Small, 3-5 mm long, 2-3 mm wide kernels, seeds of the rose hip, which have barbed hairs. These are located inside the pseudo-fruit, the so-called rose hip. These seeds are often used as itching powder.
ESCOP: not processed
HMPC: not processed
Commission E: Negative monograph due to insufficient evidence of efficacy.
Empirical medicine: Kidney and bladder diseases, stone diseases, gout, rheumatism, sciatica.