Rosa canina comes from wild rose plants and is important in skincare. It's used in various skincare products because it's full of good stuff for your skin. This includes things that can help your skin stay healthy and fight inflammation. Skincare products with Rosa canina aim to make your skin better naturally.
Rosa canina, commonly known as Dog Rose, is a wild rose species native to areas including Kashmir, and its fruit, the rose hip, is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, with potential uses in herbal medicine and food.
Native to Kashmir:
Rosa canina, also known as the Dog Rose or Briar Rose, is native to Kashmir, along with other regions like Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia.
Appearance:
It's a vigorous, scrambling, deciduous shrub with pale pink flowers and produces small, round, red to orange fruits called rose hips.
Rose Hips:
The rose hips, which are the fruit of the wild rose plant, are rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids.
Uses:
Herbal Medicine: Rose hips have been used in herbal medicine for boosting immunity and alleviating inflammation.
Food :
Rose hips can be used in various culinary applications, such as making jams, jellies, and teas.
Antioxidants: Rose hips are rich in polyphenolics, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and lycopene, which demonstrate its rich antioxidant activity.
Antioxidants: Rose hips are rich in polyphenolics, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and lycopene, which demonstrate its rich antioxidant activity.
Variability in Kashmir:
Studies in Kashmir have shown a wide variability in the bioactive compounds and antioxidant profiles of different Rosa canina accessions.
Study :
There have been studies conducted in the cold desert regions of Kashmir, including the Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre in Southeren Kashmir , to assess the diversity of wild rose hips and their bioactive compounds.
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