Towards the end of September and the beginning of October, one of the most valuable gifts of autumn - sea buckthorn. Useful properties and contraindications to the use of its fruits and leaves have long been known to fans of traditional medicine. This orange sour berry has long earned its well-deserved fame as a healer and healer of many diseases. Today, on the basis of sea buckthorn, a lot of medicines, oils, tinctures, ointments, cosmetics are produced. Bark, leaves, shoots, seeds, berries - everything goes into business, all parts of this tree can be useful if you know how to handle them.
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The botanical name for this tree (or dioecious shrub) is buckthorn buckthorn. Depending on the place of growth, it can grow stronger and grow to the size of a real tree or remain a low shrub. Unpretentious, frost-resistant, practically not afraid of pests, grows anywhere, on any soil. Under comfortable conditions, it can calmly grow and bear fruit for up to 100 years.
Its acidic astringent fruits are unlikely to be enjoyed if consumed for nothing. But jams, marmalades, juices, jelly, pastries or pastries with this berry are pleasant and useful to adults and children. On its basis, alcoholic beverages, tinctures, decoctions, teas are made. Let's take a closer look at the features of sea buckthorn, the scope, as well as possible limitations.
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Sea buckthorn - benefit and harm
The list of useful qualities of sea buckthorn is very wide: it enhances immunity, gives strength, fills the body with vivacity, vitality. It contains many vitamins, trace elements, biologically active components.
Sea-buckthorn berries - beneficial qualities and harm
Fresh, well-ripened berries are a real storehouse of healing substances. They saturate our body with vitamins, flavonoids, phospholipids, useful acids, tannins, macro- and micronutrients, fructose, glucose. This is an excellent prophylactic and therapeutic agent for heart, vascular diseases. The use of the fruits of sea buckthorn (in various forms) strengthens the immune system, favorably affects the heart and blood vessels (prevention of stroke, heart attack). Recovery from illness is much better if you consume 50 or 100 g of fruit daily. Since the berries have a sour taste, it is better to take them with honey, and then drink clean water.
As an additional, adjuvant in the complex treatment of stomach cancer, you can take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of berries, three times a day. In case of impaired fertility in men and women, the fruits of sea buckthorn should be taken daily, for a long time, about 30-50 g (at a time) will be enough. To always have this natural remedy on hand, berries can be frozen for the winter - in terms of usefulness they are in no way inferior to fresh ones. In general, you should know that the valuable qualities of sea buckthorn are not lost during freezing or heat treatment of fruits.
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Sea-buckthorn oil - properties and application
This unique tool is equally successfully used in alternative and official medicine. The beneficial properties of sea buckthorn oil are truly endless - and this is a fact. Oil is used both internally and externally, if there is no possibility or equipment for self-extraction, then in the pharmacy you can buy a finished product.
Restrictions on the use of sea buckthorn oil are minimal, but they are:
- It is not recommended to use it for individual intolerance.
- You can not take it inside those who are currently diagnosed with an acute form of digestive system diseases.
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Ingestion of sea buckthorn oil
- If a person suffers from gastritis or a stomach ulcer, then he is recommended (but not during the period of exacerbation) to use 1 tsp. this product 30 minutes before a meal - this should be done three times a day. After prolonged use of antibiotics or other toxic “attacks” on the liver and kidneys, a similar use of oil will be appropriate.
- With a malignant tumor of the stomach, as an adjuvant (especially during irradiation and chemotherapy), it is strongly recommended to consume 0.5 parts of the product three times a day before meals.
- If you have overcome a sore throat, sore throat or tonsils become inflamed, 0.5 hours of oil should be diluted in 200 g of warm milk, consumed orally in the morning, and also in the evening, before taking breakfast or dinner.
Sea buckthorn oil externally
- The oil has been successfully used to accelerate skin regeneration after burns, to eliminate the effects of frostbite (at the healing stage), for the treatment of pressure sores.
- It also helps with “female” diseases, sometimes 10 days are enough to cure cervical erosion (or significantly stop the manifestation of the disease).
- This product also helps to cure colpitis; oil-soaked swabs are used for these purposes.
- With sinusitis or runny nose, you can drip a couple of drops of oil in each nostril, two to three times a day.
- Additionally, it can be used as inhalation for respiratory diseases (3 tablespoons per 1 liter of water).
- At night, you can rub the chest area with coughing or severe bronchitis, and if you mix it with camphor, the effect will be even better.
- With various skin irritations, diaper rash, dermatitis, they can lubricate the affected areas.
- Even with eye diseases (corneal injuries, cataracts, various keratitis), it is recommended to instill 1-2 drops of sea buckthorn oil.
- With severe inflammation of the tonsils, as well as after their removal, the throat can be lubricated with pure oil - the disease will subside, and the operated places will heal faster.
In cosmetology
- Oil can be used instead of face cream with excessive dry skin, it is better to do this before bedtime.
- Oil applications give a good effect for irritation, acne or redness.
- It is an ideal tool for massage, does not leave a greasy layer, it warms up skin and muscles well.
- If the nails become brittle or peel, then oil baths will help solve this problem.
- With brittleness, hair loss, oil applied to the roots and length also helps, a light massage of the scalp will contribute to better absorption of beneficial components. Leave the oil on your hair for the night, put on a hat or tie your head with a handkerchief, and in the morning wash your hair well with shampoo. To achieve a lasting therapeutic result, such a procedure can be performed twice a week.
Useful properties of sea buckthorn leaves
Leaves are not inferior to berries in their medicinal qualities, for brewing they are used in dried form. Such tea helps to cope with diseases of the gums and the oral cavity.
