The efficacy and effects of sea buckthorn and how to eat

Sea buckthorn is a genus of sea buckthorn in the family of family Hojicaceae, and its medicinal part is its fruit, which is usually harvested in September and October when the fruit is ripe. The fruits of sea buckthorn are sour and sweet, and can be eaten directly or made into fruit dew, jam, fruit soup, jelly, etc. The efficacy and effects of sea buckthorn and how to consume it are briefly described as follows.

Improve resistance

Sea buckthorn fruit has obvious immunity enhancement and can improve the body's cold tolerance and hypoxia resistance in low temperature environment. Its sea buckthorn seed oil can enhance the vitality of the body comprehensively, and has certain anti-radiation damage and anti-tumor effects.

Cardiovascular protection

Sea buckthorn can lower total serum cholesterol, raise serum HDL cholesterol and total liver cholesterol, relieve angina attacks, and have the effect of preventing and treating coronary atherosclerotic heart disease.

Relieve cough and asthma

Sea buckthorn has obvious expectorant, cough suppressing and asthma calming effects, and can be used to treat chronic bronchitis.

Strengthening the spleen and eliminating food

Sea buckthorn can strengthen the spleen and eliminate food, and is used to relieve indigestion, abdominal pain from food accumulation, gastritis, enteritis, and digestive system disorders such as gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis

The juice of sea buckthorn fruit has a stimulating effect on hematopoietic cells, and its sea buckthorn seed oil taken orally has an inhibiting effect on platelet aggregation. Also, Chinese medicine believes that sea buckthorn can activate blood circulation and disperse stasis, which is suitable for bruises, subcutaneous bleeding and women's menstrual disorders with certain regulatory effects.

Liver protection

Sea buckthorn seed oil can significantly counteract chemical liver damage and has a good protective effect on the liver.

Antioxidant

Sea buckthorn seed oil is similar to vitamin E. It has a protective effect on vascular smooth muscle cells damaged by hyperlipidemia, and can significantly reduce the increased content of lipid peroxide in smooth muscle cells damaged by hyperlipidemia, and can significantly increase the activity of superoxide dismutase, which can reduce the damage of cell membrane caused by hyperlipidemia, protect and promote the healthy growth of cells, and has a significant antioxidant effect.

How to consume sea buckthorn

1, you can use sea buckthorn, licorice, white raisins, gardenia, broad wood, each equal parts, together with a fine grind and add a little ice chips, mix well and ready to use. Take 1.5 grams-3 grams each time and serve with warm water, it has a very good effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. 2. Use 3-9 grams of dried sea buckthorn fruit, decoct with water and take the juice, or smash the ripe fruit and add water to decoct, strain the dregs, then take the filtrate and concentrate it into a paste with low heat and consume in appropriate amount. 3, with fresh sea buckthorn fruit is rubbed and wrapped with gauze, squeeze its juice, add appropriate amount of sugar, with warm boiled water to take can relieve the discomfort of sore throat.