View photos of the edible and medicinal plant, Rosa woodsii (Woods’ rose), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States, and the Wild Edible Series: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico: Vol 1, and others.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Additionally, systemic–oriented autoimmune condition with inflammatory signatures (i.e. Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, allergies, etc.) will show betterment with Wild rose hips. As a cancer–preventative it combines well with Turmeric. As a ward against cardiovascular inflammation, use it with Hawthorn. Or if suffering from chronic hepatitis (viral related for example) or cirrhosis its mixture with Western mugwort, Milk thistle, or Turmeric has merit. Really, the sky’s the limit with the hips’ application.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of Arizona:

Most abundant in the northern/central mountains (San Francisco Peaks/Mogollon Rim/White Mountains), it too can be found throughout many of the southeastern Sky Islands.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico:

Wild rose hips’ high vitamin content makes it an important forage if nutritional deficiency (especially vitamin C) is suspected. For this reason, the dried hips were an important cold–season food supplement, especially if the diet was limited (cabin shut–in: canned food/jerky/beans/etc.). Relatedly, crushed hips were a common a pemmican ingredient.