Try to guess an ornamental plant that has only savory fruits, and seeds used to produce oil. Of course it's sea-buckthorn. Useful characteristics of the bush, perhaps, no one will cause fluctuations.
Sea buckthorn belongs to the genus of dioecious shrubs. In Eurasia, you can meet three species of this plant. Krusinovidnuyu sea buckthorn can be found without effort on the banks and near the floodplain of small rivers not only in Europe, but also in the Caucasus, Central Asia, also in Siberia. This plant is cultivated not only for the sake of vitamin fruits, and to get valuable sea buckthorn oil. Useful characteristics are found in all parts of the plant.
Why is sea buckthorn useful?.
Homeland of sea-buckthorn, surprisingly, is the north. But, this plant has become widespread and popular with us. This is completely not by chance. Edible fruits are amazing in that they retain their vitamin characteristics even in frozen form throughout the winter and spring period. This is one of the more valuable properties of this plant.
Of the fruits of sea-buckthorn, you can make a curative broth, which is remarkably coping with the healing of all gastrointestinal ailments. Enough to take it inside for a week. If you are defeated by skin diseases, the same broth is used as lotions externally. Not only a decoction of valuable sea buckthorn. Useful characteristics are found in the sea buckthorn oil, which is extracted from the seeds of this shrub. Painkiller, healing, also anti-inflammatory effect allows you to use it to heal many diseases. Externally sea buckthorn oil is used to heal burn skin lesions. A more extensive application of the oil was obtained for the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers. When these diseases are exacerbated, the oil is taken inside - they drink 1 teaspoonful for half an hour before eating. During the day this function is performed three times. It will be appropriate that there is no improvement at first, but already on the 5th day patients are unanimous in their relief. This type of therapy is usually popular in the autumn, also in the winter period, because it is at this time that there is a period of severe symptoms (exacerbation). To heal non-wounds, the sea-buckthorn is also very good. Useful characteristics of the oil will be very apparent if it is applied to a sterile gauze cloth and applied to the wound surface. The dressing is pretty much changed once a day.
Like any honey product, sea-buckthorn, whose useful characteristics are irrefutable, has some contra-indications. With pancreatitis and acute cholecystitis, it should not be used, because it will only worsen these diseases. Therefore, before this, than to begin reception of sea-buckthorn, consult your doctor.
Prepare sea buckthorn oil at home Seabuckthorn oil is sold ready-made in any pharmacy, but you can cook it without the help of others. To do this, pick berries from a bush and painstakingly wash them. Then they must be painstakingly crushed and squeezed out the juice that they let out. Acquired pulp fill with water and place for two days in a dark and cold room in order to start fermentation. After a while, the oil will begin to float evenly to the surface of the juice, where you will collect it.
From time to time, in a mass of crushed berries, add sugar, water and a small amount of wine yeast and keep in a warm place. After a while, sea buckthorn oil appears on the surface of the pulp, which can simply be collected.
Another method for obtaining oil is drying the pulp, with the following addition of vegetable, also olive oil.
In this case, the solution should be kept in a water bath for about three days. Then the filtered oil should be poured into the latest portion of bagasse. The described function must be performed more than four times. Ready-made sea buckthorn oil has a red color and a thick consistency.
Such a delicious berry - sea-buckthorn, whose useful characteristics now certainly will not cause fluctuations. Be healthy and remember that your health is in your hands, and nature in this will help health. Sumy. Ua.