Seabuckthorn buckthorn

Hippophae ihamnoides L .This prickly bush is usually grown for decorative purposes. He is all silver-gray, by the autumn on its branches sit yellow-orange berries. The plants are dicotyled, that is, the trees are of different sexes - to obtain fruits, it is necessary to have flowers of both sexes.

Sea-buckthorn, undemanding plant, grows on dry, even stony soil, even in places well illuminated by the sun. We can buy sea buckthorn in decorative nurseries. Six female bushes require one male bush. Recently, sea-buckthorn has enjoyed a special attention of gardeners both in our country and in the whole world due to the value of its fruits, which have exceptional biological properties.

Now cultivated cultivars of sea-buckthorn, which has less spines, they are more productive, have larger berries, pleasant taste. Seabuckthorn fruiting for the fourth year after planting, berries harvested in August-September, until they are firm. The smell of fruits resembles pineapple, they are very juicy, the taste is sour. The plant tolerates frosts well. In Russian it is called sea-buckthorn, in the pharmacy you can buy sea buckthorn oil.

Seabuckthorn fruits contain many vitamins and other foam substances: 0,9-10,9 mg% carotene( this is 100-200 daily doses for adults), 0.4 mg% of vitamin B1, 0.05 mg% of vitamin B2 and depending onof the degree of maturity, an exceptionally large amount of vitamin C - 350-1230 mg%, up to 160 mg% of vitamin E, as well as many flavonoids, especially routine. There are also organic acids, tannins, essential oil and other compounds.

The healing properties of sea buckthorn oil, the content of which in the flesh of the fruit is 3-8%, a lot of vitamin E. Sea-buckthorn oil gives a positive result in the treatment of skin diseases, burns. Inside it is taken with the treatment of stomach and duodenum ulcers.

In folk medicine for these purposes use a decoction of fruits. Fruits affect peristalsis of the intestine and have protective( bactericidal) properties. From fruits you can prepare rich in vitamins juices, syrups, compotes, jams and marmalades. Berries can be dried. Fresh and dried fruits are added to sauces, served with game, roasted meat.

When using them and cooking, it must be remembered that the fruit should not come into contact with the metal. The juice of sea buckthorn can be replaced with lemon juice. Juice from freshly ground fruits with sugar and water is very refreshing, eliminating fatigue.