BOTANICAL NAME: Hippophae rhamnoides,

SVENSK: Havtorn

COMMON NAMES: Sea buckthorn,

EDIBLE PARTS: fruit – raw or cooked, leaves for making tea, oil

NUTRITION HIGHLIGHTS:  rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C  (500 to 3500 mg per 100g) and E, flavonoids and other bioactive compounds. It is also a good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit.

SUPER POWERS: Nourishing, anti-inflammatory, it stimulates all processes of tissue renewal, regenerative, detoxifying, hepatoprotective, anti-rheumatic,  protective heart muscle as well as in the prevention of atherosclerotic lesions.

MEDICINAL USE:

inward:

 

  • cardiac disorders,
  • stomach and intestinal diseases
  • exhaustion, anemia,  – tonic supporting immune system and mineralizing
  • colds, bacterial, viral, fungal infections.
  • anticarcinogenic

 

 

outward:

 

  • heal burns and wounds, eczema and radiation injury, reducing the scars
  • nourish and hydrate skin
  • supports treatment of hair loss, allergy, chronic skin inflammation, acne,