Get Hip to Rose Hips

Osteoarthritis sufferers have a new reason to love roses—well, rose hips, that is. A powder made from the fruit of a subspecies of dog rose (Rosa canina) seems to alleviate pain and stiffness in the knees, hips, and other joints. Researchers in Denmark gave 94 osteoarthritis patients either 5 g of the rose-hip powder daily or a placebo for three months. Then the groups switched powders for another three-month period. While taking the rose hips, patients reported a significant reduction in pain, disability, and stiffness. They also reported a marked decrease in the amount of pharmaceutical analgesics they took. The trial adds weight to a 2004 study in which people taking Litozin (a standardized powder of rose hip that’s available without a prescription in the US) also improved their osteo-arthritis symptoms. In the fallout surrounding COX-2 inhibitor drugs such as Vioxx and Bextra and their potential for causing heart problems, rose hips may offer a safer way of relieving joint pain.

—Kristin Bjornsen

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