Rose Hips
- By:Brian Balster
Rose Hips, also known as rose haw, are nature's secret store house of vitamin c. Forget about buying generic vitamin c tablets, just go out into your garden and suck on these pomaceous fruits. Well, I'm not actually sure good that would taste, but you can find rose hips in tablet form - Chew C Berry by Dr. Morter's Nutritional Supplements for instance.Rose hips have around 2000 mg of Vitamin C per 100 g of dried product. Oranges have just 50 mg. Plus, rose hips are shown to be good for a whole host of things. Rose hip powder has been used as a rheumatoid arthritis remedy. Used as a herbal remedy, it helps with urinary bladder infections, headaches, and dizziness. The oil has been used with great success to heal the scars left by deep acne wounds.Used in brewed concoction, it can help with constipation.Rose hips contain high amounts of iron, as well as vitamins A, D, and E.There are many ways to consume rosehips - as a tea, in jams, pies, breads, and syrups. The rose hip fruits are typically red in color. Superior nutritional supplement websites will sell vitamin c tablets that derive the vitamin c solely from rosehips - http://mortersupplements.com/chewcberry1.html. MorterSupplements.com is one such company. Google rose hips to find other good companies.As cold season approaches, it's a good idea to have some high quality vitamin c on hand. And with all the added benefits of rose hips, it's suggested you pick up a Rose Hip Vitamin C Supplement.About the author:
Brian Balster writes for The Healthy Times, a Health