Indigenous medicinal plant padlet by Dantaye Smith

Wild Rose

ds9929 — 2024-09-11 15:53:19 UTC

What is the plant's historical use as traditional medicine?

ds9929 — 2024-09-11 16:06:34 UTC

The wild Rose is valued for its healing properties and symbolic significance, has been used for generations as a traditional medicine by Indigenous peoples. The plant helps boost the immune system and can relieve cold and flu symptoms.

What parts of the plant are used as medicine?

ds9929 — 2024-09-16 15:24:13 UTC

The petals from the flower can be used as an infusion that can help eye conditions such as pink eye, later in the fall when the roseship forms you can use it in a tea that's very high in vitamin C which helps against colds.

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 01:27:26 UTC

How is the wild Rose prepared to be used as medicine?

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 01:42:00 UTC

First you fill a glass jar with dried/ wilted Wild Rose petals, then cover them completely in witch hazel extract, put a lid on the glass jar containing the petals and witch hazel, leave sit for about 2 weeks and shake every couple days to distribute medicine throughout the fluid.

What Indigenous people used the plant?

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 02:14:55 UTC

the Wild Rose represents the Shoshone tribe in the Rockies and is traditionally depicted in the beadwork and painted designs

where does a Wild Rose grow?

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 02:24:22 UTC

A Wild Rose is often found in Alaska to Quebec, the Northern US and New Mexico. A will Rose can grow anywhere it can get sunlight to power photosynthesis and enough pollinators to allow the plant to reproduce. Can be seen growing in woodlands, grasslands, along waterfronts of lakes and rivers and even in semi-arid deserts.

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 02:26:59 UTC

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 02:27:54 UTC

What is a Wild Rose used for today?

ds9929 — 2024-09-17 02:35:18 UTC

The Wild Rose today is used for skincare, skin-soothing Rose lotion bars, Rose petal slave, Rose hip facial oil, or wild Rose and yarrow soap. But can also be used as medicine which is more traditional.