Sea buckthorn oil: composition, useful properties, use

Buckthorn is known to everyone as a large ornamental shrub with small yellow fruits. In addition to the function of landscape decoration, which it perfectly copes with, sea buckthorn is also unusually useful and tasty. Its orange berries are used for jams, compotes, tinctures, they are added to tea and, of course, make from them the healing sea buckthorn oil.

The berries contain from 3 to 10% of valuable oil, which is produced from their pulp and has a specific sour taste and smell, a bright orange color due to the large amount of carotene.

Sea-buckthorn oil is a popular remedy, which is not only used in folk recipes, but is universally prescribed by doctors in traditional treatment regimens. It has regenerating, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antiseptic properties, treats many known diseases.

Composition and calories

Sea buckthorn oil contains a huge number of micronutrients and vitamins necessary for the human body. The lion's share of them a person could get from sea buckthorn alone. In the case of some individual substances, the daily rate could more than make up for just a handful of berries.

It contains vitamins B, P, PP, C, K, E. Many other substances are contained in smaller amounts: iron, zinc, selenium, molybdenum, iodine, potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, polysaturated and monounsaturated amino acids, phospholipids and flavonoids. This list can be continued endlessly, it is easier to say what is not to be found in the composition of the oil.

Most of all among other elements necessary for the body, sea buckthorn berry oil contains carotenoids. It is they who give the healing agent its main useful qualities: healing wounds, tissue repair, reduce inflammation. Carotenoids regulate the production of collagen and hormones important for women's and men's health, as well as the reproductive system, strengthen teeth and bones, improve eyesight, and "monitor" blood sugar levels.

Wheat germ oil is famous for its extremely high vitamin E content. However, sea buckthorn oil has twice as much! It is a well-known antioxidant, it is responsible for puberty, strengthens the body's immunity, contributes to the relief of inflammation and regeneration of damaged tissues. In addition, it maintains moisture levels in the skin, has a good effect on the heart and strengthens the circulatory system, namely the walls of blood vessels (both large arteries and peripheral capillaries).

Among all known products, sea buckthorn ranks second for its vitamin C content. It cedes the lead only to rose hips and rosehip oil. This vitamin is essential for the health of the circulatory system. It reduces the likelihood of allergic reactions and together with vitamin E has a positive effect on the quality of vision and vascular health.

All B vitamins are active participants in the production of enzymes and hormones. They have taken on the responsibility for the normal functioning of the digestive and nervous systems, as well as the beauty and health of the hair, nails and skin.

Vitamin K ensures healthy kidney function, helps avoid subcutaneous hemorrhages and reduces the risk of osteoporosis. Unsaturated acids in the composition of sea buckthorn oil allow it to support and strengthen the immune system and increase its resistance to harmful influences. They provide detoxification of the body and normalization of blood pressure in both hypertensive and hypotensive patients.

Sea buckthorn oil is quite caloric - there are as much as 896 kcal per 100 grams.

What is useful sea buckthorn oil

For women

When for some reason there is a hormonal failure in a woman's body, it can be fraught with problems with women's health, pregnancy, disorders of the cycle and early menopause.

In addition to hormonal and medication treatment, a woman is prescribed the intake of sea buckthorn oil. The fact is that it contains a lot of carotenoids. These substances take part in the production of thyroid hormones and affect the overall hormonal balance in the body. They help to maintain their balance. In addition to the prescribed treatment, it is recommended that women periodically drink a course of sea buckthorn oil for the prevention of hormonal problems.

For men

The high content of B vitamins in sea buckthorn oil helps to fight male impotence. At the age of forty, all men are recommended to include in their diet fresh sea buckthorn or oil from it, even if there are no such problems, for prevention.

Pregnancy

Expectant mothers should drink sea buckthorn oil without fear: its rich vitamin composition will only strengthen the body of the woman and the future baby.

