Sea buckthorn oil: benefits and harms

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

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 drug that is used not only in folk recipes, but is also commonly prescribed by doctors in traditional treatment regimens. It has regenerative, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antiseptic properties, treats many known diseases.

Composition and calorie content

Sea buckthorn oil contains a huge amount of trace elements and vitamins necessary for the human body. The lion's share of a person could receive only from one sea-buckthorn. In the case of some individual substances, the daily norm could more than be replenished with a whole handful of berries.

It contains vitamins of groups B, P, PP, C, K, E. Many other substances are contained in a smaller amount: iron, zinc, selenium, molybdenum, iodine, potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, polyunsaturated and monosaturated amino acids, phospholipids and flavonoids. This list can be continued indefinitely, it’s easier to say what is not found in the oil.

Most of all other elements necessary for the body in the oil from sea buckthorn berries contain carotenoids. It is they who give the healing agent its main useful qualities: healing of wounds, tissue repair, removal of inflammation. Carotenoids regulate the production of collagen and hormones that are important for male and female health, and the reproductive system, strengthen teeth and bones, improve eyesight, and “monitor” the level of blood sugar.

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

Among all the known products, sea buckthorn is second in terms of vitamin C. It is second only to rosehip and rosehip oil. This vitamin is indispensable for the health of the circulatory system. It reduces the likelihood of allergic manifestations 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 processes of the production of enzymes and hormones.They took responsibility for the normal functioning of the digestive and nervous systems, as well as for the beauty and health of hair, nails and skin.

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

Sea buckthorn oil is quite high in calories - as much as 896 kcal per 100 g.

What is useful sea buckthorn oil

For women

When for some reason a hormonal failure occurs in a woman’s body, this can be fraught with problems with women's health, pregnancy, cycle disorders and early menopause.

In addition to hormonal and drug treatment, a woman is prescribed oral intake of sea buckthorn oil. The fact is that it contains a lot of carotenoids. These substances take part in the production of hormones by the thyroid gland and affect the general hormonal background in the body. They help maintain their balance. In addition to the prescribed treatment, women are advised to periodically drink a course of sea buckthorn oil to prevent hormonal problems.

For men

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

During pregnancy

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

During pregnancy, women often experience fungal vaginal diseases and hemorrhoids. And prescribing strong medications is not always possible because of the threat to the fetus. And again comes to the aid of oil from sea buckthorn berries. Vaginal and rectal suppositories are made from it, which kill bacteria, relieve inflammation and itching, and heal wounds and microcracks.

When a pregnant woman has a cold, the range of drugs prescribed for her is also narrow. In such cases, doctors advise to bury the nose with sea buckthorn oil in case of a cold and wipe it with tonsils for sore throats.

When breastfeeding

When breastfeeding, you can lubricate the cracks on the nipples with a thin layer of oil - this will relieve pain and heal them faster.

You can eat sea buckthorn jam or drink oil. This is a product that does not cause allergies in the baby, while helping mom maintain a normal level of vitamins in the body.

If there are troubles such as candidiasis or hemorrhoids, the woman, while feeding the baby, can not drink antibiotics and even apply them topically. And again, candles from sea buckthorn oil or tampons soaked with them will come to the rescue.

For kids

1. In a child’s body, sea buckthorn oil helps to properly form organs, systems, bones, strengthens the immune system, cleanses the blood of cholesterol and regulates the level of hemoglobin in it. It is used externally for wounds and abrasions.
2. Before ingestion, be sure to consult a pediatrician. Children under three years of age are generally not allowed to give it. And externally, you can use it yourself, simply applying to damaged areas.
3. For colds, the children are instilled with an oil nose and inhaled (2 tablespoons per liter of boiling water), rubbing the chest with a mixture of sea buckthorn oil and camphor alcohol 1 to 1.
4. With diseases of the throat, you can lubricate it with oil in order to relieve pain and quickly, get rid of inflammation.
5. A cotton swab dipped in oil is used to treat the child's mouth with thrush and stomatitis.

