Buckthorn certainly can make a list of the most useful berries that grow in our area. Healing berries are used to treat and prevent various diseases. But like other berries, sea buckthorn, except for medicinal properties, it has some contraindications. Our article will help you understand this.
Seabuckthorn - useful plant
Seabuckthorn loves the sun and is more common on the waterfront. But the plant is very resistant to frost, can withstand even severe frost. Valuable are the leaves of this plant and of course berries. The leaves of this plant are small in size with a narrow form. Small berries are a bright yellow color, inside which there is a black stone. The period of ripening fruit - is August - September, the berries literally stuck to the branches with thorns. The taste of the berries bitter and acidic, but closer to the cold weather, they become sweet.
What are the benefits of sea buckthorn?
The sea buckthorn berry is almost all the vitamins. It is rich in vitamin B, K, P, A, E, as well as a plurality of very useful to the organism and trace elements.
Sea buckthorn is widely used in medicine. She has a strong property to heal wounds and positively affects the skin.
Useful properties of the plant:
- it reduces the level of bad cholesterol
- it strengthens the immune system
- lowers blood sugar
- improves potency
- improves the elasticity of blood vessels
- used to prevent beriberi
- it used to prevent thrombus formation
The use of sea buckthorn berries
Huge benefit bring raw berries. But as it is a perishable product, then in medicine use juice, ointment and oil from this plant. Fresh berries use to treat burns, frostbite and jets on the skin. A decoction of sea buckthorn berries is used during constipation. To prepare such a decoction, you need to take 1 tsp. Sea buckthorn berries, pour boiled water (200 ml) and add 1 tsp. Honey. A warm decoction is accepted several times a day. It is permissible to use pregnant women, but you need to consult your doctor.
Sea buckthorn oil
Oil from this plant is a component of many medical drugs. Wearing sea buckthorn candles that are used to treat hemorrhoids. You can get sea buckthorn oil yourself, which will also be useful as what is sold in a pharmacy. For this, the juice is squeezed out of berries and defended a couple of days. The film that appeared on top is going, it is oil. It should be stored in a glass jar in a cool place, better of course, if it is a refrigerator.
Where is the sea buckthorn oil?
The oil of this plant is used in cosmetology, is used by masseuses for massages. It is well absorbed into the skin, removes dead skin cells and holds water perfectly. It is not necessary to visit the salons, home treatments using sea buckthorn oil is no worse. If you apply it 2 times a week, then the skin of your face will be tightened, acne will disappear. This oil helps strengthen hair and nail. It is necessary to apply oil on the scalp and keep 2-3 hours, then rinse with ordinary shampoo. Such a procedure should be done once every seven days. To strengthen the nails, it is enough to rub the mask in the nail plate.
With this oil treated wounds, which are badly healing, burns, cracks, strands, deprived and other skin diseases. Sea buckthorn oil is a good antiseptic, immunostimulating and wound-healing drug.
The oil is used in gynecology, for the treatment of erosions of the cervix, inflammation of the vagina, endocervitis. To do this, use tampons that wigitate oil.
Butter of this plant helps to cope with Orz and cold. It is used to lubricating the nasal mucosa or for injection into the nose. You can also breed it in water and drink to strengthen your immunity.
5) Is it possible to use sea buckthorn oil during pregnancy?
Since the oil is gently acting on the body, it is rather possible to apply it than it is impossible. But still it is worth discussing this issue with your doctor, if you apply it inside as a medicine. Oil can be used to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. The oil is applied to the skin, making it soft, elastic, elastic.
Sea buckthorn oil Children
This oil is used for the prevention and treatment of diapercrafts in infants. And so it is used when the first teeth are cut. Oil removes inflammation and pain relieves this process.
Contraindications for use
It is forbidden to take into the sea buckthorn to people who are pursuing urolithiasis. Sea buckthorn products should not use people who have a tendency to diarhea, who has inflammation of the liver, gastritis, pancreatitis. People who have a gastric and duodenal ulcer, contraindicated to use juice, sea and oil. It is recommended to drink decoction or phytquia. People who have sugar diabetes or obesity cannot be sealing sea buckthorn jam. Also contraindicated to the use of those who have the intolerance to any of the components of the sea buckthorn.
From sea buckthorn, as with other berries, you can make a different type of workpiece. Put this plant on the site, because it is not only beautiful, but also very useful. We hope our article was useful to you and you will define whether you can use sea buckthorn or not. Health to you and your loved ones!
We adore sea buckthorn with the whole family ... and helps the son not sick)