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,