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Health Benefits of Rose
Rose is therapeutic plant and is being used medicinally since ages. Rose hips which happens to be fruit of the plant is highly nutritious.
The primary health benefits of rose are:
- Rose hips contain more vitamin C then oranges.
- Rose hips contain vitamin A which helps to boost immunity.
- Rose hips also contain organic acids and pectin which helps to treat water retention due to its mild laxative and diuretic nature.
- Rose petals helps in shrinking inflamed mucous membrane.
- Gargles made up of rose petals or tea made up from hips relieves sore throat, stomach complains and mouth sores.
Rose hips could be consumed in the form of tea, infusion or soup. Remember too much of rose petals and hips can lead to diarrhea.
All the above mentioned benefits of rose hips and petals might not be present in right quantity if you buy them from the market. The vitamin content in rose hips varies in types of rose plant, type of soil, the way they were harvested and dried etc.
It is best to use rose petals and leaves grown in your home garden without pesticides.
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