For the first time in my life I actually have roses! We just put them in this year so they aren’t producing a ton, but in a few years I will have all the rose petals and rosehips I could ever need. This year I had just enough rose petals to make a small batch of rose petal elixir and today I’ll share the recipe with you.
Rugosa Roses
Originally I had wanted to plant wild roses, but I found it very difficult to find anyone who sold them around here. I got some seeds and attempted to start them, but I had zero luck. Feeling discouraged I took to the interwebs to find a rose species that was as close to a wild rose as I could find. My criteria were:
- an edible rosehip
- edible rose petals
- easy to grow (i.e. hard for me to kill)
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Low and behold, I discovered the Rugosa rose variety! Now these are not like the typical roses you see on many people’s properties (check out the photos below), but I love them just the same. The smell is glorious, they are fairly easy to grow (I had no interest in obsessively pruning, caring for and babying my roses) and they met all my criteria.
When you harvest your rose petals please ensure they have not been sprayed and that your variety is edible. My understanding is that all are, but some produce a much superior taste/flavour, but please do your own research.
Why Make Rose Petal Elixir
Roses are excellent for inflammation of all kinds, so this elixir could be used for anything from a sore throat to more chronic inflammatory conditions. Just as it’s cousin, Hawthorn, is an excellent cardiac, so are rose petals and rosehips. Excellent for helping to tone the blood vessels and support the heart in general. Much of my research showed Rose to be a specific for heart palpitations. And energetically speaking. roses help to open our heart chakra allowing love and healing energy to flow in. Nutritionally speaking roses are loaded with vitamin C, but also vitamins A and E, B-complex, calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Rose petal elixir can also be taken in very small amounts, 4 drops under the tongue, similar to Rescue Remedy or my own version Traum-Aid+. Taking it in this way can help to alleviate stress, anxiety and panic type feelings. Roses also have a cooling effect on the body which is why they are often used in facial toners, skin creams and other such herbal goodies. Small amounts of this elixir could be used on bug bites and rashes as well.
Finally, roses have neuralgic properties making it a wonderful herbal ally for conditions like sciatica, pinched nerves or any nerve injuries and pain. Consider pairing it with St. John’s Wort as they have similar properties in this department.
How to Make a Rose Petal Elixir
Supplies/Ingredients
- mason jar
- size of your choice (choose based on how many rose petals you have access to)
- fresh wild or domesticated rose petals
- please ensure they are not sprayed!
- raw local honey
- alcohol of choice (brandy is often used, but I used vodka as that is what I had on hand)
Instructions
- Fill your jar with rose petals
- Don’t pack them down too much, but you do want it nice and full
- If you don’t have enough rose petals consider adding ginger, bee balm or some orange zest
- Fill your jar with about 1/3 of the way with your honey
- Top with your alcohol of choice
- If you are using a jar with a metal lid, use a piece of parchment paper between the lid and the elixir. This will prevent the lid from corroding and contaminating your elixir.
Allow your jar to sit in a cool and dark place for 4-6 weeks. Whenever you think of it, give it a bit of a shake and some love. When you are ready to use your elixir, simply strain out your petals. If you have an amber dropper bottle, you can fill that for easier use.
Alternatively, if you would like to avoid the use of alcohol, you can simply make a rose petal honey would be divine.
Enjoy,
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