Useful properties of sea-buckthorn

Useful properties of sea-buckthorn are due to its composition. The fruits of sea-buckthorn contain a huge amount of vitamins: provitamin A (carotene), vitamin B1 (thiamine),vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin B3 (or vitamin PP - nicotinic acid), vitamin E (tocopherol), vitamin K. By the way, the sea buckthorn exceeds the notorious lemons: 100 g of sea-buckthorn berries contains 200 mg of ascorbic acid.

Also in sea-buckthorn there are such microelements, as boron, iron, silver and copper. It also contains the carotenoid lycopene (which, incidentally, enters our body only with food), sugar, folic acid, serotonin, tannins, stearic, linoleic, oleic, palmitic acid and other useful substances.

It is a unique combination of vitamins, mineralsand microelements determines the useful properties of sea-buckthorn, which are known since ancient times. Fatty oil of sea-buckthorn, the content of which in fresh berries can reach almost 8%, possesses wound healing, analgesic and bactericidal properties.

That is why the useful properties of sea-buckthorn are used to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers. The ingested decoction of sea-buckthorn helpsreduce pain, accelerate the healing of sores and regenerate tissues. Of course, it should not be taken in place of the main treatment, but in addition to it. Another decoction of sea buckthorn and sea buckthorn oil is applied externally in the treatment of burns and some skin diseases, with gynecological diseases.

With external use of sea buckthorn oil need to clean the damaged area of ​​the skin, applyoil with a pipette and apply a gauze bandage. Change the bandage every other day. When treating sea buckthorn oil with various sores on the skin, they are first washed with a solution of penicillin. With gynecological diseases (colpitis, cervical erosion) richly moistened with sterile sea-buckthorn oil, a tampon is injected into the vagina, the treatment is prescribed by a doctor.

Useful properties of sea-buckthorn, or rather, sea buckthorn oil used in the manufacture of cosmetics. Often often, sea-buckthorn oil is included incomposition of face creams. Its advantages are that it is suitable for almost any type of skin and does not cause irritation. And you can rub the sea-buckthorn sea-buckthorn infusion to strengthen your hair.

The vitamin composition of the sea-buckthorn makes it possible to use sea-buckthorn juice for the treatment of colds. From cough will help inhalation with sea buckthorn, withrunny nose sterile (!) sea buckthorn oil is buried in the nose, and juice can also be taken inside - it will help restore the immune system. Still sea buckthorn juice calms the nervous system and improves the chemical composition of the blood.

Sea-buckthorn oil can be cooked at home. To do this, you need to squeeze out the juice from the sea buckthorn berries. The remaining pulp should be dried, chopped and poured with sunflower oil in a ratio of 1: 1.5 (not by volume, but by weight). Infuse for three weeks at room temperature, stirring constantly. Then gently drain the liquid part and store in the refrigerator.

By the way, useful properties of sea-buckthorn preserved during harvesting for future use. So do not miss the opportunity to preparesea ​​buckthorn for the winter. You can freeze berries by pouring them with sugar, or you can make a mashed jelly from sea-buckthorn. To prepare it, go through, wash and dry 1 kg of sea-buckthorn berries. Wiping the berries through a sieve, mix them with 1 kg of granulated sugar and heat it on low heat until the sugar dissolves completely.

But keep in mind that the sea-buckthorn has its own contraindications. In disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, increased aciditygastric juice and acute cholecystitis sea buckthorn and preparations based on it are not recommended to take internally. So if you are not sure if you can sea buckthorn, first consult with a doctor.

Do not neglect the useful properties of sea-buckthorn: even if you are healthy, this healing berry will help you to strengthen immunity and be saved from beriberi in the cold season.