Perhaps a better name than the one that the people gave this shrub to come up with is not easy. Its branches are really literally covered with fruits of orange or yellow color. It is known that the ancient Greeks fed the leaves of the bush and its young shoots.
Thanks to this, their hair was shiny, the animals quickly got better. Hence the Latin name of the plant. When the benefits of sea buckthorn were scientifically proven, it turned out that cultivating it is not so simple. Successful distribution of the bush became possible only after studying its biology and many years of work by breeders.
Sea buckthorn: fruit benefits
This is a very valuable medicinal plant. Sea buckthorn can be considered a ready-made natural multivitamin, since its fruits contain vitamins E, P, B₆, C, B₁, A and B₂. Moreover, all of them, except tocopherol, are also contained in the leaves of the bush. In frozen fruits, all vitamins are stored for up to six months. Fresh juice from them is not only an excellent restorative remedy, but also an antitussive (only in this case it should be consumed with honey). A decoction of the fruits is used externally for skin diseases.
Sea buckthorn: the benefits of
oil
This product, produced not only from seeds, but even from the pulp of fruits, is appreciated by both official and traditional medicine. He is treated with many skin inflammations and diseases (lichen, chronic eczema, poorly healing wounds and ulcers, etc.), skin lesions resulting from radiation therapy of oncology. In gynecology, it is used for colpitis and cervical erosion. It is no less effective for frostbite, burns. People suffering from chronic rhinitis, which is especially aggravated in autumn and winter, will immediately feel relief if they drop a few drops of oil into their nose.
Sea buckthorn: a benefit in cosmetology
Decoctions of fruits and shrub branches are used for external and internal use for baldness or partial hair loss. For dry and normal skin, it is recommended to regularly make masks from sea buckthorn pulp. To do this, wipe the fruits and add the egg yolk or sour cream to the resulting gruel.
After application, the mask should be kept on the face for about 15 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. Very good
sea buckthorn oil restores aging skin. Apply it in the form of a mask. Need to grind with ½ tsp. oil the yolk of one egg and apply the resulting mixture to the neck, face and décolleté. Rinse it off also with warm water after 20 minutes.
Sea buckthorn: benefits in the food industry
From the fresh fruits of the bush, delicious jelly, jelly and jam are obtained. They are nutritious and restorative. And for the winter, you can also prepare sea buckthorn juice for the future . To do this, grind the fruits, put in an enamel pan, pour barely warm water, warm to 50 ° C and squeeze again. Then the juice needs to be filtered through gauze, folded in three to four layers, and you can roll up. It turns out quickly, tasty and very healthy.
Sea buckthorn: benefits and harms
But despite all the valuable qualities, the fruits of this plant are undesirable for some people. This category includes those who suffer from gastrointestinal ailments, diseases of the pancreas and acute cholecystitis.