Dried Rose Hips

Carefully harvested wild forests of Moldova, our product was dried in industrial tunnel dryers.

Medical uses

• Rose hips are particularly high in vitamin C content, one of the richest plant sources available. However, RP-HPLC assays of fresh rose hips and several commercially available products revealed a wide range of L-ascorbic acid content, ranging from 0.03 to 1.3%

• Rose hips contain plenty of lycopene, an important and strong antioxidant, that is an integral part of low density lipoprotein (LDL) as well as of many cellular membranes.Lycopene in rosehips differs greatly in its isomer distribution than in other sources (tomatoes, pink grapefruit).
  

• Rose hips also contain some vitamin A and B, essential fatty acids and antioxidant flavonoids.
  

     A study of a rose-hip preparation for treating rheumatoid arthritis concluded that there was a benefit, apparently due to both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects.

Rose hips are used to help prevent colds and influenza.