulcent for treating a sore throat. Rosehip can be an excellent support to the immune system for colds and acute viral infections. They can be used as a preventative throughout the early stages of a virus and to treat the symptoms throughout. Rosehips are also an excellent tonic to help in the convalescence stages of such illnesses.\r\n\r\nTheir anti-inflammatory effects are useful as part of a supportive approach for rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. However, where treating more chronic, life-limiting conditions it is recommended to consult with a professional herbalist. Other uses of rosehips are to treat painful and heavy menstruation.\r\n\r\nThere is a substantial body of evidence for these applications of rosehip in herbal medicine and also for its applications as a cosmetic antioxidant, anti-ageing and skin healing agent applied topically. Rosehip can be used as a daily tonic which has anti-ageing properties and so many more benefits for systemic health.","into_the_heart_of":"\"brightEnergetically, rosehips are sweet and cooling. They also have an interestingly contrasting action upon the tissues. They have both toning, astringent qualities but are also soothing and demulcent.\r\n\r\nThe actions of astringent plants such as those found in the rose family (i.e. lady\u2019s mantle, hawthorn<\/a> and rose flower<\/a>) are all valuable for this strengthening effect on the mucous membranes. They have the ability to tone and moderate tension, improving the boundaries between the inner and outer worlds. It is the additional mucilaginous quality of rosehips that also soothes, coats and protects the tissues.\r\n\r\nRosehips effects on the tissues are fairly neutral due to these contrasting actions. This means that it works as an amphoteric to bring balance. This may be applied where there is a loss of tone. Contrastingly it may also be applied where there is an excess in tension which is sometimes indicated by a spasmodic or excited tissue state or by a dry, irritated and inflamed state in the mucous membranes. A herbalist will use rosehip to balance and restore integrity in the tissues.\r\n\r\nThese actions are also understood to work on our emotional boundaries. Rose has long been associated with the emotional heart and feelings of love. As a herb that works on the emotional heart, rosehip is also understood to bring healing in grief, loss and depressive states. Much like the flowering parts of rose which are also used in herbal medicine. Botanically, rosehip holds a strong thorny boundary of its own.\r\n\r\nThe holistic understanding of the interconnectedness between the physical and emotional systems indicates that often where there is emotional tension, there is also physical tension. Rosehip (and rose alike) would therefore be a supportive choice to alleviate both. Offering protection in connectivity and appropriate sensitivity between self and other.\r\n\r\nIn Ayurvedic medicine, there is a different model and understanding of what each organ does and how they connect. Ayurveda has its own unique philosophy and understanding of bodily systems and herbal qualities that have been built up over thousands of years of observation.\r\n\r\nThere are three doshas<\/em>: vata<\/em>, pitta<\/em> and kapha<\/em>. Their energies are believed to circulate in the body and govern physical, mental and emotional characteristics. In basic terms, they are described as follows;\r\n