Hippophae rhamnoides L. 沙棘 (Shaji, Common Sea-buckthorn)

Abstract

The common sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides Linnaeus, also known as Elaeagnus rhamnoides (Linnaeus) A. Nelson, or Rhamnoides Hippophae Moench) is a species of flowering plants of the family Elaeagnaceae, native to the dry temperate and cold desert areas of China, Russia, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Europe and North America. Comprising of eight subspecies, sea buckthorn is by far the most widespread species of the genus [1]. The most common subspecies are H.

The Anticancer Activity of Sea Buckthorn [Elaeagnus rhamnoides (L.) A. Nelson]

“…A wealth of healthy ingredients are found not only in the raw fruits, but also in a variety of preparations such as jams, juices, marmalades, or tinctures. Sea buckthorn berries can be also used to make pies and liquors (Li and Hu, 2015 ). Hu ( 2005 ) reports that sea buckthorn seed can be used to make oil and the leaves can used to make tea.…”

“…The positive and unique properties of sea buckthorn have been known since at least the VII Century BC (Suryakumar and Gupta, 2011 ; Li and Hu, 2015 ). The plant was used not only in natural medicine, but also veterinary medicine as a means of relieving helminthiasis in horses and providing them more mass and a beautiful, shiny coat.…”

Potential of sea buckthorn-based ingredients for the food and feed industry – a review

“…Sea buckthorn (SB) is morphologically described from a bush to a small tree, with different growing thorns all around the plant, and it naturally grows in locations near to the sea, specific traits which build up its name. It is stated that its latin name Hippophae rhamnoides comes from ancient Greece, from the words 'hippo'horseand 'phaos'shine -, for the horses fed with leaves from this plant developed a shining coat and weighed more (Kalia et al 2011;Li and Hu 2015).…”

“…Himalaya is the region with the highest density of this plant (Kalia et al 2011). It also grows on cold desert areas of China, Russia, North America, India, and Europe among others (Li and Hu 2015;Rousi 1971). Its highly adaptable characteristics allow the plant to grow in very different environmental situations, being able to grow at temperatures ranging from -40 to +40°C (Kalia et al 2011) and high altitudes (Ma et al 2016).…”