Rosa roxburghii is a kind of wild shrub, which has pink, red or crimson flowers from April to June, summer flowers and autumn fruits. Most fruits are oblate and spherical, with a transverse diameter of 2-4 cm. The fruit is ripe in August-September, yellow and sometimes red. The pulp is crisp and has a strong aroma when cooked.
The peel is covered with small meat thorns, commonly known as "thorn pear". Fruit is rich in vitamin C and is called "the king of vitamin C". Tannin 500- 1000 mg; The acid content is about1g; The total sugar content is generally about 4 grams.
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Rosa roxburghii has high medicinal value, and its flowers, leaves and seeds can be used as medicine, which has the effects of invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, nourishing and stopping diarrhea. Rosa roxburghii, in particular, is rich in superoxide dismutase (SOD), which is internationally recognized as an active substance with anti-aging and anti-cancer effects, and also has anti-virus and anti-radiation effects, and is widely used to prevent and treat cardiovascular, digestive and various tumor diseases. ?
Rosa roxburghii fruit is also the first-class raw material for processing health food. Ripe Rosa roxburghii is rich in sugar, vitamins, carotene, organic acids, more than 20 kinds of amino acids, 10 kinds of trace elements and superoxide dismutase which are beneficial to human body.
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