Dog Rose (Rosa canina) shells are used in folk medicine for colds and "flu," intestinal conditions, digestive complaints, vitamin-C deficiency, gallstones, subacidic stomach, infectious diseases, conditions of the efferent urinary tract, edema, rheumatism and gout, bleeding, and leukorrhea. precautions and adverse reactions DOG ROSE FRUITS AND SHELLS No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
The plant is high in certain antioxidants. The fruit is noted for its high vitamin C level and is used to make syrup, tea and marmalade. It has been grown or encouraged in the wild for the production of vitamin C, from its fruit (often as rose-hip syrup), especially during conditions of scarcity or during wartime. The species has also been introduced to other temperate latitudes. During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens, and can still be found growing throughout the United States, including roadsides, and in wet, sandy areas up and down coastlines.
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