Sorbus Aucuparia Herb vs Sweet Briar

European mountain rowan tree with bright red berries used in folk medicine for vitamin C, diarrhea, and urinary conditions.

Wild European rose whose hips are rich in vitamin C and whose fragrant leaves were used medicinally for digestive complaints, kidney conditions, and as an astringent tonic.

parasorbic acid, vitamin C, catechins, quercetin

vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, carotenoids

vitamin C supplement in Scandinavian folk medicine, diarrhea astringent remedy, urinary tonic use

Vitamin C supplementation, Digestive astringent, Kidney tonic, Fragrant culinary herb

antioxidant, astringent, nutritive

Antioxidant, Vitamin C source, Astringent, Anti-inflammatory

2-4g cooked or dried berries or 2g leaf tea

Hips freely as food; 5-10g hip tea or jam daily

raw berry consumption - parasorbic acid toxic

No significant contraindications

nausea from raw berries

Itching from hip hairs if seeds not removed