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The sweet scent of roses is making hearts skip a beat as lovers unite to celebrate this week. Valentine's week kicks off with Rose Day today. Roses have been associated with love and romance for a long time, but there’s more to them than their beautiful, tender and decorative appearance and sweet fragrance. As we celebrate Rose Day, let’s understand some health benefits of this refreshing flower.
Health Benefits Of Rose
To know the health benefits of rose, OnlyMyHealth team interacted with Nutritionist Tanvi Jiwani, Mumbai.
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Alleviates Skin Problems
“They may be used topically or ingested to help maintain skin health, reduce redness, and alleviate mild skin irritations,” said Jiwani. Now you may think how to use rose petals for skin? A tea made of dried rose petals and water can give you these benefits. Applying rose water can remove excess oil from the skin and give you relief from acne problems.
Enhancing Skin
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Rose water and rose oil can prove to be good skin care items which can be a part of your skin care routine. Rose water helps reduce dark spots and give a brighter, glowing skin. According to Jiwnai, the content of antioxidants in roses helps reduce the signs of ageing. “Rose plays an essential role in protecting cells from damage caused by free radicals.” Rose oil can help combating the fine lines and wrinkles caused by free radicals and make skin look younger. Jiwani shed light on another least known benefit of rose oil. “Daily application of rose oil on your belly button can free your skin from ageing. It also enhances your skin tone.”
Stress Relieving
Surprised? I was surprised too. Jiwani said, “The fragrance of rose petals can provide relaxation and help reduce stress.” A study found out, “Rose oil caused significant decreases of breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation and systolic blood pressure, which indicate a decrease of autonomic arousal.” Indeed, roses are stress relieving.
Digestive Aid
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According to Tanvi, Rose has a mild laxative effect which helps alleviate constipation. So drinking rose tea, or sprinkling it in a salad can help you aid your digestion and relieve constipation.
Reduces Risk Of Diseases
Nutritionist Jiwani said, “Rose has antioxidant-polyphenol and polyphenol which helps to reduce certain types of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.” Consuming rose is the way to prevent major grave diseases from touching you.
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Other Benefits Of Rose Tea Listed By Nutritionist
- Rose tea is an aromatic herbal beverage made from the fragrant petals and buds of rose flowers
- A best alternative to caffeinated drinks and great replacement for some of the common hot caffeinated beverages
- Rose tea primarily made up of water and can contribute to daily water intake too
- A study of 12 rose cultivators found the phenol content and antioxidant activity of rose tea to be equal or greater than those of green tea