During pregnancy, women often have fungal vaginal diseases and hemorrhoids. And it is not always possible to prescribe strong medications because of the threat to the fetus. Again, sea buckthorn berry oil comes to the rescue. It is used to make vaginal and rectal suppositories that kill bacteria, relieve inflammation and itching, heal wounds and microcracks.

When a pregnant woman is sick with a cold, the range of drugs prescribed to her is also narrow. In such cases, doctors advise to put sea buckthorn oil into the nose in case of a runny nose and wipe the tonsils with it in case of sore throat.

Breastfeeding

When breastfeeding, you can apply a thin layer of oil to cracked nipples - this will relieve pain and heal them faster.

You can eat sea buckthorn jam or drink oil. This product does not cause allergies in the baby, while helping the mother to maintain normal levels of vitamins in the body.

If there are problems like candidiasis or hemorrhoids, a woman cannot take antibiotics or even use them topically while nursing her baby. Again, sea buckthorn oil suppositories or tampons soaked in it will help.

For children

1. In children's bodies, sea buckthorn oil helps the proper formation of organs, systems, bones, strengthens the immune system, cleanses the blood from cholesterol and regulates the hemoglobin level in it. Outwardly it is used for wounds and abrasions.
2. Before taking it internally, be sure to consult with your pediatrician. Children under the age of three years old are not allowed to give it at all. And externally, you can use it on its own, just applying it to the damaged areas.
3. When children have colds, they put oil in their noses and make inhalations (2 tablespoons per liter of boiling water), rub the chest with a mixture of sea buckthorn oil and camphor alcohol 1 to 1.
4. In diseases of the throat can lubricate it with oil to relieve pain and get rid of inflammation as soon as possible.
5. A cotton swab dipped in oil can be used to treat a child's mouth for thrush and stomatitis.

Introduce oil in the diet for oral intake to strengthen the immune system can not be earlier than three years after consultation with a specialist.

For weight loss

Sea-buckthorn oil has a fatty palmitoleic acid, which can be found only in this product and macadamia oil. But the latter has so little of it that it does not compare with sea buckthorn. Once in the body, this acid quickly takes over its work - it begins to burn fat. It burns the unfortunate fat deposits in the abdomen and does not let new ones accumulate.

The action of antioxidants and vitamins in sea buckthorn oil actively promotes not only weight loss, but also rejuvenation. You can take the oil in its pure form by half a teaspoon once a day, increasing each week the dose by half to reach a tablespoon. You can buy in the pharmacy gelatin capsules with oil, they are easier and more pleasant to drink.

There is a cardinal, but very effective recipe based on the cleansing properties of sea buckthorn oil. Together with other components, it will quickly remove unnecessary substances and fluid from the body, and therefore the pounds. Mix 500 ml of linden honey with 500 ml of sea buckthorn oil and 2 liters of boiled standing water. Boil the honey mixture over low heat for 10 minutes. Then bring it to the boil, immediately remove from the heat and leave to cool. Add 50g of live yeast. Leave the mixture to ferment for 12 hours. Then pour into a glass container and infuse in a dark place for a month. Then this ready-made miracle cure should be drunk by tablespoon in the morning and in the evening. But it works only with the healthy functioning of the excretory systems. If there are problems with them, alas, the oil is contraindicated for use inside. The excretory systems of the body include the organs of the genitourinary system and the liver. It is through them that all substances are eliminated from the body after processing.

But this does not put a ban on external use. You can do anti-cellulite massages and wraps with the oil. True, with regular procedures, the skin will turn orange. You can reduce the amount of added oil or use it only in winter, when no one sees the open areas of the body.

Sea buckthorn oil in medicine

Before using sea buckthorn oil in the treatment of any disease, it is necessary to examine the body to identify contraindications - a consultation with a doctor is required!

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus weakens the body's defenses, there is a constant lack of vitamins, the digestive system deteriorates, there are problems with the skin. Regarding its use inside, diabetics should be very careful with the oil and drink it only strictly on prescription. The fact is that for healthy people, sea buckthorn serves as a wonderful preventive measure against diabetes. And in people who already have the disease, it can cause spikes in blood sugar levels and affect the work of the pancreas.