It is possible to introduce oil into the diet for oral administration in order to strengthen immunity no earlier than three years after consulting a specialist.

When losing weight

In sea buckthorn oil, there is fatty palmitoleic acid, which can be found only in this product and macadamia oil. But in the latter it is so small that it can not be compared with sea buckthorn. Once in the body, this acid quickly takes on its work - it begins to burn fats. It burns unfortunate fat deposits in the abdomen and does not allow new ones to accumulate.

The action of antioxidants and vitamins in sea buckthorn oil actively promotes not only weight loss, but also rejuvenation. You can take oil in its pure form, half a teaspoon once a day, increasing the dose by half every week to get to the dining room. You can buy gelatin capsules with oil at the pharmacy; 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 liquid from the body, and hence kilograms. 500 ml of linden honey mixed with 500 ml of sea buckthorn oil and 2 liters of boiled defended water. Simmer the honey mixture for 10 minutes. Then bring to a boil, immediately remove from heat and cool. Add live yeast - 50 g. Leave the mixture for 12 hours to start fermentation. Then pour into a glass container and insist in a dark place for a month. Then this ready-made miracle remedy should be drunk on a tablespoon in the morning and in the evening. But it only works with the healthy functioning of the excretory systems. If there are problems with them, alas - the oil is contraindicated for oral use. The excretory systems of the body include the organs of the genitourinary system and the liver. It is with the help of them that all substances after processing by the body are removed from it.

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

Sea buckthorn oil in medicine

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

With diabetes

In diabetes mellitus, the protective functions of the body weaken, there is a constant lack of vitamins, the digestive system worsens, and skin problems appear. Regarding the use inside, diabetics need to be very careful with the oil and drink it only strictly as directed by the doctor. The fact is that for healthy people, sea buckthorn is a wonderful preventive measure against diabetes. And in people who already have an ailment, it can cause jumps in blood sugar levels and affect the functioning of the pancreas.

Outwardly, it can be used without anyone else's instructions, using compresses in oil on damaged skin, on wounds. Cells will recover faster, pain will go away.

You can lubricate the oral cavity with oil for stomatitis or rinse your mouth with an aqueous solution. It is often recommended to replace water with saline or some anti-inflammatory and antiseptic rinse medication.

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

With pancreatitis

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

• relieves inflammation;
• stimulates the recovery of diseased cells and inflamed tissues;
• creates protection against harmful effects;
• kills microbes;
• normalizes and regulates fat metabolism, preventing the formation of cholesterol deposits;
• relieves pain;
• eliminates cramping;
• strengthens the body;
• moderately relaxes stool.

Despite such a number of positive aspects, 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.In diseases of the pancreas, fats are difficult to break down, and a large number of them create an extra load, which a weakened organ can not cope with.

To avoid unpleasant consequences, you need:

• buy only high-quality certified oil in drugstores;
• do not drink oil during exacerbation of pancreatitis;
• take no more than 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

With gastritis

Drinking sea buckthorn oil for the treatment of gastritis is better in spring and autumn, when the disease worsens. It is necessary to drink it in the morning and in the evening on a teaspoon surely half an hour before a meal. It happens that the specific taste of the oil causes a gag reflex, and its intake 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 admission, bitterness in the mouth and heartburn may be observed, but this should not be a reason for canceling treatment.

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

Sea buckthorn oil should not be taken orally if there are acute inflammatory processes in the gallbladder and bile ducts, gallstone disease, hepatitis, acute pancreatitis.

For the intestines

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

A doctor’s consultation is required, because even a small overdose of sea buckthorn oil is fraught with diarrhea and dehydration, which can be aggravated if the intestines are sick.

For constipation

When ingested, sea buckthorn oil relaxes the stool, but not everyone can not always drink it. If this is contraindicated, then you can use sea buckthorn candles or make enemas with oil. After introducing the candle, you need to lie on your side and not get up for at least an hour so that it works well. An enema is recommended to be done with the addition of a teaspoon of oil per 200 ml of warm water and preferably at night.

