Medicinal tincture of wild rose strengthens the body, it can also be used in the treatment of the digestive tract, kidneys and liver. How to prepare rosehip tincture with honey and cloves? See the traditional recipe!

Rosehip tinctureis the perfect way to preserve the amazing properties of this plant. It is also a proven method forresistance in autumn and winter . Rosehip tincture is made in the fall, preferably after the first frost - then the rosehips acquire their properties. However, they can also be picked before frosts and frozen in a home freezer.

Rosehip tincture - composition and properties

Rosehip tincture is a real vitamin bomb. There is more vitamin C in it than in any other fruit tincture (in wild fruit it is different30-40 times morethan in citrus). In addition to vitamin C, it also contains:

  • vitamin A,
  • vitamin B1, B2,
  • vitamin E and K,
  • folic acid,
  • carotenoids,
  • flavonoids,
  • organic acids,
  • tannins,
  • pectins.

Due to the richness of nutrients, rosehip tincture has the followingproperties :

  • strengthens the body and has anti-inflammatory properties
  • helps with gastroenteritis,
  • protects against scurvy
  • helps with hypertension, heart and liver diseases

Among many recipes, it is worth mentioning the Lithuanianżenichę- it was served in houses where there were maids on the issue.

Ingredients for rosehip tincture

• 1 kg of rosehips

• 0.75 l of spirit 96 percent.

• 0.5 l of vodka 40%

• 0.5 l of light honey

• 0.5 l of water

• 5 carnations

• a teaspoon of dried mint and dried chamomile flower

Rosehip tincture - recipe

1. Wash the fruit, dry it and put it in the freezer for 24 hours.

2. Puncture with a pin, put into a jar, add herbs, pour alcohol.

3. Put it warm for 4-6 weeks, shaking the jar every few days. Strain, firmly squeezing the fruit juice.

4. Set aside for a week and filter a few times. Mix the honey with warm water, heat it up and collect the scum.

5. When it gets coldadd vodka and combine with the setting.

6. Żenicha must mature in a cool place for at least 2 months.

Excerpts from the article were published in the monthly "Zdrowie"

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