Rosehips
While our kids played in the snow with Dad, I was left to wander in the apothecary of the woods, always full of awe of the gifts that are offered to us exactly at the time they are most needed. After the first frost is the best time to pick Rosehips, the cold softening and sweetening them. Rosehips have been used medicinally for thousands of years. They are higher in Vitamin C than an orange, and contain more antioxidants than blueberries. These anti inflammatory and immune boosting gifts of the woods have long been used to treat a variety of conditions. They are known for easing the pain of osteoarthritic joints, as a support for anemia as they contain high iron levels and have long been used to treat respiratory conditions (they were made into an immune boosting vitamin C syrup for children and the elderly during World War II when citrus was unavailable in Europe). They also contain many essential minerals and support skin cell regeneration and prevent skin dryness in the winter thanks to the Vitamin A they contain (many skin care products contain Rosehip oil). These will be dried for winter teas, and also ground into microbiome nourishing botanical flour that is full of flavonoids for my wild foraged sourdough loaves next week. In the kitchen they make beautiful jams, jellies, teas, pies, syrups, ketchup, etc. Take note to avoid cooking Rosehips in aluminum or copper pots as not only does the presence of vitamin C enhance aluminum absorption into the body, but the presence of aluminum also destroys vitamin C. #rosehips #wildforaged #antioxidants #wildfoodlove #frost #inthewoods #herbalism #eatyourmedicine #nourishingtraditions #nutrition #nourish #health #sourdough #botanicalflour #microbiome #sourdoughclub #guthealth #flavonoids #medicinalplants
Rosehips
While our kids played in the snow with Dad, I was left to wander in the apothecary of the woods, always full of awe of the gifts that are offered to us exactly at the time they are most needed. After the first frost is the best time to pick Rosehips, the cold softening and sweetening them. Rosehips have been used medicinally for thousands of years. They are higher in Vitamin C than an orange, and contain more antioxidants than blueberries. These anti inflammatory and immune boosting gifts of the woods have long been used to treat a variety of conditions. They are known for easing the pain of osteoarthritic joints, as a support for anemia as they contain high iron levels and have long been used to treat respiratory conditions (they were made into an immune boosting vitamin C syrup for children and the elderly during World War II when citrus was unavailable in Europe). They also contain many essential minerals and support skin cell regeneration and prevent skin dryness in the winter thanks to the Vitamin A they contain (many skin care products contain Rosehip oil). These will be dried for winter teas, and also ground into microbiome nourishing botanical flour that is full of flavonoids for my wild foraged sourdough loaves next week. In the kitchen they make beautiful jams, jellies, teas, pies, syrups, ketchup, etc. Take note to avoid cooking Rosehips in aluminum or copper pots as not only does the presence of vitamin C enhance aluminum absorption into the body, but the presence of aluminum also destroys vitamin C. #rosehips #wildforaged #antioxidants #wildfoodlove #frost #inthewoods #herbalism #eatyourmedicine #nourishingtraditions #nutrition #nourish #health #sourdough #botanicalflour #microbiome #sourdoughclub #guthealth #flavonoids #medicinalplants