Sea buckthorn has been used for centuries in both Europe and Asia for food; in Europe, the sour, flavorful fruit is sweetened and its orange-passion-fruit-like flavor makes fine sauces, jellies and a base for liqueurs. Blended with other fruits, it makes a delicious juice.
It is likely the most widely grown, northern hardy, fruiting plant in the world, but most Americans have never heard of it.
Sea buckthorn oil
is produced from the fruits and seeds and is incorporated into cosmetic products, drugs and skin lotions.The essential oil extracts from the so called "super fruit" berries are used in alternative medicine, dietary supplements and anti-aging products.
Sea buckthorn tea
is recommended in cases of diarrhea, rheumatism, skin diseases, and nettle rash.It is obtained by putting two spoons of mashed fruits into 500ml boiled water. After leaving the pot covered for about 30 minutes its content is passed through a sieve.
Tea can be made from leaves too.
Here by us sea buckthorn grows wild. The berries can be harvested by hand but I am happy with just taking the photos. The fruit are strongly attached, and are not easily stripped from the branches and the thorns are really sharp.Today's photo session being over
"Country road take me home"~♫
This will be a long walk.
14 comments:
It looks as if there is a very blue sky ! Is this Romania ? If it is I twice visited the country when I was a small child in the 1970's. (Brasov, Tusnad Baï ...)
Nice pictures , great skywatching !!
Erwin.
Wonderful skywatch photos, very interesting post about the berries.
The last picture is wonderful!! The blue sky and the colour of the threes!!
salut, Maia! the photos are great! where did you take them?
informative post, though its the first time i've seen this kind of fruit. and, i like the last photo. lovely composition.
Gorgeous pictures! What a wonderful colors!
Merci pour l'explication de ce fruit,je vais voir si on en recoit au Québec des fois. De très belle couleurs bye Maia A+
The berries on this shrub look lovely and colourful. Very interesting and pretty SW post!
Interesting to hear about this plant and its uses. The red-orange berries are beautiful against the sky.
I have never heard of these--so interesting. I'm thinking the sauce from them would have to be delectable!
Nice sky pictures and very interesting info about the sea buckthorns.
You have a great blog and wonderful photo skills.
It's amazing how many uses and remedies plants and berries have. We just need to take the time to learn about them. Thanks for the info; I'd never heard of this bush before. Looks like you had a nice walk while you were shooting pix. Thanks for visiting my SWF.
The buckthorn berries look interesting, we don't have them in New Zealand.
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