Rosehip fruits contain a wide range of vitamins and nutrients, so its popularity is growing every day. You can brew rose hips not only in a thermos, but this method is the most convenient and fastest.
The rose hips have the first place in the content of vitamin C in its fruits. It surpasses oranges and lemons, tangerines and apples in this. This is explained not only by the ability of rose hips to accumulate vitamin, but also by the absence of ascorbinase in it, which destroys ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is found not only in fruits, but also in leaves and petals. Rosehip contains carotene and vitamin P, according to their content, the plant also occupies one of the first places. Rosehip has a high content of B vitamins, sugars, organic acids and folic acid, as well as tannins and pectiles. Therefore, it must be brewed according to all the rules, the main of which is not to increase the temperature, which is easiest to observe in a thermos.
Since rose hips contain vitamin C, you need to be especially careful not to be exposed to light, because of this vitamin C is destroyed.
When buying fruits, be sure to pay attention to their appearance. They should be free of mold, black and weeping spots, brown-red or orange. Black and dry, crumbling fruits will not bring much benefit, since they are either very dry or very old. Store rose hips in jars or a cloth bag, in a dry and cool dark place. First, put the required amount of ingredients in a thermos, then pour boiling water over it. When filling, you need to leave a little space for air so that the infusion does not lose its properties from the lack of oxygen. Even chopped rose hips are brewed for at least 7-8 hours, therefore it is more convenient to leave it overnight and drink it in the morning.
For brewing rose hips, you can limit yourself to berries and boiling water, or you can add sugar and other dried fruits. Rinse the berries in cool running water, but do not soak. Berries are poured into a thermos at the rate of 1 tablespoon per glass of boiling water. You can put the whole fruit - this will save you from filtering the finished infusion, or you can grind them so that they give more taste and useful properties. For those suffering from heart diseases, it is recommended to mix the rosehip with the hawthorn when brewing. Also, very tasty and healthy decoctions are obtained by adding dried apricots or raisins. It is not recommended to add prunes - you get a very sour drink, which will quickly deteriorate.
The water for cooking should not be boiling - vitamin C loses its properties at 80 ° C, so the temperature of the boiling water must be measured.
To increase immunity and prevent vitamin deficiency, rosehip is drunk three times a day, half a glass. If the doctor has given a different appointment, you must strictly follow the recommendations. With prolonged contact with tooth enamel, rose hips can destroy it, so after applying it, it is recommended to rinse your mouth or brush your teeth. Rosehip helps with nervous disorders, depression and heart weakness, if you brew a soothing tea on its basis. For this, a teaspoon of wild rose is mixed with a teaspoon of motherwort, the same amount of chamomile is added. You also need dried cress and hawthorn flowers in half a teaspoon. The components are poured with 3 cups of boiling water and insisted for at least 8 hours. Then it is filtered and taken three times a day for 3 tbsp. l., 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is at least 5 days.
