Uses & Benefits

Sea Buckthorn is becoming known as a true"superfood". Sea Buckthorn is already valued as a key component of high-end European anti-aging skin care products, and the nutritional and phytochemical constituents of Sea Buckthorn fruit may also have potential in treating inflammatory disorders, cancer and other diseases.

Traditional use of Sea Buckthorn oil to promote the recuperation of skin injuries and support the healing of skin diseases is supported by modern clinical studies.** The oils from the fruit and seeds are used for eczema, canker sores and other ulcerative disorders of mucosal tissues, wounds, inflammation, burns, frostbite, psoriasis, rosacea, lupus erythematosus, and chronic dermatoses.* Also used to combat sun damage, therapeutic radiation treatment and cosmetic laser surgery, cosmetics and skin care products made with Sea Buckthorn are valued for their rejuvenating, restorative and anti-aging qualities. **

Indian, Chinese and Tibetan medications for pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiac, blood and metabolic disorders have included the Sea Buckthorn fruit due to its hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effects. Sea-buckthorn fruit components also show potential anticarcinogenic activity, and the bark and leaves from the Sea Buckthorn plant have been used for treating diarrhea, gastrointestinal, dermatologic disorders and topical compressions for rheumatoid arthritis.*

Sea Buckthorn fruit has a high vitamin C content—in a range of 114 to 1550 mg per 100 grams with an average content (695 mg per 100 grams), which is about 12 times greater than the 50 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams found in orange—placing Sea Buckthorn fruit among the most concentrated plant sources of vitamin C. The fruit is an unsurpassed natural source of vitamin A and several other carotenoids, tocopherols, and flavonoids.  The fruit also contains vitamins E, B1, B2, K and P, amino acids, dietary minerals, β-sitosterol and polyphenolic acids as well as remarkable levels and ratios of Omega fatty acids 3, 6, 7 and 9 and phytosterols.*

DISCLAIMER

The information offered by Mont Echo Naturels is not intended to replace, in any way, the medical advice that can be provided by a physician or other medical professional. Please consult your physician with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health.

* Source: Wikipedia. See full article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-buckthorn. Information for reference only.
** *Source: http://www.mdidea.com. Information for reference only.