It can be used externally without anyone's instructions, using compresses in oil on damaged skin, on wounds. The cells will recover faster, the pain syndrome will go away.

You can lubricate the mouth with oil for stomatitis or rinse your mouth with a water solution. It is often recommended to replace water with saline solution or some anti-inflammatory and antiseptic medicine for rinses.

Important: The glycemic index of sea buckthorn is 30 units.

Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas and disruption of its functions. Sea buckthorn oil is useful for the sick gland with the following qualities:

• relieves inflammation;
• stimulates repair of diseased cells and inflamed tissues;
• creates protection from harmful influences;
• kills germs;
• normalizes and regulates fat metabolism, preventing the formation of cholesterol deposits;
• relieves pain;
• relieves spasms;
• strengthens the body;
• moderately loosens stools.

Despite such a number of positive points, sea buckthorn oil can also cause damage to the pancreas.

The fact is that it is made on the basis of sunflower or other fatty vegetable oil. With pancreatic diseases, fats are broken down with difficulty, and their large amount creates an unnecessary load, with which the weakened organ may not cope.

To avoid unpleasant consequences, you need to:

• buy only high-quality, certified oil at pharmacy outlets;
• Do not drink oil during an exacerbation of pancreatitis;
• Take no more than 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

With gastritis.

Drink sea buckthorn oil to treat gastritis is better in the spring and autumn, when the disease is exacerbated. It is necessary to drink it in the morning and in the evening, one teaspoon necessarily half an hour before a meal. There are times when the specific taste of the oil causes a gag reflex, and taking it becomes a real problem. In such cases, it is allowed to dilute the oil in 50 ml of sweet warm water. In the first days of taking it, bitterness in the mouth and heartburn may be observed, but this should not be a reason to cancel the treatment.

With exacerbations, the oil is drunk for a month, and for prevention - only 10 days. Repeat the course every six months.

Sea buckthorn oil can not be taken internally if there are acute inflammation of the gallbladder and bile ducts, biliary stone disease, hepatitis, acute pancreatitis.

For the intestines.

Sea buckthorn oil eliminates inflammation in the intestinal mucosa, heals wounds and ulcers, improves peristalsis, helps restore microflora, kills pathogens, even the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. All these listed qualities help it normalize intestinal function when taken orally and rectally in the form of suppositories.

It is obligatory to consult a doctor, because even a small overdose of sea buckthorn oil is fraught with diarrhea and dehydration, which can worsen if the intestines are ill.

When constipated.

When taken internally, sea buckthorn oil loosens stools, but not everyone and not always can drink it. If it is contraindicated, it is possible to use sea buckthorn suppositories or to make enemas with the oil. After the insertion of a suppository, you need to lie on your side and do not get up for at least an hour, so that it works well. An enema is recommended with the addition of a teaspoon of oil in 200 ml of warm water, preferably at night.

In colitis.

People who are faced with intestinal colitis know that this disease is incurable. To alleviate your condition, you can only stick to a proper diet and periodically relieve the symptoms with medications.

Sea buckthorn oil can make the frequency of exacerbations less frequent. In this case, its benefits and use are similar to those for other intestinal diseases. Take it, as mentioned above, only after the approval of the treating gastroenterologist.

For the liver

Sea buckthorn oil has seven useful properties for the liver:

1. The product improves metabolic processes within the organ, restores lipid metabolism and fatty acid synthesis.
2. Vitamin C and phospholipids promote active regeneration of hepatocytes.
3. The oil normalizes the production of bile and pancreatic enzymes that are beneficial to all organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
4. Phytoncides reduce inflammation and help liver tissue repair.
5. The liver serves as a filter for the body, trapping in itself all the toxins, and sea buckthorn oil cleanses it itself of this "garbage".
6. Often the liver is affected by parasites, such as liver giardia. The tannins in sea buckthorn kill parasites in the liver and intestines.
7. The oil has a strong choleretic effect, which prevents bile stagnation.

