permaculture

["Antonio Scotti" <antonio.scotti@tiscali.es>]

Sharon,
what is the name of this plant? Just Rosa? Would you have its botanical
name?
Cheers
Antonio
----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon Gordon <gordonse@one.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Thorny edible bush


> A disease resistant, more drought resistant, antique rose (Rosa) on its
own
> roots with good rose hips(hips vary in size from the size a small pea to
> that of a small apple) might be a solution.  They have food, medicinal,
> garden, and decorative functions.
>
> *Food*
> (Don't eat the seed hairs. Avoid the white part of the petal bottom which
> tends to be bitter.)
> Dried herb, plain or in spice mixtures.
> Dried fruit soups in winter.
> Petals in salads, soups, desserts(cake, mediterranean sweets, sorbet), and
> rice/grain dishes.
> Petals crystalized
> Fruit or petals in jams, jellies
> Fruit in pies
> Grind seed(but not the seed hairs) and add to flours(adds to Vitamin E).
> Tea(leaves, petals, hips, some twigs)
> Young tips and buds as cooked greens or added to soups
> Young shoots peeled and eaten raw like carrot sticks
>
> *Medicinal*
> Very high in several nutients especially Vitamins A, C, E; essential fatty
> acids, flavanoids
> High vitamin syrup.
> Astringent uses.
> Pain and fever reliever
> Anti-cancer
> Menstruation improver
> Childbirth
> Infertility
> Hair restorative
> Aromatherapy
> For variety of digestive, intestinal, kidney problems.
> As external wash for wounds, eye infections, and skin care.
> Athletes foot
> Poultice for bee stings
> Cardiovascular system improver
> Seed oil for skin: skin cream, scars, burns
>
> *Garden*
> Hedge types as fence, or wind shelter
> Draws birds, butterflies, bees
> Ones with especially good root systems good for soil stabilization
> Ones that sucker well stabilize sand
> Some types salt tolerant
>
> *Decorative*
> Plant is attractive.
> Good flowers for arrangements
> Branches of ripe hips good for arrangements
> Scent soap, perfumes and other toiletries, pot-pourri
> Petals make beads for jewelry.
> Dyes: brown, orange
> Stems in basketry (strip thorns)
> Root/thick stem in decorative woodworking and turned wood vessels
>
> Sharon
> gordonse@one.net
>
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