Rose hips (fruits) 1 kg, Kharkiv region.

Rose hips are used to treat colds, flu, bronchial asthma, and pneumonia. An incredibly large amount of vitamins and other useful components contained in this plant help it successfully fight such ailments as avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, immune deficiency, scurvy and metabolic disorders. Hypertension, atherosclerosis, anemia, infectious diseases, nephritis, gastritis, urolithiasis, cholecystitis, and peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum can also be treated with rose hips. In gynecology, the fruits of this plant are used in the treatment of metrorrhagia and other disorders of the menstrual cycle. External use of rose hip is useful for burns and frostbite, and its soothing properties are useful in the treatment of asthenia, headache and disturbed sleep. In addition, its use has a beneficial effect on potency. Rosehip fruits, as well as its young shoots, are used for food. From this plantconfectioneries are prepared, drinks, it is added to dough, as well as to wine. In medicine, first of all, its vitamin-rich composition is valued, thanks to which many diseases are treated, such as scurvy, avitaminosis, colds, flu and many others. Also, preparations based on the fruits of rose hips show an antiulcer effect. They are used as independent medicinal products and in combination with other plants. The fruits of this shrub contain a large amount of ascorbic acid, as well as vitamins of various groups, the amount of which it significantly exceeds the absolute majority of other plants. In addition,rosehips contain malic and citric acids,sugar, carotene, iron, manganese, potassium, phosphorus and calcium.