When children get sick often, parents look for ways to boost their immunity. Pharmaceutical companies produce various vitamin complexes for different ages. But natural methods are considered more effective, besides, they have few contraindications. Is it possible for children to use rose hips as a remedy? This topic will be covered in the article.
Description
Rosehip is a perennial shrub that can be up to 2 meters high. It has upright and arcuate branches, on which there are thin thorns. Leaves of the plant - with 5-7 leaves. Rhizomes with shoots depart from the root, so growth occurs quickly.
Flowering occurs in May and June, pink or white-pink flowers. In the center is a yellow corolla. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter. After flowering, a fleshy fruit appears, which turns red or orange as it ripens. There are hairs on the inner walls of the fruit, and many seeds in the berries.
Roots, branches, leaves, flowers andfruit. In every part of this plant there are many useful substances that have a positive effect on the body. For medical use, the roots are dug up in late autumn, the fruits are harvested in autumn, and the leaves and flowers are harvested during the flowering period.
Varieties
Today, there are many varieties of rose hips that have vitamin properties and high yields. The most popular include:
- "Vitamin VNIVI". Large fruits contain a lot of vitamin C, carotene, vitamin P. Up to 2.5 kg of crop comes from 1 bush, and there are almost no thorns near the fruit.
- "Vorontsovsky-1". Up to 2 kg of fruits come out of a bush, in which there is a lot of ascorbic acid, vitamins P, B9.
- "Large-fruited VNIVI". This variety blooms multiple times throughout the season. The fruits are large, but they have less vitamin C. The plant has many thorns, but it is winter-hardy.
- "Spire". The variety brings a crop of up to 2.5 kg per bush. It is rich in vitamin C. The bush is winter hardy and disease resistant.
- "Globe". This variety has large spherical fruits rich in ascorbic acid.
There are many other varieties that are used in folk medicine to treat children and adults. Any species must be properly harvested, stored and prepared for useful products based on it.
Are children allowed?
Can children be given rose hips? This plant is useful for every child. It is only necessary to provide therapeutic agents based on it, taking into account age and tolerance. This plantis allergenic, so the first test should be careful.
If the child is not allergic to rose hips, then you can safely introduce it into the diet. To do this, you need to know how to brew its fruits, as well as what dishes are prepared from it.
Benefit
How is rosehip useful for children? The healing properties are associated with the presence of vitamin C. It is advised to use it to prevent hypovitaminosis C, which is usually observed in late autumn, winter and with the arrival of spring. More rose hips:
- Includes vitamin A, which is very useful for eye problems.
- Contains potassium, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus and magnesium, so the fruits relieve anemia, strengthen hair, improve metabolism.
- It has a mild choleretic effect and restores the activity of the liver. For this effect, roots and syrup are used, which can be bought at the pharmacy.
- Organic acids, polyphenols, vitamins E, K and B have a positive effect on the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Components help protect the body from mutagens.
- The plant has a diuretic effect and removes toxins from the body.
- Rose hips are good for long-term exposure to ultraviolet light, because its effect reduces the amount of vitamin C.
Rosehip oil is rich in vitamin B and carotene, and also has a wound healing effect. Therefore, it is used for cuts, ulcers, burns, dermatitis. Rosehip is useful for children's immunity. It is enough to use medicinal products based on it during viral infections, so as not toprevent infection with the influenza virus.
Indications
Rosehip can cure many diseases:
- Cough. The decoction is useful if the cough is dry, hysterical. With it, it will be possible to soften the irritated mucous membrane.
- Diarrhea. In this case, you need leaves, flowers collected in the summer. They are astringent and relieve pain.
- Anemia. Rosehip contains iron-containing minerals and vitamins, so regular drinking of the decoction will increase hemoglobin.
- Bronchial asthma. It is advisable to replace regular tea with rosehip decoction.
- Sinusitis.
- Colds, runny nose, flu.
Rosehip is useful not only for treatment, but also for prevention. It should be used to strengthen the immune system. With regular intake, the body will be resistant to viruses. The tool normalizes the digestive tract. Rose hips are used to protect against beriberi, which is especially important in spring.
Harm
With excessive and long-term use of rose hips, it is likely:
- Exacerbation of ulcers and gastritis.
- Wash out of calcium and other minerals.
- The appearance of intolerance.
Rose hips should not be consumed when:
- Plant allergies.
- High blood clotting.
- Heart disease.
- Hyperacid gastritis.
- Renal failure.
In these cases, it is better for children to replace rose hips with other remedies, but only after consulting a doctor.
