Western Herbalism
Sea Buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Used traditionally in TCM and Tibetan medicine for over 1000 years for cough indigestion blood stagnation High in vitamin C Supports mucosal regeneration via omega-7
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Indications what the tradition reached for it in
- Traumatic swelling
- Amenorrhea due to blood stagnation
- Radiation dermatitis
- Dry skin
- Infection
- NAFLD
- Viral diarrhea
- Ecchymosis
- Burns
- Sjögren's syndrome
- Chronic gastritis
- Dermatitis
- Functional dyspepsia
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Aging skin
- Food stagnation
- Cardiovascular disease
- Vaginal inflammation
- Gastric ulcer
- Abdominal pain
- Wounds
- Liver fibrosis
- Dry eyes
- Cough with profuse expectoration
- Indigestion
- Burnout
- Bleeding
- Bronchitis
- Cough
- Diarrhea
Safety
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Dosing as the sources wrote it
| Preparation | As written | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Pulp/seed oil | Pulp/seed oil 1-3 g/day | 1000-3000 mg |
| Berry puree | Berry puree 5-45 g/day | 5000-45000 mg |
| Juice up to | Juice up to 300 ml/day | 300 mL |
| Leaf infusion | Leaf infusion 2 tsp/cup | |
| Emulsion | Emulsion 20-30 g/day in clinical trials | 20000-30000 mg |
Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.
From the sources
Clinical Notes. Used traditionally in TCM and Tibetan medicine for over 1000 years for cough indigestion blood stagnation High in vitamin C Supports mucosal regeneration via omega-7
action_berry. Berries are adaptogenic, antiinflammatory, antiscorbutic, aperient, astringent tonic, cholagogue, hepatic stimulant, immunomodulatory, lipotropic, restorative, virilific and vulnerary, with antimicrobial, antiulcerogenic, antioxidant, anticancer and radioprotective activity.
action_hepatoprotective. Internally it expedites healing of psoriasis by increasing liver function; the leaves and seed oil demonstrate hepatoprotective activity, and the bark tea can be used to treat the liver.
action_hypoxia_protection. The leaves provide protection against hypobaric hypoxia and modulate transvascular fluid leakage in lungs, while the seed oil protects against hypoxia-induced transvascular leakage in brain.
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