Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Those of us who live in Northerly climates, do not have access to fresh citrus fruits. Yes, we can buy all the citrus fruits we want but they have all been picked green and then shipped. Many times they are still green when they get here. They have very little if any vitamin C in them; including their peel. What we do have is an abundance of wild rose hips. Just 3 hips have the same amount of Vit. C as does one ripe orange. I pick mine just after the first killer frost. They make a delicious tea. Heat will kill Vit. C but only if the temperature is kept at boiling point for more than 8 minutes. ½ cup hips = 1,200 mg. = 1.2 grams vitamin C Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I live in Minnesota. Where does one find Rose hips? Are they easy to grow? How fascinating. Please give me some more info on this. thanks Jeanne -------------- Original message -------------- "Barb Leppky" <bleppky Those of us who live in Northerly climates, do not have access to fresh citrus fruits. Yes, we can buy all the citrus fruits we want but they have all been picked green and then shipped. Many times they are still green when they get here. They have very little if any vitamin C in them; including their peel. What we do have is an abundance of wild rose hips. Just 3 hips have the same amount of Vit. C as does one ripe orange. I pick mine just after the first killer frost. They make a delicious tea. Heat will kill Vit. C but only if the temperature is kept at boiling point for more than 8 minutes. ½ cup hips = 1,200 mg. = 1.2 grams vitamin C Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 They grow wild in my area which is just next door to you. Try your local dept. of agriculture. They should be able to tell you where they grow naturally in your area. Just across the 49th they grow wild in the ditches and virtually on any land that has not been cultivated. I avoid the "tame" varieties because I do not know if they have the same medicinal value. If you do find a source make sure they are not next to a farmer's field that most likely will be sprayed with all sorts of chemicals. If they are beside a pasture, that is fine because pastures are generally not sprayed. In case you're not familiar with what a pasture is, it is a field of grass/alfalfa etc., where cattle graze. Here's a site that should be of help. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/mayjun00/roseprofile.html - jeanne_simons herbal remedies Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:57 AM Re: Herbal Remedies - Good source of Vitamin C I live in Minnesota. Where does one find Rose hips? Are they easy to grow? How fascinating. Please give me some more info on this. thanks Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Thanks for your help Barb! Maybe you can pick tons and tons, dry it and just sell it to us ! The farmer I buy grass fed beef, pork etc. probably knows where I can find some here. Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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