Dog Rose - Rosa canina

Habitat

·        species native to Europe

·        northwest Africa

·        western Asia

Habit and Form

·        it’s a deciduous shrub

·        normally ranging in height from 1–5 m

·        though sometimes it can scramble higher into the crowns of taller trees

·        It’s stems are covered with small, sharp, hooked prickles, which aid it in climbing

Summer Foliage

·        the leaves are pinnate

·        with 5-7 leaflets

Flowers

·        usually pale pink,

·        but can vary between a deep pink and white

·        They are 4–6 cm diameter with five petals, and mature into an oval.

Fruit

·        rose hips are the fruit of

·        If you've been bitten by frost, the fruit soft wrinkled starts.

·        autumn harvest of red colour

Bark

·        spiny

·        reddish brown, dark brown

Use:

·        wine, jam

·        tea hecsedli

·        juice, vinegar, ice, flavoured with sweet things

Healing effects:

·        medicinal herbs

·        Excellent source of vitamins,

·        100g of fresh rose hips 400 mg of vitamin C it contains

·        A, B, K and P-vitamin, iron, magnesium is also included.

Its active ingredients:

Besides vitamin C, the berry of the wild rose contains many other substances that human body can perfectly utalize, such as: pectine, flavones, sugar, apple, citric acid, and vitamin A.

Its curative effect:

Even ancient people recognized its curative effect, and mainly used to cure atrophic diseases. Vitamin C stimulates the capability for resistance of the human body, the flavonides are antiphlogistic and have antibiotic invigorating effect on the immune system, and pectins aid digestion.

Herb tea, made from its berry, should be consumed regularly in the time of flu epidemic and cold related diseases.

In the event of kidney problem and cyctalgia, inflammation of the bowels, bronchitis it has got a well known curative effect.  It aids digestion, and has mild diuretic effect.  Rosehip products are consumed for its invigorating, refreshing, stimulating and taste improving effect.

Its curiosity:

·        Some nations even produce liquor, wine and spirit from it, and the Swedish cook soup from it.

·        Among all the wild and garden fruits, the rose-hips contain the most vitamin C, and what is more, their content of vitamin is ten times of the lemon.

·        In the Bible the rose-hips symbolize Moses’ vocation

In the middle ages, the burning dog-rose bush was considered to be the symbol of Mary, who became the mother of God as a virgin, and that is why in the baroque art the burning bush is the symbol of Immaculate Conception.

Sponsors:

Ministry of National Resources

University of Szeged

KEFAG Zrt.

Future of Europe Association