Rose hip bush

Rosa canina, the dog rose, is a 1 - 3 m tall shrub native to Asia and the whole of Europe, which is now widespread throughout the world and prefers to grow in sunny or semi-shady locations. Spreading branches covered with thorns, light pink flowers and red, bottle-shaped small nut fruits, seed-bearing pseudo-fruits, the rose hips. Flowering time: June,
Fruit ripening: October to November.

Dried, whole or chopped rose hips - Rosae pseudo-fructus cum fructibus and the remains of the dried sepals and arils (rose hip peel - Rosae pseudo-fructus) are used phytotherapeutically.

Also the dried, whole or cut rose petals - Rosae flos

In the cosmetics industry: Rosa canina leaf extract (INCI), Rosa canina seed extract (INCI), Rosa canina fruit extract (INCI).

Rosa canina is a perennial rose from the Rosaceae family. Its leaves are small and jagged. The plant's pseudo-fruit, the reddish rose hips, are well-known and can be used for food. The flowers of the plant, which blooms in June - July, are white-pink.
Rose hips, the pseudo-fruits of the plant, have an extremely high vitamin C content and are rich in vitamin B complexes and minerals. They are often processed into jam or marmalade. Rosehips are also suitable for preparing aromatic tea blends.

Rosa canina is the parent plant of Rosae pseudo-fructus cum fructibus.

Extracts from the pseudo-fruits are used in cosmetics(Rosa canina extract)

• Rosa canina fruit oil is the oil from the pseudo-fruit
• Rosa canina fruit extract (INCI)
• Rosa canina leaf extract is the leaf extract from the plant
• Rosa cania seed extract is the extract from the small seeds contained in the pseudo-fruit.

1. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/rose.php

2. Montag A (2023) Plants and skin. Springer-Verlag GmbH. pp. 551-553 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63014-3_7