Sea buckthorn is a plant of the sucker family. Sea buckthorn fruits are drupe-like, spherical or elongated, bright orange in color, and have juicy flesh. Sea buckthorn is used in cooking and medicine.
Composition and useful properties of sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn fruits are an excellent remedy for the prevention and treatment of vitamin deficiencies. They contain the following beneficial substances:
- carotene;
- vitamin C;
- B vitamins;
- vitamin H;
- vitamin PP;
- tocopherol;
- sugar;
- tannins;
- oleic acid;
- stearic acid;
- linoleic acid;
- pectins;
- phytoncides;
- fatty oils;
- trace elements;
- macronutrients.
Sea buckthorn bark is also used as a remedy, as it contains serotonin, which can inhibit the growth of tumors. Alcohol and water tinctures are made from the bark, and include it in the collection.
Sea buckthorn is used in cosmetology, masks made from its fruits nourish and moisturize the skin well.
Sea buckthorn oil and juice are used as a means of healing wounds and accelerating tissue epithelization. Sea buckthorn oil is used to treat burns, frostbite, bedsores. It softens dry irritated skin well, so it is used to lubricate psoriatic plaques.
Sea buckthorn oil is suitable for the treatment of acute inflammatory diseases of the throat. They lubricate the mucous membrane or do oil inhalations. They treat chronic and acute sinusitis with sea buckthorn oil, lubricate wounds with it after removing the tonsils.
Oil is used to treat gynecological diseases: endometritis, erosion of the cervix, erosive and ulcerative colpitis, endocervitis, cercevitis. Eating fresh sea buckthorn fruit helps to cure infertility.
The inclusion of sea buckthorn juice in the diet of people with coronary heart disease, as well as those suffering from blood pressure problems, helps to improve their condition.
Fresh and dried sea buckthorn fruits restore strength in case of exhaustion and anemia. From young leaves and twigs, you can brew tea, which is drunk as a general tonic, as well as for the treatment of stomatitis, glossitis and periodontitis.
Sea buckthorn fruits should be eaten in moderation, as they are the strongest immunomodulator.
Sea buckthorn has a positive effect on the condition of blood vessels, it improves their elasticity. The substances included in sea buckthorn have a good effect on the blood coagulation process and reduce the risk of blood clots.
Contraindications to the use of sea buckthorn
You should not eat sea buckthorn fruits and juice for patients with gastritis with high acidity, as well as for peptic ulcer disease.
