Beyond Vitamin C: The Health Benefits of Rose Hips

Rose hips are best known in the field of nutrition as a significant source of vitamin C. Vitamin C
supplements with added rose hips have long been a staple of health food store shelves and rose hip tea is popular for colds or flu.

What are rose hips? Rose hips are the small, red fruit of the Rosa genus, which contains more than a hundred species of roses. The fruit appears after the flowers have been pollinated and ripens during late summer and autumn. While indigenous medicine has utilized rose hips from a variety of roses, the dog rose (Rosa canina) is …read more