Sea buckthorn oil can provoke the formation of gallstones in the gallbladder and its ducts because of the very large amount of tannins. It can lead to hypervitaminosis, which is dangerous for the liver, and excessively increase the production of enzymes, which will irritate the mucous membranes. Therefore, you should first go to a hepatologist or gastroenterologist, and then, if he gives the good, take the oil for 1 teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach.

For hemorrhoids

In hemorrhoids, sea buckthorn oil quickly relieves pain and gives a feeling of comfort. It accelerates the healing process of wounds and fissures and promotes the restoration of dilated vessels, prevents the development of serious varicose veins of the intestine. It improves peristalsis of the intestine, the condition of its mucosa, and stabilizes the work of the muscular wall. All this can be achieved with ordinary rectal suppositories based on sea buckthorn oil, or simply by smearing the diseased areas directly with pure oil.

But in no case can you use this method of treatment if there is intestinal bleeding, intestinal oncology, thrombosis in the hemorrhoidal focus (node) or the wounds have already become very large in area.

In cholecystitis.

In cholecystitis, sea buckthorn oil relieves inflammation from the mucous membrane of the sick gallbladder. If the disease has had time to damage the tissues, the oil will accelerate their regeneration. But it can be drunk only not in periods of exacerbation of cholecystitis. Then it is strictly contraindicated, because it provokes the formation of gallstones in the gallbladder.

If there are disorders in the other organs of the digestive system, the oil should be postponed until the cure.

Burns

Sea-buckthorn oil, as well as any other oil, should not be applied immediately to the burned skin. First you need to treat the burn according to simple rules:

1. Carry out a sterilization of the damaged place with water.
2. Then cool the area and, if necessary, rinse and treat it additionally; if the burn is chemical, the action of the chemical must be neutralized.
3. Lubricate the skin around the burn area with an aqueous solution of iodine or hydrogen peroxide.

And then, when the main inflammation subsides, in two days, you can apply a thin layer of pure sea buckthorn oil to the burn area. This will speed up the healing process and minimize the likelihood of a scar.

You can't apply the oil to the burns right away, because it creates a thick, impermeable film that doesn't let the high temperature "escape" from the burned area. This will only aggravate the condition of the skin at the burn site and most likely leave a scar.

For snoring

Useful substances contained in sea buckthorn oil have a very favorable effect on all mucous membranes in the human body. Improved blood circulation in the smallest vessels and capillaries of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity provides easier breathing. From this can be less or completely gone snoring. The oil can be taken orally and drip it into the nose.

If you have maxillary sinusitis

When maxillary sinusitis you should first wash your nose thoroughly with clean water, then rinse with a salt solution and only then drop 3 drops of sea buckthorn oil into each nostril. Then clamp the nostrils and hold for at least 15 minutes.

You can also inhale over boiling water with oil for at least half an hour and put cotton swabs in the nostrils for 30 minutes.

Sea buckthorn oil is very effective for maxillary sinusitis: it improves breathing, reduces swelling, kills bacteria, increases the outflow of mucus. There are no contraindications to this use of the oil, except for personal intolerance and allergies.

With sore throat

With angina and other inflammation in the throat, such as tonsillitis, you need to lubricate the tonsils with pure sea buckthorn oil with a cotton tampon on a skewer. You can rinse your throat with warm water and oil. If you do not drink sea buckthorn oil, but only treat your throat, there are no contraindications, except allergies.

For inhalations, take 1 teaspoon of oil per 200 ml of boiling water.

When gargling the throat, 2 teaspoons go to 1 glass of water.

Stomatitis

Sea buckthorn oil is very successful against stomatitis due to its powerful antibacterial action. It helps both children and adults. It is necessary to use a cotton swab soaked in oil to treat the entire mouth at least 5 times a day.

