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Last of the summer, first of the winter
Rose (Unknown variety)- Rosehip
Folklore: Roses were known for lifting the spirits, used in folklore to make or mend alliances, and as an aphrodisiac. Used by the Romans in festivities where petals were eaten, roses were valued in monastic gardens both spiritually, as symbols of Christ’s blood, and for their healing powers.
Medicinal: Traditionally used as an antidepressant—the first-century Arab physician Avicenna prepared rose water. Hips are used as a sedative in herbal medicine and the essential oil (“attar of rose”) is used in aromatherapy as an antidepressant, a sedative, and for pain relief in arthritis. The hips also contain vitamin C that gets destroyed when heated.
Edibility: Rose hips can be eaten raw. They can also be cooked to make jams, jellies, syrups, soups, teas, and wines. They are sweeter after the first frost has concentrated the sugars in the fruit. Their seeds contain an oil that is popular in the cosmetics industry-rose hip oil, rose hip seed oil, or rosa mosqueta oil.
The hips are usually red or orange when ripe but may sometimes be purple or even black
Last of the summer, first of the winter
Rose (Unknown variety)- Rosehip
Folklore: Roses were known for lifting the spirits, used in folklore to make or mend alliances, and as an aphrodisiac. Used by the Romans in festivities where petals were eaten, roses were valued in monastic gardens both spiritually, as symbols of Christ’s blood, and for their healing powers.
Medicinal: Traditionally used as an antidepressant—the first-century Arab physician Avicenna prepared rose water. Hips are used as a sedative in herbal medicine and the essential oil (“attar of rose”) is used in aromatherapy as an antidepressant, a sedative, and for pain relief in arthritis. The hips also contain vitamin C that gets destroyed when heated.
Edibility: Rose hips can be eaten raw. They can also be cooked to make jams, jellies, syrups, soups, teas, and wines. They are sweeter after the first frost has concentrated the sugars in the fruit. Their seeds contain an oil that is popular in the cosmetics industry-rose hip oil, rose hip seed oil, or rosa mosqueta oil.
The hips are usually red or orange when ripe but may sometimes be purple or even black