Sea buckthorn: useful properties of sea buckthorn

Even the ancient Greeks used young branches of sea buckthorn to treat wounded soldiers, and the berries were used to increase their strength and endurance. Even before the Olympic Games, the Greeks fed the horses sea buckthorn fruits to improve the muscle tone of the animals and give a special shine to their mane. Sea buckthorn remedies are also mentioned in the works of the great Greek physician Hippocrates – he recommended using sea buckthorn oil against various stomach diseases. But not only the ancient Greeks, but also the inhabitants of Ancient China, Mongolia and Tibet highly appreciated the medicinal properties of sea buckthorn. For example, in the manuscripts of ancient Chinese doctors, it is said that the precious sea buckthorn plant contains more than a hundred healing substances that are very useful for the "easily wounded human body". And Tibetan healers with great respect treated the thick, oily extract of sea buckthorn, which helped with diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract and had a stimulating effect on sexual function in men.

Sea buckthorn came to Russia only in the 70s of the 20th century. Moreover, in different regions of the country, it was called differently: Siberian pineapple, waxwax, dereza. Nevertheless, it got its real " name "because of the numerous golden-orange berries that are attached to the branches of the tree on very short stems and thus it seems to"stick around". Sea buckthorn grows in Russia mainly in the European part, in Siberia and in the Far East. However, it is most often found in the cultivated version. Sea buckthorn berries are fragrant, juicy. They ripen in September-October, but you can collect them later – in late autumn or early winter, because it is during this period that they lose their bitter taste and become sweet and sour.

The time of picking berries depends on their purpose.