How to brew sea buckthorn tea correctly
For this, 3 teaspoons of raw material is poured into 500 ml of boiling water, insisted for 10-15 minutes, filtered, taken orally (or rinsed in the mouth) 150-200 ml twice a day. Such tea can also be drunk with inflammatory manifestations of any nature (do not forget about contraindications). Even diabetics and people who suffer from peptic ulcer can use it.
Sea buckthorn infusion recipe
The infusion is prepared in the same way as tea, the only difference is the infusion time (30 minutes), you can use a thermos. It helps relieve symptoms of gout, rheumatism, is used for osteochondrosis, salt deposition. Such an infusion should be taken orally at 50 ml three times a day.
Sea buckthorn broth: recipe
For external use, for example, compresses or lotions, you will need a more concentrated broth - 2 tablespoons of raw materials / one glass of water, insist 30 minutes. This "potion" can be used against hair loss (rub into the scalp).
Sea buckthorn seeds - benefits and applications
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From sea buckthorn seeds, they also prepare infusions, decoctions, which perfectly help with various intestinal disorders.
To eliminate diarrhea, 1 tablespoon of sea buckthorn seeds is boiled for about 20 minutes in low heat in 250 ml of water. The resulting broth is cooled, taken orally by 2-3 tablespoons 3 or 4 times a day before meals.
Brewed tree bark or finely chopped young shoots is an excellent regenerating, wound healing drug. Anti-inflammatory, restorative decoctions and teas are also made from bark.
Sea buckthorn juice, berry jam, alcohol infusions from bark or shoots are healthy, natural, valuable products that are a pure natural “cure” for many diseases. The main thing is to use them wisely, not exceeding the recommended dose, and also do not forget about the regularity of intake.
Sea buckthorn - contraindications and harm
They are also available, they must be taken into account, because each "medicine" has its pros and cons. For example, individual intolerance to the body or an allergy to sea buckthorn may occur. If a person suffers from acute inflammatory liver diseases, as well as diseases of the gallbladder, then treatment with derivatives of sea buckthorn is contraindicated. If there are stones in the kidneys or bladder, acidosis (increased acidity of the stomach), chronic diarrhea, and also with low blood pressure, sea buckthorn should not be used. The prohibition includes an acute form of stomach or intestinal disease.
How can you understand that you experience the side effects of sea buckthorn:
- Itching and rashes appeared on the skin.
- There was a feeling of bitterness in the mouth after taking a decoction, tea, sea buckthorn oil.
- The rhythm of breathing was disturbed, profuse salivation appeared, it became difficult to breathe.
- Eyes began to swell or swelling appeared in the place of external use of oil.
Sea buckthorn during pregnancy
During the bearing of a child, all women try to use the highest quality, wholesome foods. As we already know, sea buckthorn is not only useful, but also medicinal, so jam or marmalade may well pass for a treat, and tea or decoction will become a natural medicine. There are no significant restrictions on its use during pregnancy. You should only pay attention to general warnings, for example, allergies or individual intolerance, as well as the presence of diseases.
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Doctors themselves often recommend expectant mothers to take inside the oil or teas from sea buckthorn, especially during colds or seasonal infections. The use of berries, juice, oil, jam, tea during pregnancy is not prohibited. With oil, you can bury your nose or treat your throat, make inhalations, use it as a mild laxative for constipation, and if you have a cold, you can put jam in tea. In a word, all the above treatment methods can be safely used by pregnant women. This gift of nature extremely rarely causes allergies in infants, so sea buckthorn during breastfeeding can be considered a completely safe product.
Nursing women can and are even recommended to use sea buckthorn berries, juice enhances lactation, boosts the baby’s immunity, and gives a boost of vitality. In the first months after giving birth, it is better to dilute the juice with boiled water 1: 1, and then gradually reduce the amount of water. Berries are a source of vitamins, contribute to the healthy development of the child, the rapid recovery of women after the birth of the baby. It should be borne in mind that the recommended daily dose of sea buckthorn during breastfeeding is approximately 50 g, and the weekly should not exceed 150 g. These rules should be followed in order to avoid allergies in the baby and disruption of the digestive tract.
Using oil, you can deal with such a common nuisance as cracked nipples. Approximately 30 minutes before feeding, you need to lubricate the affected area, and then pat it dry with a napkin. For colds, berry juice should be consumed along with milk (3 tbsp.spoons / 250 ml). 20 minutes before a meal, you need to drink half a glass of this "drug."
Conclusions: what is useful sea buckthorn
- This is a natural anti-cancer agent that has an anti-cancer effect.
- Juice from berries helps with anemia and vitamin deficiency.
- It has a wound healing, analgesic effect when taken externally or ingested.
- An excellent remedy for diarrhea or poisoning (antitoxic effect).
- It is a powerful antiseptic (especially oil).
- It removes all kinds of skin inflammations (except for the manifestation of allergies).
- It has a thrombolytic and analgesic effect in proctologic diseases.
- Natural mild laxative.
- Helps with gout and rheumatic symptoms.
- It is used for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.
- Doctors eye diseases.
- It treats gynecological ailments (colpitis, cervicitis, erosion).
- Helps with diseases of the digestive system (you need to pay attention to contraindications).
- Strengthens the heart muscle
The useful qualities of sea buckthorn, the advantages of this gift of nature can be described for a very long time and without exaggeration. In addition to the above, she treats diseases of the throat, respiratory tract, nose, ears, and genitourinary system. Wounds, bedsores, burns are successfully treated with infusions, lotions, applications with oil. Even with nervous irritation, depression and insomnia, tea from berries or a decoction of leaves helps. Sea buckthorn will also help restore beauty to skin and hair.
Nature itself gave people this storehouse of health, vitamins, and valuable substances. Use this gift correctly, remember that sea buckthorn has useful properties and contraindications, do not forget about warnings, know the measure and be healthy!