Many of us know that during the periods of colds, flu and even such banal phenomenon as seasonal avitaminosis, more benefit natural products, berries, herbs, teas, jam and broths on their basis will bring. For those who are interested in questions of traditional medicine, not a secret that on the properties and very useful to an organism such plant as a sea-buckthorn is unique. Today we learn, than its popularity and what contraindications to its use exist is caused.
Chemical composition of a sea-buckthorn
The uniqueness of this plant is that it is possible to use in it not only berries, but also leaves.
Sea-buckthorn fruits on the structure are very rich with minerals. A large amount of vitamins A and E is a part of pulp, enough contains all representatives of vitamins of group B, biotin. High content in berry of potassium and magnesium and also saturated fatty acids. In a sea-buckthorn the vitamin C content in comparison with other berries is very high, it contains 200 mg of vitamin B 100 grams of berries.
Leaves of a plant contain tannin and tannins, folic acid, phytoncides and even happiness hormone — serotonin.
Whether you know? Ancient Greece called berry the shining horse, and all because the horses who are regularly grazed in thickets of a bush and eating fruits and foliage of a plant differed in brilliant wool and a mane.
In what advantage of a plant
We got used that in a sea-buckthorn use for the medical and culinary purposes only berries, however it not absolutely so, leaves and even branches of a bush have not smaller advantage for an organism.
Seeds
The few know that seeds of a sea-buckthorn differ in the high content of vitamin E and fatty acids.
In traditional medicine sea-buckthorn seeds decoction is used as soft laxative at locks.
Bark
In general, not everyone knows of use of bark of a bush of a sea-buckthorn, however it has curative properties if to apply it in the form of broth.
Unlike seeds decoction, broth from young bark has antidiarrheal effect. Besides, cases when such broth or spirit tincture slowed down growth of tumors, including at cancer diseases, thanks to the hormone which is contained in bark to serotonin are known.
Leaves
Leaves of a sea-buckthorn as well as bark contain happiness hormone which not only has the expressed antistress effect, but also has powerful medicinal properties and allows to increase resistance of an organism to various viruses and infections. In the absence of contraindications, for prevention of catarrhal diseases during the autumn-winter period it is recommended to have the tea made from dry leaves of a plant.
Fruits
Perhaps, the most known method of application of a sea-buckthorn is consumption of its berries in different types. On their basis do broths, receive from them oil, use fresh, ground with sugar, cook jam, do juice. Each recipe is individual and bears not only gastronomic pleasure, but also has a certain range of medical effects: prevention of cold, treatment of diabetes, treatment of stomach ulcer.
Juice
Sea-buckthorn juice contains huge amount of beta carotene and vitamin C therefore is fine prophylactic for colds. Besides, he has mukolitichesky property and allows to struggle with cough effectively. For achievement of more lasting protivokashlevy effect it is better to drink juice with addition of honey.
Important! At diseases of urinary tract it is not recommended to use fresh sea-buckthorn juice, in view of its ability to influence the level of acidity of the removed urine.
Oil
Oil of a sea-buckthorn is known to everyone, it has so universal properties that the sphere of its application is extremely wide. First of all it is known the bactericidal effect, the content in it of vitamin E and a complex of acids allows to heal quickly wounds, to restore integuments, to take off pain.
Scopes of useful properties
The sea-buckthorn and products made of it are widely applied in all areas of life.
For health
Traditional medicine offers a large number of the recipes on the basis of a sea-buckthorn designed to help at the most various illnesses.
- Sea-buckthorn oil is most often applied at treatment of skin diseases, burns, eczemas. Well helps at treatment of diseases of a throat, grease with the cotton tampon moistened in oil the inflammation centers. Oil is accepted even inside, at treatment of an ulcer.
- Broth from leaves and fruits of a plant is fine excitant for immunity, compensates for the deficiency of vitamin C and serotonin.
- Sea-buckthorn juice is powerful bile-expelling tool, accelerates a metabolism.
- Tincture from fruits of a sea-buckthorn is applied in particular to normalization of pressure at hypertensive persons.
