Rosehip tea is a refreshing take on herbal drinks. It is rich in important nutrients such as vitamin A, C and E, which makes it healthy, delicious and energetic. What’s more is that you can prepare it without breaking your bank or your back, due to the simplicity of it! All you need are some teaspoons of dried rose hips in a tea pot and a few minutes on the stove. Give it enough time for the nutrients and color from the rose hips to blend in with the water and you’ll have yourself the perfect cup of tea in no time.
Transfer the Rose Hip Tea into a tumbler and sip on! Also, store it in your flask, so you can have a cup when you feel like it.
Health benefits
Rose hip is full of vitamin C, which means that the tea is the perfect remedy to treating colds, flu and other ailments. Rosehip also helps to prevent stomach irritation, ulcers and intestinal diseases. Among the more useful benefits of rosehip tea is relief from diarrhea, constipation, kidney disorders and even back and leg pain. For health aficionados, rose hip tea helps to lose weight and increase blood flow throughout the body.
Ingredients
cups of water: 4
tbsp of rose hips (dried): 4
tbsp of sugar for taste (or as needed): 2
How To Make Rose Hip Tea
- Pour 4 cups of water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Add the rose hips to the boiling water and cover the mixture. Reduce the heat to low-medium and stir gently for about 8 minutes.
- Add 1 or 2 tbsp of sugar into the saucepan and stir until it is fully dissolved in the mixture.
- Stop heating the saucepan. Leave it covered and set it aside for about 10 minutes.
- Filter the tea using a fine sieve.
- Either cool the mixture to room temperature or drink hot, as is needed.
Trivia
- Experiments have shown that rose hip tea can help to lower the risk of various types of cancer because of they contain lycopene.
- The scientific name for Rose hip is Rosa rubiginosa.
- The rose is native to areas of Europe of Western Asia.
Although it is true that rose hip can be used in the form of tea, soup and jams, the vitamins they contain can be destroyed if vigorously cooked, processed and dried for long periods of time. It is therefore, essential to note overcook the rose hips.