Sea buckthorn is a small tree or shrub of the sucker family. The leaves are narrow, long. A tree blooms in early to mid-May. Fruit - small, about 0.5 cm, yellow berries. Sea buckthorn berries are unique in their chemical composition. They contain a large amount of organic acids, vitamin C, B1, B2 (a total of 8 vitamins), carotene, boron, iron, manganese, folic acid, trace elements, serotonin, ascorbic acid , etc. Therefore, sea buckthorn has always been very popular with hostesses. After all, having prepared jams, preserves, compotes from this berry, you can provide your family with vitamins for the whole winter. And from sea buckthorn, you can cook the most valuable oil, which will not only replenish the lack of vitamins in the body, but also help in the treatment of many diseases. In addition, it is a wonderful cosmetic product. This article will tell you how to make sea buckthorn oil at home. But first, let's talk about how this oil is so useful, and why it is simply necessary to have it in a home medicine cabinet.
The effect of sea buckthorn oil on the human body
This oil is used not only in medicine, but also in cooking. Dishes seasoned with such vitamin oil acquire a piquant taste. They can not only season salads, but also use them for frying. In medicine, sea buckthorn oil is used as a powerful multivitamin, analgesic and wound healing agent. In addition, it strengthens the immune system.
How to make sea buckthorn oil at home. Method number 1
In this way, the highest quality oil is obtained. To do this, wash and dry the berries on a towel, and then squeeze the juice out of them using a juicer, or simply mash with a pestle. Drain the juice into a wide but shallow bowl (it is better to use glassware for this) and leave it in a dark place for a day. The next day, you will see how the oil has collected on the surface of sea buckthorn juice , it will be a lighter color. Gather it carefully with a spoon or dropper. Store the resulting product in a cool, dark place. It should be noted that with this method, very little oil comes out, but it will be of the highest quality.
How to make sea buckthorn oil at home. Method number 2
Wash and dry the berries. Put them on a baking sheet and place in the oven. And at a low temperature, dry the berries, they should become absolutely hard. Then grind them into powder through a coffee grinder. Fold the obtained sea buckthorn flour in a glass jar and fill with oil. Ideally, you need to use olive, but sunflower may also work. Infuse the berries for seven days, periodically shaking the bottle. After a week, drain the resulting oil and store in a cool place.
How to make sea buckthorn oil at home. Method number 3
This method is somewhat troublesome, but the result will please you very much. Take four glasses of pre-washed and dried berries and place their freezer for five days. At the end of the period, defrost the berries very slowly. Knead the thawed sea buckthorn and strain the juice.
Pour juice into a jar and refrigerate. Lay the resulting cake on paper and dry at room temperature. When the marc is dried, separate the seeds from the remaining pulp and grind into flour (in a coffee grinder).
Then pour the obtained bone powder, the remaining meal, juice and half a liter of refined oil into a small saucepan . Cover all this and place for three hours in a water bath. After the specified time, remove the pan to a dark place for three days. During this time, a layer of oil forms on the surface, which will be lighter in color. Carefully remove it, and pour the remaining liquid into a saucepan of a smaller diameter and leave it again for three days. After removing another serving of sea buckthorn oil, drain the leftovers into an even narrower pan. And so three or four times. As you can see, obtaining sea buckthorn oil is not such a difficult matter. Be always healthy!