Important! The people having hypotonia are not recommended to abuse the products containing a sea-buckthorn as they can promote a lowering of arterial pressure!
For appearance
Gold berry is a basis for many cosmetics. In many creams, balms and lotions it is possible to meet sea-buckthorn extract, and the sea-buckthorn oil known for the medicinal properties it is successfully applied in various masks to face and hair.
- Oil of a sea-buckthorn is added to shampoo for food of the injured hair.
- Hand baths with this oil as the biotin and vitamins which are contained in it promote elimination of fragility of nails and softening of skin of hands are effective.
- In pure form oil can be applied to skin around eyes for fight against the first mimic wrinkles.
- At acne rash sea-buckthorn oil not only will remove irritation and inflammation, but also will accelerate a metabolism in an integument.
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For pleasure of flavoring needs
Not only this magic berry has curative properties. Its slightly tart taste is pleasant to much, and there is a set of ways this taste to enjoy.
- Sea-buckthorn jam, perhaps, the most widespread direction of use of berry in food. There are different options, in one case the ground berry with sugar is cooked to readiness, such jam is stored long. In other option the ground mix is closed in banks and stored in the fridge during the winter period, using as vitamin supplement.
- Juice from plant fruits is also subject to preservation or can be used in pure form with addition of honey;
- Use of the ground berry in pastries and production of creams gives to dishes juicy sourness and sates in color. And integral fruits will become fine decoration of cake or pie.
- Sea-buckthorn tea on the basis of sea-buckthorn berries with addition of a root of ginger, a lemon and honey will become the best means to lighten the mood in the winter evening and to strengthen immunity.
For weight loss
We already said that the sea-buckthorn has ability to accelerate exchange processes in an organism. Persons interested to lose excess weight use this its property.
There is an opinion that the substances which are contained in berry are capable to burn fat deposits, however it no more, than the myth. To influence the fat which collected in an organism, berry cannot, however, the acids which are its part are capable to reduce assimilation of the fats arriving with food and to accelerate metabolism.
Besides, the use of 100 grams of berries a day as having a snack will provide a low-calorie power source for those who adhere to a diet.
How to choose a sea-buckthorn upon purchase
Sea-buckthorn there is a set of grades, but, as a rule, tastes of berries do not differ. Berry ripens in an early autumn therefore on sale it can be seen at the end of September - the beginning of October.
Whether you know? If to trust national signs, then the plant is powerful withdrawal of negative power, so, the bush planted near an entrance to the yard, according to a belief, can protect the house from evil spirit.
The main thing what it is worth paying attention to is a dryness of berries, damp they will not be able long to be stored and will begin to decay. Fruits have to be saturated yellow-orange color, dense, not deformed. Surely buy a sea-buckthorn on branches because the berry removed from them is stored much less.
How to keep berry
If you bought a sea-buckthorn, then it is necessary to store it without freezing, without breaking from branches, it is desirable in the cool place. In such a way long to store it it will not turn out, the longer such berry lies, the less it is useful.
The best way of storage is freezing. For this purpose berries are removed from a branch, stacked in special packages in one layer and frozen. Thus fruits keep the useful properties about one year.
About harm and contraindications
Certainly, as well as any product, a sea-buckthorn be useful not to all, besides, some it can is harmful.
- First of all, the people having diseases of uric ways as the high acidity of berry can cause aggravation should not use it.
- It is strictly forbidden to use a fresh sea-buckthorn and its juice the patient with cholelithiasis, the substances which are contained in juice render powerful bile-expelling tool and I can lead to undesirable consequences.
- With care the people having tendency to bleedings have to treat a sea-buckthorn in view of the fact that the vitamin C which is in fruits dilutes blood.
Let's sum up the result, the advantage of this unique plant in which both fruits, and foliage are valuable, and even bush bark, does not raise doubts. The correct use of a sea-buckthorn in the absence of contraindications will not do harm, and on the contrary will allow to strengthen health and will become a find for your immunity.