Rosa canina

Rosa canina — the dog rose — grows wild across eastern Anatolia, and its fruit is harvested in the mountain regions around Erzincan in autumn. Kuşburnu is the Turkish name; the rosehip is one of the four anchor plants of Thermées.

On the skin, rosehip oil is well-known for its naturally high vitamin-A precursor content. Bithyné does not lean on this scientifically — the plant has been a household skincare staple in eastern Anatolia for generations of unaided practice.

Properties: regenerating, skin-renewing, mildly nutritive. Traditional uses: facial oil, scar-quieting balm, autumn tonic.