With colitis

People who experience intestinal colitis know that this ailment is incurable. You can alleviate your condition only by adhering to proper nutrition and periodically removing symptoms with medications.

Sea buckthorn oil can reduce the frequency of exacerbations. In this case, its benefit and use is similar to that of other bowel diseases. It is necessary to take it, as mentioned above, only after the approval of the treating gastroenterologist.

For the liver

Sea buckthorn oil has seven beneficial liver properties:

1. The product improves metabolic processes within the body, restores lipid metabolism and the synthesis of fatty acids.
2. Vitamin C and phospholipids contribute to the active regeneration of hepatocytes.
3. Oil normalizes the production of bile and pancreatic enzymes, which has a beneficial effect on all organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
4. Phytoncides relieve inflammation and help the liver tissue recover.
5. The liver serves as a filter for the body, retaining all toxins and toxins in itself, and sea buckthorn oil cleans it itself from this “garbage”.
6. Often the liver is affected by parasites, for example, hepatic lamblia. The tannin components in the composition of sea buckthorn destroy parasites in the liver and intestines.
7. The oil has a strong choleretic effect, which prevents bile from stagnating.

Sea buckthorn oil can provoke the formation of stones in the gallbladder and its ducts due to 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 first need to go to a hepatologist or gastroenterologist, and only then, if he gives the go-ahead, take 1 teaspoon oil in the morning on an empty stomach.

With hemorrhoids

With hemorrhoids, sea buckthorn oil quickly relieves pain and gives a feeling of comfort. It speeds up the healing process of wounds and cracks and helps to restore dilated vessels, does not allow serious varicose veins of the intestine to develop. The intestinal motility improves, the condition of its mucous membrane, the work of the muscle wall is stabilized. All this can be achieved with ordinary rectal suppositories based on sea buckthorn oil or simply by lubricating the affected areas directly with pure oil.

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

With cholecystitis

With cholecystitis, sea buckthorn oil relieves inflammation from the mucous membrane of the diseased gallbladder. If the disease managed to damage the tissues, then the oil will accelerate their regeneration. But it can only be drunk during periods of exacerbation of cholecystitis. Then it is strictly contraindicated, because it provokes the formation of stones in the gallbladder.

If there are disorders in the work of other organs of the digestive system, the oil must be postponed until cured.

For burns

Sea buckthorn, like any other oil, can not be applied immediately to burnt skin. First you need to treat the burn according to simple rules:

1. Sterilize the damaged area with water.
2. Then cool this place and, if necessary, rinse and treat it further; if the burn is chemical, then the effect of the chemical must be neutralized.
3. Lubricate the skin around the burn area with an aqueous solution of iodine or hydrogen peroxide.

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

Immediately apply oil to burns is impossible, because it creates a dense impermeable film, which prevents the high temperature from "leaving" the burned place. From this, the skin condition at the burn site will only worsen and, most likely, a scar will remain.

From snoring

The beneficial substances contained in sea buckthorn oil have a very beneficial effect on all mucous membranes in the human body. Improved blood circulation in the smallest vessels and capillaries of the nasal mucosa provides easier breathing. This can make snoring less or less. Oil can be taken orally or instilled into the nose.

With sinusitis

For sinusitis, the nose must first be thoroughly washed with clean water, then rinsed with saline and only then dripped with 3 drops of sea buckthorn oil in each nostril. Then clamp the nostrils and keep it for at least 15 minutes.

You can also make inhalations over boiling water with oil for at least half an hour and insert cotton swabs into the nostrils for 30 minutes.

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

With angina

For tonsillitis and other sore throats, for example, tonsillitis, with a cotton swab on a skewer, you need to lubricate the tonsils with pure sea buckthorn oil. You can gargle with warm water with the addition of oil. If you do not drink sea buckthorn oil, but only treat the throat, then there are no contraindications, except for allergies.

For inhalation, you need to take 1 teaspoon of oil per 200 ml of boiling water.

When gargling, 1 teaspoon goes for 1 cup of water.