The pain will be less after the first procedure. If there are large ulcers in the mouth, a piece of bandage soaked in oil should be applied to them for 10-15 minutes. For children, this option is not suitable: they can swallow the compress. After treatment you can't eat or drink for half an hour, so that the oil is absorbed into the mucous membrane of the mouth.

Since this is an external treatment, there are no contraindications, except intolerance and allergies. But some small amount of oil will still get into the body, so it is better to refrain from this method of treatment if there is a problem of diarrhea at the time of treatment or it occurs easily.

In dermatitis

With dermatitis in children, it is not recommended to use sea buckthorn oil, because they are more prone to allergic reactions, especially with damaged and inflamed skin.

Adults, on the other hand, in parallel with the traditional treatment, you can apply the oil to the areas of the skin suffering from dermatitis. It can be applied in pure form, but allergy sufferers are better mixed 1:4 with another vegetable oil - neutral, such as sunflower, olive or linseed oil. The fact that sea buckthorn oil is very biologically active and more often than other folk remedies causes allergies.

As an option - you can also mix two parts of the oil with one part of propolis and make compresses with this mixture.

When herpes

Sea buckthorn oil is excellent for herpes on the lips and genitals. It kills bacteria, suppresses the virus, strengthens the body's defenses, accelerates tissue regeneration and reduces inflammation, eliminates pain and itching.

The use is elementary: use a cotton swab in the oil to completely smear the herpes-infected area. If it is the genitals, it is better to just apply a compress for half an hour. If it is the lips, you can constantly refresh the layer of oil.

In gynecology

Due to its healing properties, sea buckthorn oil significantly accelerates formation of granulation and epithelization. It has found wide application in gynecology.

Sea buckthorn oil is used for inflammatory and infectious diseases in the vagina or cervix in pregnant women. It fights colpitis and candidiasis, helps heal erosions. When applied externally, there are no contraindications except allergies, so for women in the position it comes in handy.

Oil is used in many other cases. It effectively accelerates the process of formation of new healthy epithelium in cervical erosion. If the treatment at home by yourself, you must first clean the vagina of secretions with a wet cotton swab. Then the same tampon, abundantly soaked in sea buckthorn oil, place in the vagina for 20-30 minutes. When the procedure is performed by a doctor, he also lubricates the cervix itself with oil, but it is impossible to get there at home, from which the effectiveness of treatment is somewhat reduced.

Well-proven and sea buckthorn candles, used for a variety of women's problems. They are inserted in the supine position and held that way for about half an hour. The course is usually two weeks. With this treatment, active healing begins only after the end of the procedures after a few days.

Sea buckthorn actively fights even with staphylococci and trichomonas. In such diseases, treatment with oil is carried out together with sprinkling with decoctions of calendula or chamomile.

To treat the vagina you can use an ointment based on sea buckthorn oil. Due to its consistency, it will be more convenient for many people to use than liquid oil. Mix 3 tablespoons with 10 drops of alcoholic tincture of yarrow and 1 tablespoon of aloe juice (or from a leaf of the plant, or pharmacy). Boil the mixture over medium heat for 20 minutes, then cool and apply.

When used internally, sea buckthorn oil has a positive effect on the suppression of chronic and acute gynecological inflammatory processes. For example, it is very effective in the treatment of adnexitis (inflammation of the appendages).

Sea buckthorn oil in cosmetology

Sea buckthorn oil penetrates very quickly through the epithelium and begins its "work" there - it heals, moisturizes, nourishes, etc., which is why it has found its wide application in cosmetology.

For face

Sea buckthorn oil is very useful for the skin of the face, especially strongly expressed its regenerative and antioxidant abilities. Because of this, it is most often used for injuries and for the care of aging skin.

The formation of free radicals is a natural process and is not harmful if everything is normal. In this case, too many radicals do not accumulate in the skin. But if there is a strong influence of harmful and aggressive factors, such as ultraviolet radiation, the skin's natural protective barrier weakens, and free radicals begin to accumulate in the epithelial layers. And this causes accelerated aging of skin and its diseases.

