Juice from sea buckthorn berries is a common drink in many parts of Asia and Europe. The juice is very high in protein, vitamins C and E, and organic acids. The leaves, either fresh or dried, can be steeped to yield a nutritional tea. The leaves, young branches and fruit pulp can be used as animal fodder.
Medicinal : Topical application of sea buckthorn oil has been reported for skin therapy including sun, heat, chemical and radiation burns, eczema and poorly healing wounds. Russian cosmonauts used sea buckthorn cream for protection from cosmic radiation. Oil from the sea buckthorn fruit is rich in vitamin E, carotenoids, phytosterols and essential fatty acids, all of which have beneficial medicinal properties for the treatment of internal and topical maladies.
Developing research in China suggests that taking a particular sea buckthorn extract three times by mouth for 6 weeks lowers cholesterol, reduces chest pain, and improves heart function in people with heart disease.
Early research shows that taking sea buckthorn oil daily for 8 weeks does not help remove waste products from the blood or prevent dry mouth in people undergoing dialysis.
Early research shows that taking sea buckthorn extract might reduce liver enzymes and other chemicals in the blood that indicate liver problems.
Early research suggests that consuming sea buckthorn berries in a frozen puree for 90 days does not prevent the common cold or make symptoms go away faster.
Early research suggests that consuming sea buckthorn berries in frozen puree for 90 days does not prevent digestive tract infections.
Some early research shows that taking a specific sea buckthorn product by mouth decreases feelings of eye redness and burning. Using an eyelid spray containing sea buckthorn helps to reduce feelings of dryness in the eye.
Early research suggests that taking sea buckthorn may help regulate the appetite children with functional dyspepsia. But sea buckthorn doesn't appear to improve the rate at which food empties from the stomach into the intestines.
Developing research in China suggests that taking a particular sea buckthorn extract three times by mouth for 6 weeks lowers cholesterol, reduces chest pain, and improves heart function in people with heart disease.
Consuming sea buckthorn berries or extracts might lower "bad" cholesterol and increase "good" cholesterol in people with high cholesterol or fatty liver disease not caused by alcohol use. But it's not clear what dose or formulation of sea buckthorn works best.
Early research suggests that taking sea buckthorn by mouth for up to 8 months might reduce high blood pressure similarly to certain blood pressure-lowering drugs.
Early research shows that taking sea buckthorn by mouth in addition to standard care helps reduce swelling, improve appetite, and reduce the amount of protein in the urine in people with nephrotic syndrome. It's not clear if these improvements with sea buckthorn plus standard care are better than what would be achieved with standard care alone.
Early evidence shows that taking sea buckthorn berries, berry oil, or berry extract by mouth does not reduce body weight in overweight or obese women.
Early research shows that using sea buckthorn oil on the skin helps to reduce the scaly skin in people with psoriasis.
Early research suggests that taking sea buckthorn oil daily does not improve symptoms of vaginal thinning in postmenopausal women.
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