With stomatitis

Sea buckthorn oil very successfully fights stomatitis due to its powerful antibacterial effect. It helps both children and adults. Need a cotton swab dipped in oil to treat the entire oral cavity at least 5 times a day.

The pain will become weaker after the first such procedure. If there are large mouth sores, then they need to apply a piece of bandage soaked in oil for 10-15 minutes.For children, this option is not suitable: they can swallow a compress. After treatment, you can not eat or drink for half an hour so that the oil is absorbed as much as possible into the mucous membrane of the oral cavity.

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

With dermatitis

When dermatitis in children is not recommended to use sea buckthorn oil, as they are more susceptible to allergic reactions, especially with damaged and inflamed skin.

Adults, in parallel with traditional treatment, can apply oil to areas of the skin that suffer from dermatitis. It can be applied in its pure form, but it is better for allergy sufferers to mix 1: 4 with another vegetable oil - neutral, for example, sunflower, olive or linseed. The fact is that sea buckthorn oil is very biologically active and more often than other traditional medicines causes allergies.

Alternatively, you can still mix two parts of oil with one part of propolis and make compresses with this mixture.

With herpes

Sea buckthorn oil helps with cold sores on the lips and genitals. It kills bacteria, suppresses the virus, strengthens the body's defenses, accelerates tissue regeneration and relieves inflammation, eliminates pain and itching.

Elementary use: with a cotton swab in oil, completely cover up the place affected by herpes. If it’s the genitals, it’s better to just apply a compress for half an hour. If these are lips, then you can constantly refresh the layer of oil.

In gynecology

Thanks to its healing properties, sea buckthorn oil significantly accelerates the formation of granulations and epithelization. This has found wide application in gynecology.

Sea buckthorn oil is used for inflammatory and infectious diseases in the vagina or on the cervix in pregnant women. It fights colpitis and candidiasis, helps to heal erosion. With external use of contraindications, except for allergies, no, therefore, for women in the position it is very helpful.

Oil is used in many other cases. It effectively accelerates the formation of a new healthy epithelium during cervical erosion. If you carry out the treatment at home yourself, then you must first clean the vagina from the discharge with a wet cotton swab. Then the same swab soaked in sea buckthorn oil, placed in the vagina for 20-30 minutes. When the doctor conducts the procedure, he also lubricates the neck itself with oil, but it is impossible to get there at home, which makes the processing efficiency somewhat reduced.

Sea buckthorn candles, used for a variety of women's problems, have proven themselves well. They are introduced in a prone position and are held for about half an hour. The course is usually two weeks. With this treatment, active healing begins only after the end of the procedure after a few days.

Sea buckthorn actively fights even with staphylococci and trichomonads. In such diseases, oil treatment is carried out along with douching 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 to use than liquid oil. 3 tablespoons mixed with 10 drops of alcohol tincture of yarrow and 1 tablespoon of aloe juice (or from a plant leaf or pharmacy). Boil the mixture over medium heat for 20 minutes, then cool and apply.

With internal use, 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 very quickly penetrates the epithelium and begins its “work” there - heals, moisturizes, nourishes, etc., from which it has found wide application in cosmetology.

For face

Sea buckthorn oil is very useful for facial skin, its regenerative and antioxidant abilities are especially pronounced. 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 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, for example, ultraviolet radiation, then the natural protective barrier of the skin weakens, and free radicals begin to accumulate in the layers of the epithelium. And this causes accelerated aging of the skin and its disease.

Sea buckthorn oil is a powerful antioxidant, therefore for mature skin you need face masks based on it. In addition, it very nourishes tired adult skin with vitamins, perfectly moisturizes it and smoothes fine wrinkles.

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

Sea buckthorn oil for face can be used both in pure form or 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 provides hair with protection against harmful external influences, intensely nourishes and moisturizes them, eliminates cross-section and brittleness, gives a stunning shine. It is effective for alopecia areata, baldness and diseases of the scalp. And what is very important - it suits absolutely all types of hair. Masks to maintain the health and beauty of curls with it can be easily done at home on their own.

