ROSEHIPS SEEDLESS USE AS TEA A great source of Vit. C nAturally! Botanical Name: Rosa canina L. Origin: Chile Supplement Facts Serving Size 1 tsp Servings About 268 Amount per % Daily Serving Value Sodium 75mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 1g <1%* Dietary Fiber <1g 3%* Vitamin C 10mg 17% Organic Rosehips, cut 1.7g ** * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. ** Daily Value not established. Common Name: Rosehips Seedless Plant Part: Fruit

SAMPLER ROSEHIPS TEA $3.00

Rose hips have a tangy, yet sweet, flavor and can be used fresh, dried, or preserved. The simplest use is to steep them for tea. Rose hip syrup, puree, jam, jelly, and sauce can be used as is or as a flavoring in other recipes. The hips are usually left on the bush until after the first frost, which makes them turn bright red and slightly soft.

Rose Hips Have Sixty Times the Vitamin C of Citrus Fruit.

Description

Rose Hips are the fruit of a rose that develop after the peddles have fallen. They were used in Britain during World War II to prevent scurvy during a shortage of citrus fruit. Since then, Rose Hips have been used as a source of Vitamin C and in fact, have up to 60 times the Vitamin C of citrus fruit and contain the bioflavonoids that aid in the absorption of Vitamin C. Used to fight infection & curb stress, it is the highest herb in Vitamin C content and contains the entire C-Complex. Fortifier for recovering or anemic people, feeding/pregnant women.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) is a water soluble nutrient and is the least stable of the vitamins. It can lose its potency to light, heat and exposure to air and must be consumed daily in the diet as the body does not process or store Vitamin C.

One of the primary functions of Vitamin C is to maintain collagen, a protein substance, which forms connective tissue in skin and bones. It is this nutrient that promotes wound and burn healing by helping form connective tissue in the scarred areas.

Vitamin C is also effective in the treatment of the common cold since it fights bacterial infections and some allergy-producing compounds.

Vitamin C has also been found to be of value in minimizing the effects of environmental pollution, including carbon monoxide and lead by providing more oxygen to the cells through its anti-oxidant qualities.

Vitamin C works in harmony with components such as Bioflavonoids, Rutin, Hesperidin and Rosehips, which help in the absorption of Vitamin C.



Directions

Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea spoon for each cup an infuser/ teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea).

Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 tea spoons into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the infuser & tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].