Altai Siberian Sea Buckthorn is one of the best vitamin, essential amino acids, fatty acids omega-3, 6, 9 and rare omega-7 source. Sea Buckthorn contains a whole vitamin complex: С (up to 900 mg%), В1, В2, В6, В9, Е, Р, РР. There are also organic acids (citric, malic, tartaric), carotenoids (carotene- 60%, cryptoxanthin, zeaxantin), folic acid, tannins, flavonoids, phospholipids, sugars, fatty oil – 8%, microelements (cobalt, nickel, vanadium, marganese, silver, copper, iron, silicon), mineral salts, pectin. Sea Buckthorn leaves contain coumarin, triterpenic acids, inositol, vitamin complex, tannins, polyphenol. Sea Buckthorn branches contain up to 10% tannins, bark contains alkaloid hippophein, tannins.
Usage
Pharmacological Properties.
Altai Siberian Sea Buckthorn has many medicinal properties: adaptogenic and antioxidant properties and also antibacterial, painkilling, anti-inflammation, epithelial effects.
Sea Buckthorn drugs improve metabolism, annihilate pathogenic bacteria. Sea Buckthorn improves the state of cancer patients that undergo chemotherapy, cures cervical erosion and other gynecological problems, has a significant effect on eye disorders, enhances skin regeneration after surgeries, lowers blood pressure, tones and improves blood circulation, heals skin, helps to get rid of harmful substances, regains you strength after a long illness, rises body resistance.
Sea Buckthorn oxycoumarin prevent thrombus formation. Sea Buckthorn juice contains coumarin and flavonoids that have antineoplastic action. Sea Buckthorn oil protects biological membranes from damaging effects of chemical agents, has a pronounced anti-bacterial effect, facilitates wounds, ulcers, erosion healing. It also stimulates healing of trophic and radial injuries, skin regeneration, regulates skin cell renewal process and reduces pains.
Folk Medicine Use.
In folk medicine Sea Buckthorn has been known as a medicine for ages. First attempts to use Sea Buckthorn as a medicine have their roots in Tibet Medicine. Tibetan Lamas consider Sea Buckthorn one of the most powerful and unique drugs.
In the ancient medicine of Greece, Rome, China and Mongolia Sea Buckthorn was used for liver, stomach, intestine and joint problems. In Russia Sea Buckthorn oil has also been known as a healing solution for many centuries. In Siberian folk medicine Sea Buckthorn bark and leaves were used to make a drug for dysentery. Seeds were used as a soft laxative, leaves helped against rheumatism and skin disorders. Fruits are taken for hypovitaminosis and avitaminosis and overall body exhaustion.
Sea Buckthorn decoction and oil are used for stomach and intestine disorders, mouth mucous membrane problems and sore throat, gum problems, anemia, exhaustion. They are known as antiscorbutic and painkilling means.
Fruits decoction is used for gout, seeds decoction is a laxative. Sea Buckthorn oil can be used externally for trophic ulcers, burns, lupus. eczema, bed sores. In home cosmetology fruit and branch decoctions are taken for poor hair growth and hair loss, baldness, branny tetter, dandruff, itching and poor metabolism. Sea Buckthon oil is taken and applied to nails for thin nail and nail stratification. Sea Buckthorn juice and flesh paste used as a mask for skin moisturizing.
