Health Benefits of Rose Hips You Might Not Know

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Apart from being part of your beauty regimen, rosehip has many more benefits that can improve your health

Sharing the limelight alongside different plants when it comes to skincare, Rose hip's oil is well known to improve your skin's health and might be a part of your beauty regimen. But did you know that this little red rounded fruit has a lot of benefits and nutrients?

According to Versus Arthritis, this fruit comes from the species Rosa Canina is a kind of wild rose that is native to some regions of Asia, Europe, and Africa. They develop when the bloom of the plant has already died. Web MD explains that they are packed full of Vitamins B, C, and E, with other antioxidants and minerals. Properties that fight inflammation are also present in this fruit.

Here are some benefits you might not know about rosehip that might help you and your family and make you consider incorporating it into your diet.

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Rich Source of Vitamin C

In the middle of the pandemic, you may hear experts encouraging people to strengthen our immune system. Vitamin C plays a vital role in strengthening it and rosehip has a lot of these. Your Health Tube explained that this superfruit contains 50 percent more Vitamin C than oranges. They said that a tablespoon of the pulp provides more than the daily dose of 60 Milligrams.

Healthline also emphasized that Vitamins A and E present in the rosehip also promotes strengthening and protecting your immune system.

Treats Skin Problems

Apart from making you beautiful, rosehip according to Your Health Tube can help regenerate skin cells, which means you can use this as treatments for burns, acne, and scars. They also emphasized that being an astringent, this fruit does not dry the skin, but it helps in rehydrating, keeping the moisture inside. They added that rosehip makes the skin elastic and nourished which means it aids in preventing wrinkles and diminish them when it already appeared.

Lessens Inflammation and Pain

According to Healthline, Rosehip tea has compounds rich in anti-inflammatory effects such as polyphenols and galactolipids. They highlighted galactolipids as the main type of fat in cell membranes which were studied for its robust anti-inflammatory properties and potentially reduce joint pain.

Aids in Arthritis

Very Well Health said that there are numbers of studies suggesting rose hip may help treat symptoms of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. According to them, The Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology published a study in 2005 reports that a daily 5-gram rosehip supplement helped in reducing osteoarthritis pain. Meanwhile, a 2013 review published that rosehip was not effective in treating knee osteoarthritis and offered uncertain results in treating generalized osteoarthritis.

Very Well health also mentioned a 2010 study in Phytomedicine that shows rose hip supplements improved physical functions in people with rheumatoid arthritis and little effect in relieving pain.

Rich in Antioxidants

According to Your Health Tube, various antioxidants such as flavonoids, catechins, and carotenoids, present in rosehip helps in preventing cardiovascular diseases. According to Healthline, a study on the antioxidant contents of six fruit extracts rosehip was found to have the highest capacity.

Precautions

Although packed with vitamins and compounds that can help you prevent different cardiovascular diseases, Healthline advised the people to still take precautions when taking or consuming this fruit as tea or even raw.

Healthline said that the efficacy of rosehip tea has not been studied in women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. They added that high levels of Vitamin C may increase the risk of kidney stones in some individuals. They also emphasized that it should not be taken with lithium because rosehip can increase its concentration on the body and may lead to serious side effects.

Having these positive characteristics, it is still best to consult your doctor to be safe.

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