Medicinal Uses for Hybrid Tea Roses

Roses are attractive and fragrant flowers found worldwide that have many medicinal uses. Hybrid tea roses and other varieties are used to treat colds, intestinal problems and depression.

Components & Applications

• Tea roses can be used to make massage oils, creams and lotions.

  Medicinal treatments use petals, leaves, rose hips or combinations of parts for treating ailments. Applications may include teas, essential oils, rosewater, creams or lotions, massage oil, decoctions and gargles.

Essential Oil

• Essential oils made from roses are used to treat several conditions.

  Oil is extracted from rose hips and used in lotions to treat skin conditions or stomach ailments. Essential oil is also used in baths for the treatment of insomnia or depression.

Leaves

• Rose leaves make medicinal teas.

  Teas prepared with leaves and rose petals are effective for cleansing the body of toxins and diminishing fevers. Purification properties aid in fighting infections and increasing immunity.

Petals

• Rose petals are used to treat problems of the reproductive system.

  Petals are used to treat female reproductive system problems as well as to increase sexual desire. An infusion of rose petals can be used to treat dysentery and diarrhea, and it is also effective as a laxative. In addition, rose petals are used to treat lethargic liver problems and headaches.

Rose Hips

• Rose hips are high in vitamin C.

  Rose hip extract, which is high in vitamin C, is used to make natural vitamins. Teas made from rose hips are used to treat or prevent colds and flu.