Use of hair oil:

• noticeable increase in growth rate;
• bulbs strengthening;
• UV protection;
• hair elasticity;
• the fight against split ends;
• cessation of loss;
• fight against dandruff;
• help with the treatment of psoriasis;
• elimination of dullness and dryness.

Oil during application must be applied to the entire length of the hair from their roots to the ends, and to the scalp, rubbing along the partings. It must first be heated in a water bath. It is necessary to rub in light circular movements, without injuring the hairs.

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

Blondes should be careful with such oil, because it can leave an undesirable reddish tint. But this is not a reason for frustration, because he will definitely leave in a week and a half.

Such hair masks will bring even more benefits if castor or burdock oil is added to sea buckthorn. Keep the oil on your head for at least half an hour under cellophane and a towel.

For nails

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

The application is simple: it is enough to lubricate the nails with 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 include:

• peach or apricot oil;
• baby cream without dyes and fragrances;
• propolis tincture;
• mummy;
• honey.

For eyelashes and eyebrows

The hairs of eyelashes and eyebrows are the same hair as on the head. They also need strengthening 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 play an important role under them. They grease the hair with their greasy grease and provide them with protection from external influences. Oil regulates the work of these glands, which has a beneficial effect on the health and beauty of eyebrows.

Sea buckthorn suntan oil

Useful properties of sea buckthorn oil are also useful on vacation: it can be used to obtain an even and safe tan.

The advantages of sea buckthorn oil over other tanning products:

• the tan is very smooth and uniform;
• it rarely causes allergic reactions;
• the product protects the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation;
• it can be used for the face;
• it does not clog pores;
• oil is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive;
• the product is economically consumed.

Since this oil is very saturated with useful elements, it is not recommended to use it in its pure form under the scorching sun. It is enough to add a little at each use of sunscreen: 2-3 drops per application.

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

Sea Buckthorn Cooking Oil

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

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

A combination of the taste of sea buckthorn oil with citrus fruits, especially oranges, meat dishes and fish, is considered very successful. Baking such oil will give a pleasant ruddy tint and make the aroma even more palatable.

Is it possible to fry in sea buckthorn oil

It is not worth frying on sea buckthorn oil, because when exposed to such a high temperature, it loses most of its useful properties, in particular, all fatty acids are destroyed.

Harm and contraindications

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

A complete list of contraindications to the use of sea buckthorn oil:

• acute cholecystitis or exacerbation of chronic;
• cholelithiasis;
• acute pancreatitis or exacerbation of chronic;
• other disorders of the pancreas;
• "Weak" intestines (tendency to diarrhea);
• urolithiasis disease;
• gastric and duodenal ulcer;
• hepatitis;
• diabetes;
• allergy and individual intolerance;
• children's age up to three years;
• symptoms of sea buckthorn oil allergy.

An allergy to sea buckthorn oil is extremely rare. Like any food allergen, oil causes itching of the skin, its redness and peeling, diarrhea and vomiting will be noted from the digestive tract.

With congenital personal intolerance to sea buckthorn, the symptoms will become noticeable immediately after use. In the case of an organism's reaction to an overdose, they can occur gradually and over time.

For external use, sea buckthorn oil can also cause an allergic reaction. To avoid this, before using it, you need to conduct a test on the bend of the elbow, applying oil for half an hour or an hour.

If you could not avoid allergies, you must immediately stop taking the oil inside and rinse it off the skin, drink antihistamines.

How to choose and store sea buckthorn oil

An effective medicinal oil is called pharmacopoeial. In such an ether there will be a sufficient amount of carotenoids. You need to look at the label: their content should be at least 180 mg.

Important is the place of growth of the plant, and the method of obtaining oil. It should be selective sea buckthorn only from ecologically clean areas.But, unfortunately, such information is rarely available when buying.

Also, when purchasing oil, you need to check the documentation confirming the quality (certificates).

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

Store the product only in the refrigerator with a tight 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 sea buckthorn), you can make oil from it yourself at home. There is no need to doubt the quality of such a product at all.

