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Dog Rose
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Dog Rose
A perennial shrub that contains niacin, nicotinamide, organic acids, pectin, tannin, and vitamins B, C, E, and K; it is astringent, diuretic, laxative, and tonic, and has been used to heal wounds; it is a rich source of vitamin C, often supplied as rose hips
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The range is enormous, from simple dog roses to the elegant tea blooms, and the ways they can be used is a lot wider than most people realise.
A bed of roses; Gardening by The Mirror (London, England)
Woodland edges are drunk with the scent of honeysuckle and the dog roses and field roses flash with the whole spectrum of wild rosiness from vivid pink to white.
Country diary by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
We all knew the hips from dog roses could be opened and the seeds used as itching powder and we knew goose grass and burdock could be stuck on some unsuspecting person's back.
dorinda mccann; people by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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