Brier - a well-known shrub that is found almost everywhere, with the exception of Arctic regions, deserts and semi-deserts. Since ancient times, this plant is harvested, used for culinary and medicinal purposes, and All parts of wild rose have healing properties.: fruits, flowers, leaves and roots.
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Time to gather fruit in the middle lane, Moscow region and other regions of Russia
The greatest amount of nutrients is concentrated in the fruit. Rose hips have no competitors in terms of vitamin C content - even in lemon and black currants, this figure is much lower.
Hips gather during full ripening, when the plant accumulates the maximum amount of vitamins.. Berry-like fruits of wild rose ripen at different times, depending on the type and variety of plants, the geographic region of growth and weather conditions.
In central Russia, the Moscow region and Ukraine, the collection date is at the end of August and lasts until October. It is not difficult to determine ripe berries - they are bright orange or red and firm to the touch. When the fruits ripen, they do not crumble from the bushes and remain on the branches in the winter, but with the harvest it is better not to tighten it until frost.
To prepare raw materials for the winter, choose a sunny dry day. They usually remove hard fruits with stalks and sepalswhich after drying can be easily removed. It is not necessary to collect damaged berries with signs of rot and blackness.
Ways to dry at home
Before drying, you need to carefully review the harvest again and remove sluggish or spoiled fruit, as well as leaves and other garbage that fell into the basket during harvest. Rosehip berries do not wash before drying - dust is removed from them immediately before brewing. Drying is carried out in two ways:
Natural drying or cold
The easiest way for which a well-ventilated dark room is necessary without access to sunlight - it can be an attic or a shed. The collected fruits are scattered in a thin layer on any horizontal surface, placing cardboard, plywood, clean sackcloth, mesh pallet and other improvised means.
From time to time, the berries are mixed so that they do not clot and moldy. Drying is continued until the dog rose becomes dry and hard. Natural drying is preferable. - With this method, the maximum amount of nutrients in the berries is preserved.
Heat treatment or hot method
The use of heat treatment at home is more suitable for urban residents who do not have the opportunity to dry rose hips in a natural way. Fruits spread on a baking sheet in a single layer and placed in the oven, putting the temperature on 40-60 ° C. Dry berries for a long time - a few hours. From the oven should be an outflow of moisture, evaporated from the berries, so the oven is kept slightly ajar. If there is a “convection” function in the oven, it must be turned on when drying the hips. Berries are periodically stirred so that they are not burnt.
The medicinal raw material dried by the "hot" method is recommended not to be cleaned immediately for storage., and hold a couple of days open at room temperature.
How to store dried berries
Ready rosehip rubbed in the hands, to disappear dry stalk and sepals. Then laid out in glass or tin containers, tying them with cotton cloth or two-layer gauze so that the berries “breathe” and not become covered with mold.
For storage is also used cardboard boxes, which are pre-lined with waxed paper. Convenient to store rose hips in fabric or paper bags. - they are sufficiently breathable to protect the berries from damage.
Tanks and bags of berries are cleaned in a dark place without access to the sun's rays, which are detrimental to the vitamins and nutrients contained in the berries. When storing it is necessary to exclude the neighborhood of dry fruits with fresh vegetables and fruits., odorous substances and heating devices.
Dried rosehips can be stored for up to two years without sacrificing their healing properties.
How to brew the dog rose
In cooking, prepare a lot of dishes and drinks with the addition of wild rose.: jelly, fruit juice, jam, jam, jam, jelly, marmalade. Each of them has healing properties, helping the body to replenish the supply of vitamins and trace elements and strengthen the immune system.
Syrups, infusions, decoctions, extracts and even alcohol and vodka liqueurs are made from hips. The medical spectrum of the miracle plant is not limited to colds, it is recommended to take it when:
- anemia and general exhaustion;
- diseases of female organs;
- problems with the digestive organs, intestines, liver;
- urological diseases;
- atherosclerosis;
- neurasthenia;
- bleeding and slow wounds;
- badly growing fractures;
- arthritis;
- bronchial asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Before preparing healing drinks, dried berries are washed, dried and ground in any convenient way. - cut with a knife, passed through a meat grinder, crushed with a pestle. Whole berries can be brewed, but it is believed that in this way fewer nutrients will get into the drink or dish.
In the water bath
The drink, prepared in a water bath, is used to strengthen the immune system. To cook rosehip, put in a small pot or a ladle 2 tbsp. l crushed berries and poured 2 glassesand hot water (70-80 ° C). Bucket put in a water bath - a pot of larger diameter with low boiling water.The drink is kept in a water bath for 15-20 minutes, then removed, cooled and infused for 24 hours.
Rosehip decoction
The fastest way to get a pleasant drink with a sour taste is to make a decoction of rose hips. To do this, take a handful of berries, poured 1-1,5 l boiling water and boil on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Boiling pulls out of the berries the maximum amount of coloring and taste components, as a result of which a saturated “tea” is obtained. However, it is not necessary to speak about the benefits of such a drink, because the prolonged exposure to high temperatures destroys the vitamins and beneficial substances that make up the berries.
In a thermos
The most effective way to brew rosehip - insisting in a thermos. At the same time all the vitamins are preserved, and the color and taste of the drink is obtained as rich as possible.
To brew rosehip in a thermos, enough to take 3-4 Art. l crushed berries, pour into a thermos and pour 1 l boiling water. Thermos close and hold for several hours. The most convenient way to brew berries at night, then in the morning on the table will be a delicious and healthy drink.
Alcohol tincture
Alcohol rosehip tincture is useful to take for the prevention of atherosclerosis and strengthen the immune system. To prepare a glass of dry berries are washed and slightly steamed. Prepared fruits are placed in a liter jar or a bottle with a wide neck, add 150-200 g sugar and pour 0.5 l vodka. Capacity cover with a lid and insist 25-30 days in a dark place, occasionally shaking it.
The finished "medicine" is filtered and taken daily 15-25 drops on a piece of refined sugar or diluted with 1/3 cup of water or tea. To mitigate the taste in the classic recipe of tincture add additional ingredients: apples, citrus, mint, bay leaf, rowan, cranberries and even ground coffee.
How to drink rose hips
To decide how to take a rosehip drink correctly, you need to know for what purposes it is recommended, because depends on the dose and duration of drinking:
- for tonic effect - daily in the morning 20 minutes before meals;
- as a choleretic agent - three times a day for 1/3 cup 30 minutes before meals;
- with cold and flu - in the evening 10 minutes before sleep in the form of heat.
Broths and dogrose infusions allowed to drink for pregnant women and lactating mothersas well as children suffering from frequent colds. The volume of the drink can be 1.5 l per day.
Treatment courses last from 2-3 weeks before 2 months. If necessary, after a short break, the dog rose is resumed.
In the presence of serious chronic diseases, it is advisable to consult a doctor about the necessity and safety of treatment with wild rose.
Decoction or infusion is recommended to sweeten with honeybut sugar should be discarded during treatment. Kalina, black currant, raspberry and various medicinal herbs are often added to the dog rose, which enhances the healing effect of the miracle berries.
Conclusion
Rosehip drink, regardless of the method of preparation, has a sourishly pleasant rich taste. But in order for it to be also beneficial to health, it is important to collect the fruits in time, dry and brew properly. Only compliance with all these recommendations will provide a truly healing tool., helping to cope with different diseases or simply strengthen the immune system.
Thank you very much ! Since childhood, he loved rosehips.
constantly in the fall I go to collect rosehips. I brew in a thermos for the night. I get an awesomely tasty drink. I usually drink with hot candy. I AM VERY TASTY AND GOOD FOR THE SOUL AND LIVER