Sea buckthorn oil is a powerful antioxidant, so facial masks based on it are essential for mature skin. In addition, it is very rich in vitamins tired mature skin, perfectly moisturizes it and smoothes fine wrinkles.

The aforementioned regenerative ability helps fight scars. Its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties make the oil effective in the fight against acne. The oil moisturizes even the driest skin, so it is indicated for severe peeling and in conditions of severe frost.

Sea buckthorn face oil can be used both pure and in combination with sour cream, egg, honey or aloe juice. You can add a few drops to purchased masks and creams.

For hair

Sea buckthorn oil protects the hair from harmful external influences, intensely nourishes and moisturizes it, eliminates hair breakage and fragility, gives a stunning shine. It is effective for alopecia, baldness and scalp diseases. And what is very important - it is suitable for absolutely all hair types. Masks to maintain the health and beauty of curls with it can easily be made at home on their own.

Oil benefits for the hair:

• a noticeable increase in the growth rate;
• strengthening the bulbs;
• protection from UV radiation;
• Increasing the elasticity of hair;
• fight against split ends;
• elimination of hair loss;
• anti-dandruff treatment;
• treatment of psoriasis;
• elimination of dullness and dryness.

The oil must be applied to the entire length of hair from the roots to the ends, and on the scalp, rubbing in sections. It should be preheated in a water bath. Rub with light circular motions, without damaging the hair.

After any oil masks the hair is always very electrifying. To avoid this, after washing the oil curls should be rinsed with cool water with a little vinegar or lemon juice (citric acid). This will further enhance the shine.

Careful should be with such oil for blondes, because it can leave an unwanted reddish shade. But this is not a reason to be upset, because it will definitely disappear in a week and a half.

Even more useful such masks for the hair will bring if you add castor or burdock oil to the sea buckthorn. Keep the oil on the head should be at least half an hour under cellophane and a towel.

For fingernails

The healing properties of sea buckthorn oil extend to the nails. No wonder there are so many hand and nail creams on the shelves with it in the composition. Sea buckthorn oil makes nails stronger and thicker, eliminates brittleness and splitting, accelerates the growth of the nail plate.

Application is simple: it is enough to lubricate the nails with the oil once a day, massaging for better penetration of nutrients. You can also combine sea buckthorn oil to enhance the benefits of such a massage. Additional components may be:

• peach or apricot oil;
• children's cream without dyes and fragrances;
• Propolis tincture;
• shilajit;
• honey.

For eyelashes and eyebrows

The hairs of the eyelashes and eyebrows are the same hair as on the head. They also need to strengthen the bulbs, nutrition, hydration. Therefore, the oil will be useful when applied to them.

It is important that for healthy and beautiful eyebrows, the sebaceous glands under them play a great role. They are their sebaceous grease gives the hairs shine and provides them with protection from external influences. The oil regulates the work of these glands, which has a beneficial effect on the health and beauty of the eyebrows.

Sea Buckthorn oil for tanning

The useful properties of sea buckthorn oil will also be useful on vacation: you can use it to get an even and safe tan.

Advantages of sea buckthorn oil over other suntanning agents:

• the tan is very even and uniform;
• it seldom causes allergic reactions;
• the product protects the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation;
• It can be used on the face;
• it does not clog pores;
• the oil is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive skin;
• The product is economical to use.

As this oil is very rich in useful elements, it is not recommended to use it pure under the scorching sun. It is preferable to add a small amount each time you use sunscreen: 2-3 drops per application.

In addition, sea buckthorn oil gives your skin a pleasant golden hue. It can be used before and after vacation by adding it to your daily face and body skin care products.

Sea buckthorn oil in cooking

Most often, of course, the oil from sea buckthorn berries is used in medicine and the field of cosmetology, but it is quite edible. The mass of its useful properties has forced people to try to apply it in cooking.

