Sea Buckthorn berries grow on relatively short shrubs that are native to Asia and Europe, the plant was originally cultivated and fed to horses in order to improve their coat quality and facilitate their weight gain and health. Current scientific research has lead to widespread use of its oils in the cosmetic and healthcare industry for its anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties. The berry is unique in its ability to collect lipids (saturated and polyunsaturated fat) in the fleshy part of its fruit. When squeezed for extraction, the resulting fluid will separate into distinct layers, one of which is the Oil and another the juice.
Sea Buckthorn has a total of seven recognized subspecies, all of which exhibit similar aesthetic and nutritional characteristics. Variances include berry size and density that allow for easier cultivation of certain subspecies. The berries of the plant are sour in taste and may unpleasant to eat raw due to their oily texture. High levels of polyunsaturated fats, carotenoids, and essential vitamins are characteristic of all subspecies.
Sea buckthorn is a medium-sized, hardy, deciduous shrub that grows 2 to 6 m in height. It is found along riversides, in mountainous areas, and in sandy and gravel ground at elevations of 3,300 to 4,500 m. The bark is thick and rough. Each leaf is elongate-oblanceolate or elongate-spatulate, green at the top, and silver-ash green on the underside. It flowers in April and the sour, pearl-shaped, yellowish-orange fruits are collected from August to October. There are considered to be seven species, two of them probably of hybrid origin, native over a wide area of Europe and Asia.More than 90 percent or about 1,500,000 hectares (5,800 sq mi) of the world’s sea buckthorn plantations can be found in China where the plant is exploited for soil and water conservation purposes.
Sea buckthorn has a rich history of use in treating numerous medical conditions. It has been called a wonder plant in many Asian countries, including China, India, and Pakistan. The berries have been used for more than 1,000 years in Tibetan and Indian systems of medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, it has been used to aid digestion and treat cough, circulatory disorders, and pain.
Numerous pharmacological effects are documented in the scientific literature, including antimicrobial, antiulcerogenic, antioxidant, anticancer, radioprotective activity, platelet aggregation, liver injury, cardiovascular risk factors, and effects on skin and mucosa.
Sea buckthorn Powder is fresh squeezed juice, made by freeze-dried. Seabuckthorn contains all the nutrients. Sea buckthorn is rich in protein, 20 kinds of amino acids it contains, including eight kinds of essential amino acids. Its VC content is called “king of fruits”, the content of vitamin E is 30 times yarn soybean oil, vitamin B1 is 2 times strawberries; others also contains vitamin B2, vitamin P, folic acid, and trace elements and leaves amides unsaturated fatty acids.
Seabuckthorn fruit powder has good lead-removing and anti-oxidation effects but not any toxic and side effect. It can be very easily made to take many dosage forms including tablet and granule. The seabuckthorn fruit contains over 190 kinds of active substances such as VC, VE, VA, carotene, folic acid, VB1, VB2 and VB6, and the proportion is very approximately to the proportion required by human body, among which, seabuckthorn is praised as “King of Fruit” due to its content of VC.
Benefits of sea buckthorn powder：
Promotes skin health
Aids in weight management
Improves cardiovascular health
Essential fatty acids help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Dementia and Alzheimers
Treats Gastrointestinal problems like ulcers and acid reflux
Relieves eye dryness
Protects liver; antioxidant content is found to be hepaprotective.
Products are gluten free, lactose free, GMO free, free of allergens, free of artificial colorants.