Making sea buckthorn oil is easy. Juice is squeezed out of berries using a press, then it is filtered. Then this juice is simply put in a dark place to settle. A film of oil forms on top of it. This oil is neat, so as not to scoop up the juice, collected in a glass container. This oil is the highest quality and healthy. Ether can also be made from the remaining cake, but in its properties it will be significantly inferior to that prepared in the first way.

For 100 g of oilcake, you need 500 ml of unrefined vegetable oil. Cake is poured and insisted in a dark place for a week. Then the oil is filtered.

You can dry the cake and grind it with a coffee grinder. Such a powder is poured with warmed olive oil (200 ml per 100 g) and insisted for 3 weeks with periodic stirring and shaking.

There is a method of preparing the 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: squeeze and defend sea buckthorn juice. The collected oil is not filtered and, together with the pulp, is put in the oven, heated to 60 degrees Celsius, where it loses moisture. The resulting dried mass is divided into three portions and passed through a meat grinder or crushed using a blender. This shredded sea buckthorn pulp (one part of it) is poured into enameled dishes and poured with sunflower oil in 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 out using a juicer and the process is repeated. The pulp is poured with this oil already obtained and again heated in the oven. So you need to do at least 5-6 times, while the pulp is suitable for use only 2 times, so you should take care of its quantity in advance.

How to drink sea buckthorn oil

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

The only really correct way would be the application that the doctor will prescribe, based on the anamnesis and the expected effect of the oil.

Can I drink on an empty stomach

It is on an empty stomach that sea buckthorn oil is usually taken, but always with a subsequent meal. Just drink it and eat nothing after - it is strictly forbidden! At least a glass of liquid is needed.

Is it possible to give sea buckthorn oil to animals

Most animal diseases differ little or not at all from the diseases of their owners. And for treatment, the same drugs are often used as in the “human” first-aid kit.

Sea buckthorn oil affects the body of an animal as well as a human. 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 vitamins and elements it needs. Only 100 g contains the daily intake of all minerals and vitamins.
2. Vitamin C in sea buckthorn is retained in its original amount during any processing of berries. That is, in terms of vitamin C, jam, butter or compote are as good as fresh fruits.
3. Everyone knows that sweets contain the so-called hormone of happiness. A lot of it in ice cream and chocolate. After these desserts, the mood always rises. But not everyone knows that this hormone (and it is called correctly it is serotonin) is also in bananas. But even less people know that it is a thousand times more in sea buckthorn than in any of these products.
4. Dishes with the addition of sea buckthorn are included in the obligatory menu of astronauts.
5. The first thing that was prescribed to people affected by the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is to add sea buckthorn to your diet.
6. At various competitions, athletes often drink sea buckthorn drinks.
7. In China, sea buckthorn was a medicine in ancient times. And at the end of the 20th century, it was officially ranked as a drug by entering the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
8. The ancient Greeks called this berry a “glossy horse” because in its thickets these animals loved to graze. They ate berries from shrubs, after which their hair 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 fruit drink will very quickly and noticeably improve vision.
10. By the content of antioxidants, sea buckthorn surpasses 40 of the most famous vegetables and fruits.
11. The first mention of the healing properties of sea buckthorn was mentioned in the ancient annals 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. Sea buckthorn shrubs easily tolerate drought and high heat, as well as frosts of about 40 degrees. It does not dry out in such an environment, does not freeze, does not cease to bear fruit.
15. 90% of the world's sea buckthorn grows in China. In this country they know and are especially kind to a useful plant.
16. According to ancient Greek mythology, sea buckthorn was a favorite treat of the winged horse Pegasus.
17. Sea buckthorn enriches the soil on which it grows, so its plantations are often used in China to improve land. It also prevents soil erosion.
18. Mention of sea buckthorn is found in the works of the ancient Greeks. In ancient Greece, they treated a soldier and all the same horses.
19. Berries remain on the trees throughout the winter, which makes them food for many birds in snowy conditions. It is thanks to sea buckthorn that the populations of gray thrushes and fieldfare are preserved.
20. Sea buckthorn leaves can be used as raw materials for tanning.

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