Sea buckthorn oil has a characteristic berry slightly sour taste and smell. It can be used as a dressing for vegetable salads, but it is better mixed with other, more traditional, oils.

Very successful is considered a combination of the taste of sea buckthorn oil with citrus fruits, especially oranges, meat dishes and fish dishes. Such oil will give baked goods a nice ruddy hue and make the flavor even more appetizing.

Can I fry in sea buckthorn oil?

You should not fry in sea buckthorn oil, because it loses most of its useful properties when exposed to such high temperatures, in particular, all the fatty acids are destroyed.

Harms and contraindications

Like any medicine, sea buckthorn oil has a number of contraindications. In such cases, its use will only bring tangible harm to the body. Partially they have already been mentioned above.

Full list of contraindications to the use of sea buckthorn oil:

• Acute cholecystitis or exacerbation of chronic;
• cholelithiasis;
• Acute pancreatitis or exacerbation of chronic;
• Other pancreatic dysfunctions;
• "weak" intestines (tendency to diarrhea);
• urolithiasis;
• Gastric and duodenal ulcer;
• hepatitis;
• diabetes mellitus;
• allergies and individual intolerance;
• children under three years of age;
• symptoms of allergy to sea buckthorn oil.

Allergy to sea buckthorn oil is very rare. Like any food allergen, oil causes skin itching, redness and peeling, diarrhea and vomiting will be noted in the digestive tract.

If you have an innate personal intolerance to sea buckthorn, the symptoms will become noticeable immediately after use. If the body reacts to an overdose, they may appear gradually and over time.

When applied externally, sea buckthorn oil can also cause an allergic reaction. To avoid this, before using it, you should conduct a test on the bend of the elbow, applying the oil for half an hour to an hour.

If allergies can not be avoided, you need to immediately stop taking the oil internally and wash it off the skin, take antihistamines.

How to choose and store sea buckthorn oil

Medicinal effective oil is called pharmacopoeial. Such an essence will have a sufficient amount of carotenoids. It is necessary to look at the label: their content should be at least 180 mg.

Both the place where the plant grows and the way the oil is obtained are important. It should be a selection of sea buckthorn only from ecologically clean areas. But, unfortunately, this information is rarely available when you buy it.

Also when buying the oil, you should check the documentation confirming the quality (certificates).

It is better to buy sea buckthorn oil in small bottles, because in prolonged contact with the air its properties weaken.

Store the product only in the refrigerator with a tightly closed lid.

How to make sea buckthorn oil at home

If there is a sufficient amount of high-quality raw materials (in the year of the sea buckthorn), you can make oil from it yourself at home. In the quality of such a product will not have to doubt at all.

Making sea buckthorn oil is easy. The juice is squeezed from the berries with a press, then filtered. Then this juice is simply put in a dark place to stand. A film of oil forms on top of it. This oil is carefully collected in a glass container so as not to scoop up the juice. Such oil is the highest quality and most useful. The remaining cake can also be used to make an ether, but it will be much inferior in its properties to the one prepared by the first method.

You need 500 ml of unrefined vegetable oil for 100 grams of cake. Pour the oil cake and insist in a dark place for a week. Then the oil is strained.

You can dry the cake and grind with a coffee grinder. This powder is poured warmed olive oil (200 ml per 100 grams) and insist 3 weeks with periodic stirring and shaking.

There is a way of preparing so-called enriched sea buckthorn oil. It is as close as possible to the industrial production of this product. The first steps are the same as in the first recipe: the sea buckthorn juice is squeezed and defended. The collected oil is not filtered and together with the pulp is placed in an oven heated to 60 degrees Celsius, where it is stripped of moisture. The resulting dried mass is divided into three portions and passed through a meat grinder or pulverized with a blender. This crushed sea buckthorn pulp (one part) is poured into an enamel bowl and pour sunflower oil at a ratio of 5 kg of pulp per 1 liter of oil. Again use the oven at the same temperature for an hour and a half. Then the oil is squeezed with a juicer and the process is repeated. Already this received oil is poured pulp and heated in the oven again. So you need to do at least 5-6 times, with the mash is suitable for use only 2 times, so you should take care in advance about its quantity.

