Looking for a natural way of improving your immune system? Here is a perfect recipe that is right from nature: Rosehip tea. It is made with fruits of rose plants and has an amazing effect on your body. We NEED it these days especially to protect ourselves from the flu.
Rosehip tea is a herbal miracle that I learnt from dad. He is one of those who hates using medicine and prefers herbal remedy instead. He always says that nature always serves us what we need.
What Is Rosehip?
Rosehips or rose hips are the fruits of wild rose plants. Regular roses have hips too but they are not the same as wild species and not used. Wild rosehips mostly from ragusa roses are red in color but there are orange species too. Late autumn is the season to find them ripe. Although they are described as fruit, rose hips are not consumed as regular fruits. They are brewed in simmering water and turn into a healing tea.
Other Uses Of Rose Hips
In addition to making rosehip tea, you can make rosehip jam, marmalade, oil (for skin and wounds) or powder(to make tea) from these unique rose plant fruits. Because of their health benefits, people use them either fresh or dried in as many ways as they can.
Our favorite way is to make their tea because it makes a super healthy hot drink in winter. We love the sweet and tart flavor of rosehip tea. In winter you can drink it hot while it makes a perfect cold drink in summer.
Rosehip Tea Benefits
The most well-known benefit of rosehips is that it strengthens immune system as it is a a stock of vitamin C, about 40 times more than citrus fruits. So rosehip tea is mostly consumed as a natural protection against the flu.
Its benefits are not limited to this. Also, rosehips are one of those foods that are a good source of antioxidants, so they might be helpful against chronic diseases and cancer. It is even said to be helpful to reduce osteoarthritis pain.
How To Make Rose Hip Tea
The recipe is quite easy. You can use fresh or dried rosehips to make this tea.
Fill a saucepan (with a lid) or a teapot with water. Throw a handful of rose hips into it. You can halve them in two if you want, but not really necessary. Put the lid on. Bring it to boil and let it simmer over medium low heat for 15-20 minutes or until it has a nice color and taste. Then, serve it in cups and sweeten it with a little honey.
Tip: You can make rosehip tea with store-bought tea bags that are containing crushed dried rosehips if you are in a hurry. Fill a teapot or a mug with hot water. Steep rose hip tea bag in it for 5-10 minutes, sweeten with honey and enjoy.
If you would like to drink it cold as a summer treat, pour all into a jug, mix it with honey and chill in the refrigerator until cold.
You can combine it with another herbal tea like hibiscus and create your own tea blend.
OTHER TURKISH DRINKS
- Turkish Coffee Recipe
- How to Brew Turkish Tea
- Turkish Salep
- How To Make Ayran
- Turkish Apple Tea
- Boza Recipe
Rosehip Tea
Healing tea made with rosehips
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Brewing
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
- ½ cup (A handful of) rosehip
- 5 or 6 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Pour water in a saucepan with a lid or a teapot. Throw the rosehips into it. Put the lid on.
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Bring it to boil and let it simmer over medium low heat for 15-20 minutes or until it has a nice color and taste.
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Serve it in cups sweetened with a little honey.
- If you would like to drink it cold, pour all into a jug, mix it with honey and chill it in the refrigerator until cold.
Notes
If you want, halve the rosehips and then put in the saucepan.
Keywords: rosehip, rosehip tea, rose hip tea
Naomianna says
i love tea and i wanna be an herbalist so when i found this i looked delish but sadlyits still winter time but i know where to find these so when they are grown i will defntly try them
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Victoria fiske says
What about the hairs in the rose hips. They are the original ingredient for itching powder. Do you strain them out? Scoop them before steeping?
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Keira Ball says
Loved it! Will definitely try it soon!!
Desicart says
so yummy!! i love it! i ll definitely try it!!
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seda says
In my country it was very popular, my mom used picked them fresh and then dried them, then she made rosehip juice. I will also add another comment about rosehip. the rosehip tea is really good for your kidneys.just make a tea and drink with or withouth sugar.
Rich says
I don't know what rosehip is; I've never seen(or heard of) it before in my life - and I'm intrigued by it. But I've got to say: I'm coming back here for the writing. Well done. The anecdote about your father and the general recollection about times past ... well done. I'm hooked.
Connor Bell says
the good thing about herbal remedies is that they do not have side effects.'`-
Stella says
I love rosehip tea! It's so full of Vitamin C and other good stuff. Thanks for reminding me...
Maninas says
Rosehip tea is the tea we drink at home in Croatia. With honey and lemon if we're feeling poorly. 🙂
Tom Baker says
Where is the best place to get rosehips? Sounds great because I'd much rather use herbal remedies.
tasteofbeirut says
I was so happy to discover Istanbul this past holiday and my daughter and I fell in love with the city. I was also lucky to walk around the Bazaar and I brought back some natural apple tea, which I love; I also brought back sahlep and other spices.
I did not know about this type of tea, or I would have bought it! Next time!
Trissa says
What an informative post - I have never tried rosehip - and had no idea what it was good for... thanks for sharing this!
Cynthia Nelson says
Happy Holidays!
Gera @ SweetsFoods says
I don’t have this tea here to try it but no doubt that is excellent for the body after reading 🙂
Happy Holidays!
Cheers,
Gera
Soma says
This has to be fabulous.
Wish you a happy holidays and a great year ahead zerrin.
Erica says
Great info! I have o try that tea soon....Happy Holidays!
Daily Spud says
Gosh, it's many years since I had rosehip tea. I believe that rosehips were very commonly used here in Ireland in past times, but, unfortunately, you don't hear about them being used much anymore.
Helena says
Here in Ireland they are more commonly known as haws and grow wild along the roads in the countryside.
Zerrin says
Thanks Helena for sharing this information with us here! It is wild and grows in the countryside here too.
Cheers from Turkey!
Jessie says
I love rosehips tea! It's one of the main ingredients in passion tea
trompyx says
Sounds like a real learning in nature, doesn’t it?
Sophie says
Rosehip tea is one of my 5 favourite teas!!! Thanks for this easy yet so apart recipe!
Faith says
I've never had rosehip tea, does is have a faintly floral taste? All those health benefits are amazing! Your pictures are really lovely, Zerrin!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
A homemade rosehip tea sounds wonderful, so much good vitamin C! I was wishing for fresh rosehips when I was making that carrot wolfberry soup a few months ago, that would have entirely completed the range of immunity boosters I was looking for.
DianaHayes says
Does it matter what roses it comes from? Should the rosehips be red when you pick them?
Helena says
Rosehips do not come from various roses. A rosehip bush is a plant in itself, independent of roses.
Leanne says
Helena, you are incorrect. Rosehips are the fruit that develops after the rose has flowered and been pollinated. Not all varieties of roses produce usable hips, but many do.
The Little Teochew says
Rosehip is commonly used in Chinese cooking too! In fact, I have a packet of Chinese tea with rosehips in my larder 🙂
jenn (Bread + Butter) says
This is a first I've heard of this type of tea. I can just imagine the flavor of it.
I think cup of this would be perfect right about now.
OysterCulture says
I love rosehip tea but was unaware of all its medicinal benefits. Thanks so much for sharing all this wonderful information. Now when I unpack my tea kettle I'll have to get some rosehip tea!