Eating dried rosehips

[Factoid]

I have heard some people getting the dried rosehips and pouring boiling/ boiled water over them then blending them and eating them that way.
I guess the boiling water would remove some nutrients though? How do everyone else eat them? Just put them in water for a bit then blend?

[skier2]

I have heard some people getting the dried rosehips and pouring boiling/ boiled water over them then blending them and eating them that way.
I guess the boiling water would remove some nutrients though? How do everyone else eat them? Just put them in water for a bit then blend?

Rosehips are mostly known for Vitamin C, which is extracted when brewed anyhow, so if you pour regular tap water over them, let them sit overnight, and strain and drink in the morning, you will have a tart refreshing raw herbal tea higher in vitamin C than any common fruit. I usually use 1 part rosehips and 1 part hibiscus flowers for added color and flavor. About 1 C of each and a liter of water.

[Factoid]

skier2: Do you blend anywhere along the way?

[Aleesha Sattva]

it's a tea... you take out the rosehips when you drink it.

[Factoid]

ok thanks. Do you think there is any substantial further benefit to be gained from eating them too?

[kaybee]

if they are fresh, you can eat the fleshy outside, or if you have removed the seeds and dehydrated them (or removed the seeds and frozen them), you could eat that. but you dont want to eat the seeds. they have prickly hairs on them that will irritate your system.

[Factoid]

Thanks Kaybee

[kaybee]

yep no prob. i often picked them in the early autumn and would eat some right off the bush. the ones i didnt eat though i always stuck in the fridge intending to de-seed then dry...but never got around to it and always ended up having to pitch them :( too bad as they are a great source of vitamin C--fresh though, i dunno about dried and i dont have a freezer

also, in the spring, the light green tips of the sitka pine branches are like vitamin C bombs :)