Let's discover the characteristics of rose hips, how to choose it and use it to strengthen the immune system of children
La Rosehip it is one of the few plants recommended and safe even for children. You can try to use it to counteract the most common seasonal ailments (cough, sore throat, cold) but also to raise the immune system. (Read also: 10 tips to strengthen children's immune defenses)
The great strength of this plant lies in the rich in vitamin C and bioflavonoids. Thanks to these active ingredients, rose hips are considered excellent immunomodulante. It is in fact able to balance the functioning of our body's defenses and, for this reason, it can be used both in the preventive phase (to avoid the classic seasonal disorders) and to counteract the first symptoms that have already appeared, accelerating healing.
It is also a plant with anti-inflammatory power, to be kept at hand during this period when coughs and colds are lurking.
Finally, as the doctor recalls Susanna Chiericoni, preparatory pharmacist expert in phytotherapy, interviewed by Versilia Bimbi, it is also an excellent remedy for children who have allergic tendencies:
“The bud extract of young shoots has immunomodulating properties, that is, it regulates the body's immune response, giving the preparation an effective action against all forms of allergy. In particular its hiring improves the respiratory immune response in allergic-prone subjects and children"
Dosage and how to take rose hips
Children can take wild rose in the form of herbal tea (perhaps mixed with something else, since they may not like the slightly sour taste) sweetened with a little honey or glycerine macerate or bud extract in drops.
In the latter case it is good to dilute the drops (usually 20 are sufficient but it depends on the type of product you buy) in a little water.
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If you want to take it to help the immune system, you can take it up to a maximum of 2/3 times a day for a few months before stopping.
For the dosage, as it also depends on the age of the child, we advise you to rely on your trusted herbalist or read the instructions on the package directly of the product you have purchased.
Listen to the advice of the herbalist Beatrice Ciarletti on how to make children take rosehip from minute 4.55 of the following video:
Which one to choose?
There are many rosehip-based products on the market: herbal teas, glycerine macerates or more or less concentrated bud derivatives, with or without alcohol.
It is good for children to choose one alcohol-free, the alternative is to dissolve the drops in very hot water so that the alcohol evaporates. It is then necessary to wait for the dog rose to cool down before making the child drink.
Given that the fruits of the rose hip are particularly rich in vitamin C, which is however a thermolabile and delicate substance that is partially lost even with drying, we advise you to choose a bud extract, product that is obtained directly from the fresh fruit.
Then evaluate with the help of an herbalist effective concentration of rosehip within the product, in fact, there are more or less concentrated ones.
Considering then that the children will have to take it, choose if possible a product with no added sugars, preservatives, dyes or sweeteners. Actually good advice for adults too.
There are supplements for the immune defenses on the market that combine rose hips with other herbs, plants or fruits, products that exploit the synergy between the various active ingredients to offer help to our immune system and that of children. You can also evaluate one of these possibilities, always with the help of an expert.
Controindicazioni
Rosehip has no particular contraindications but if it is the first time that you use it it is good to do it with due caution since the child could, even if it is a rare possibility, be allergic or hypersensitive. Start with a very small dose before moving on to the one you agreed with your herbalist.
In the following article you will find other useful tips to strengthen the immune defenses of the little ones.
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