Age
At what age can rose hips be given to children? It is allowed to introduce the plant no earlier than 6 months. You need to add no more than 1-2 pureed fruits of the plant after heat treatment to porridge or fruit puree.
From 8 months, rosehip decoction is allowed for children, as well as tea. Infusion should be provided no earlier than a year, and syrup, juice - from 3 years. The oil and alcohol tincture must be used from the age of 12.
How to use?
How to brew rose hips for a child? Drinks are usually made from the plant. The most popular include the following:
- Infusions. You will need dried fruits (1-2 tablespoons), which must be crushed and placed in a thermos. Then you need to pour 500 ml of boiled water and cover the infusion. After 6-8 hours, the product is ready. You can add honey, sugar, dried fruits, mountain ash, blueberries, raspberries and other berries to it. The infusion is stored no more than 2-3 days.
- Decoctions. Dry berries (20 g) and water (200 ml) are needed. The product is brought to a boil and boiled for 10 minutes. After infusion (8-12 hours), the broth is filtered.
- Tea. Rose hips need to be poured with boiled water, and the way it will infuse from 20 minutes to several hours. Honey, jam or sugar is used as a sweetener.
- Kisely. It is necessary to wash a glass of wild rose, pour water (1 liter) and put on fire. The liquid should boil for 15 minutes, and then add sugar (5 tablespoons). After a few hours, 0.5 cups are separated from the broth and 2 tbsp. l. starch. The composition must be brought to a boil, slowly pour in the diluted starch. After boilingthe container is removed from the fire.
- Juices. Is it possible to give rose hips to children in the form of such a drink? Juice from berries will be useful for every child. The fruits must be washed, boiled, and then rubbed through a sieve or chopped in a blender and mixed with water where the rosehip was boiled.
- Compote. It is necessary to wash a glass of wild rose, pour water (1 liter) and bring to a boil. After boiling, you need to add sliced \u200b\u200bapple, sugar, raisins, berries. Boil all 5 minutes and then remove from heat.
Syrup
Rose hips can be given to children in the form of a dessert such as syrup. It is sold in pharmacies, it is a general tonic. The product is in demand in winter and with the advent of spring, when the body needs vitamin C, because it is at this time that protection against viral diseases is needed.
Pasta
Fresh rose hips for pasta must be washed and de-seeded. The components are mixed in an amount of 1:1 with sugar. Everything must be passed through a meat grinder or blender. Cooked pasta should be stored in a jar at a low temperature. The product is used for making sandwiches and pancakes, dumplings and pies. The paste is used for cooking compotes and jelly.
Jam
Rose hips are given to children in the form of jam. This dessert is prepared in 2 ways:
- From the petals. Petals from 80 flowers are needed, which should be washed, rubbed with sugar (100 g). Separately, you need to boil the syrup from water (1 cup) and sugar (400 g). Boil the petals in syrup until soft, and at the end add lemon juice (1 tbsp.l.).
- From fruits. You will need rose hips (2 cups), which is cut into halves. After removing the seeds, place the fruits in a saucepan, add water (700 ml). The composition should boil for 15 minutes. After grinding the rose hips in a puree, add sugar (2 cups) and mix everything. After cooking (15 minutes), add lemon juice. The jam may contain other fruits.
Dosage
Drinks from this berry are given to children under 1 year old, 100 ml per day. At the same time, at one time the norm is not more than 50 ml. From 1 year you need to give an infusion of 50 ml per day. Juices and syrups are provided in a dose of 1 tsp. per day or prepare fruit drinks from them, dilute with 45 ml of water. Jam is desirable to give 1-2 tbsp. l. per day.
You should also consider the following tips:
- Don't drink on an empty stomach.
- Because rose hips are diuretic, do not take them before bed.
- Since drinks are rich in vitamin C, they should be drunk through a straw. This will serve to protect the tooth enamel from destruction.
Choice
When choosing a wild rose, you need to look at the color and shape of the berries. High-quality dry fruits have the correct shape, wrinkled skin and small size compared to fresh ones. Their color should be red. Do not choose overdried fruits that have white or black spots.
It is necessary to collect fruits after they ripen. It is necessary to pluck them at the end of summer and before frost, as vitamin C is destroyed with sub-zero temperatures.
Storage
Fruits are sold in a pharmacy, but you can prepare them yourself. Drying is desirable to carry out in dark places, a balcony is also suitable for this.
If there is no space for this, you can use an electric dryer. The fruits are stored for 2 years. They should be in glass jars, but paper bags are also suitable. Frozen berries have fewer vitamins, just like jam.
Thus, rose hips are allowed for children to strengthen the body. It is only necessary to take into account age and dosage. Properly consumed rosehip drinks and desserts can boost immunity.
