Roses are applied in several nature cures for their healing properties.

In the Bach Flower Remedies the wild rose (Rosa canina) is used to cure apathy. Wild rose is prescribed for people who have given up, who have stopped trying to solve an unwanted situation in their life, who believe that it does not matter or that their fate can not be changed. These people have got stuck on one of the rose thorns on their life path. The remedy of the Wild rose will help them to become lively and enthusiastic again and to reach for the rose at the end of the journey.

As a herb, rose hips are used in teas, syrups and jams to prevent or cure colds because they contain much vitamin C. Further the hips are a mild laxative. Rose petals prepared as tea are helpful when you have a hangover (the ancient Romans knew this already) or indigestion. The cooled down tea can be used as gargle in case of inflammation in the mouth and the throat.

Absolutely famous is the use of the essential oil of the rose. Good quality rose oil is expensive since it takes large quantities of rose petals to extract rose oil. As a flower attributed to Venus and Aphrodite rose oil is foremost used to solve women’s complaints, like an irregular menstruation, copious menstruation, PMS, post natal depression, or a mild prolapsus of the uterus. Rose oil helps when emotional difficulties are related to the female sexuality or fertility problems. It helps to soothe the depression of a broken relationship.

Rose-oil is a well known aphrodisiac; it is applied to help frigid women and impotent men, and it is said to help with the conception. It is an old custom to strew rose petals on the bed of a just married couple.