How to drink sea buckthorn oil

In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the course of intake of sea buckthorn oil is usually a month. Depending on the disease and the severity of its course, the oil is drunk either once a day in the morning or twice - in the morning and in the evening. If you have gastritis with high acidity, it is recommended to drink a glass of mineral carbonated water immediately after the oil.

The only really correct way will be such a use, which will be prescribed by the doctor, based on the anamnesis and the expected effect of the oil.

May I drink it on an empty stomach?

It is on an empty stomach that sea buckthorn oil is usually taken, but necessarily followed by a meal. Just drink it and do not eat anything afterwards - is strictly prohibited! At least a glass of liquid is necessary.

Is it possible to give sea buckthorn oil to animals?

Diseases of animals in the majority of cases do not differ much or at all from the disease of their owners. And for the treatment are often used the same drugs that are in the "human" medicine cabinet.

Sea buckthorn oil affects the animal body in the same way as the human body. The indications for use and contraindications are similar.

Interesting facts about sea buckthorn

1. 100 g of sea buckthorn berries per day can provide the human body with all the necessary vitamins and elements. In total, 100 g contains the daily norm of all minerals and vitamins.
2. Vitamin C in sea buckthorn is preserved in its original quantity in any processing of berries. That is, in terms of vitamin C jam, oil or compote are not inferior to fresh fruit.
3. Everyone knows that sweets contain the so-called hormone of happiness. A lot of it in the ice cream and chocolate. After these desserts always lift your spirits. But not everyone knows that this hormone (properly called serotonin) is also in bananas. But even fewer people know that in sea buckthorn it is a thousand times more than in any of these products.
4. Meals with sea buckthorn are part of the mandatory menu for astronauts.
5. The first thing prescribed to people affected by the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is to put sea buckthorn in their diet.
6. At various competitions athletes often drink drinks based on sea buckthorn.
7. In China, sea buckthorn was a medicinal remedy in ancient times. And in the late 20th century it was officially added to the list of medicines in the Chinese pharmacopoeia.
8. Ancient Greeks called this berry a "shiny horse" because these animals liked to graze in its bushes. They ate the berries from the bushes, after which their wool became shiny and glossy, and the horses themselves were strong, healthy and well-fed. The difference with horses grazing in other areas was enormous.
9. Daily intake of just one glass of sea buckthorn juice or morsel will improve eyesight very quickly and noticeably.
10. Sea buckthorn surpasses 40 of the most famous fruits and vegetables in antioxidant content.
11. The first mentions of the healing properties of sea buckthorn were mentioned in the ancient chronicles of Tibet.
12. The total number of nutrients in this berry is 190, so this berry is also called "holy" or "golden".
13. Vitamin C in sea buckthorn is 10 times more than in the notorious lemon.
14. The buckthorn shrub easily endures drought and high heat, as well as frosts of about 40 degrees. It does not wither in such conditions, does not overfreeze, and does not stop bearing fruit.
15. 90% of the world's sea buckthorn grows in China. In this country they know and are especially reverent about the useful plant.
16. According to Greek mythology, sea buckthorn was a favorite delicacy of the winged horse Pegasus.
17. Sea buckthorn enriches the soil in which it grows, so its plantations are often used in China to improve the land. It also prevents soil erosion.
18. Mention of sea buckthorn is also found in the works of the ancient Greeks. In ancient Greece it was used to treat soldiers and horses.
19. The berries remain on the trees throughout the winter, making them food for many birds during snowfalls. It is thanks to sea buckthorn that populations of gray thrushes and rowanberries are preserved.
20. Sea buckthorn leaves can be used as a raw material for tanning.

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