Sea buckthorn buckthorn: features and application
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Peculiarities
Buckthorn buckthorn is a perennial plant. It is a dioecious tree that can grow up to 4-5 meters in height.
The main feature of this plant is the presence of thorns, which complicate harvesting. It is advisable to wear thick gloves so as not to prick your hands. Most fruit trees do not have this defense mechanism. Many branches grow on the trunk, which are densely covered with hard and sharp thorns about 2 centimeters long.
The bark of the sea buckthorn has a grayish-brown hue. Foliage - linear-lanceolate, whole-edged, about 8 centimeters in length. They are light green in color with a silvery tint, like an olive tree.
When the tree begins to bloom, the flowers have a different color. Male specimens are dark brown in color. Each flower may have 4 pistils, all inflorescences are collected in a "spikelet" of 10-15 pieces up to one centimeter long. Unlike husband. signs of flowers, females have stamens. They have a greenish color, and the inflorescences are collected in a brush of several pieces. Flowering begins in late April and early May.
The fruits of sea buckthorn are light green before ripening. After ripening, bright orange color. Drupes are usually oval, small. But they densely cover the branches, so that they may not be noticed under a large number of fruits. Several buckets of berries can be collected in one adult tree. Fruit ripening ends closer to mid-autumn.
Usually, sea buckthorn can be found in the countries of Europe and Asia, as well as in Transbaikalia, Altai, the Caucasus and even in the southern territories of Siberia.
Sea buckthorn grows very well even in the wild, therefore it is capable of creating whole impenetrable thickets in its natural environment. Grows well in sandy soil, in river valleys, near rivers. You can practically not take care of these trees, since they themselves quickly adapt to the climate, and they can take water from the ground.
Sea buckthorn can be propagated by seeds, by retraction of root pagons or seedlings.
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Chemical composition
The description of the chemical composition of sea buckthorn fruits mainly depends on the type of plant, the place of growth, the time of the harvested harvest, etc., therefore, it may differ.
The buckthorn buckthorn contains a lot of vegetable fats, which do not contain cholesterol. Thanks to the carotene, the oil has an orange color. There are also many vitamins of group B, C, E, K, R. All of them are needed by the human body for the normal functioning of important vital systems. The fruits contain folic acid, betaine, phosphorolipids, glucose, sterols and triterpene substances. There are different organic natural acids: malic, tartaric and citric.
The chemical composition includes tannins, which are useful for the healing of tissues in the body, as well as many micro and macro elements: iron, magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium and potassium, sodium, lead, nickel, molybdenum and even strontium.Heavy metals are contained in scanty amounts, so there will be no harm to health.
Healing properties
Given the description of the chemical composition, it should be concluded that sea buckthorn is very useful not only for the prevention of diseases, but also for their treatment.
Pharmacognosy involves a careful study of various raw materials of animal or vegetable origin. After conducting a number of studies on sea buckthorn products, many beneficial properties of the fruit have been established. Berries have an antibacterial and antiseptic effect, destroying the causative agents of typhoid, salmonellosis, dysentery. Useful substances can improve the work of digestion, activate the production of digestive enzymes, gastric juice and bile for the normal breakdown of complex compounds. Sea buckthorn stimulates the immune system, increases the body's resistance to infections and viruses. Also, with the regular use of drugs based on sea buckthorn or folk remedies, the number of red blood cells in the blood increases, the level of hemoglobin rises.
Sea buckthorn berries reduce the intensity of degenerative processes in the human body, damage to liver cells.
The oil improves the regenerative capacity of the body. As a result, the layers of the epithelium heal faster, and the tissues of the internal organs are more actively restored. Inflammation, ulcers, swelling pass faster.
Due to this characteristic, sea buckthorn can be used in the diagnosis of many diseases. If a person has no contraindications to its use, you can regularly take various remedies based on these berries in order to improve the functioning of the body.
Application
Sea buckthorn juice with pulp is recommended as an aid for low acidity of gastric juice, hypokinesia of the stomach and intestines, atonic constipation. It is also used in the complex treatment of patients with toxic hepatitis and for the prevention of occupational diseases as a multivitamin agent.
Sea buckthorn oil is used for radiation damage to the skin, thermal and chemical burns, bedsores, trophic ulcers, etc. The wound or ulcerative surface cleared of necrotic tissue is washed with a solution of penicillin or other antibiotics. Sea buckthorn oil is liberally applied to the damaged area and a bandage is applied. The dressings are changed every other day. Treatment is carried out until the appearance of granulations filling the wound surface.
Contraindications
As with any other natural products, there are a number of contraindications to the use of sea buckthorn and products based on it. You can not take it when diagnosing pancreatitis, stomach ulcers, high acidity, with acute cholecystitis, as well as with pathology of the biliary tract.
Special attention should be paid to the sensitivity of the human body to the components of sea buckthorn. If, after consuming it, signs of an allergic reaction appear, then you need to stop taking medications based on these berries.
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