How long has Sea Buckthorn oil been used as a healing remedy? What are its principal medicinal uses?
Sibu Yidian – the classic Tibetan medical book written in the 8th century AD – devotes thirty chapters to the medicinal and nutritional uses of Sea Buckthorn. In India, Sea Buckthorn is an important part of traditional Ayurveda. It is absolutely essential in the Chinese Pharmacopeia. In Mongolia, it has long been seen as a source for indefatigable life energy – which is why, it is said, Genghis Khan and his armies drank the juice of the Sea Buckthorn berry to increase stamina and speed up the healing of wounds. Medicinal uses of Sea Buckthorn oil are well documented in Asia and Europe. Clinical tests on its medicinal uses were first performed in Russia during the 1950s. Sea Buckthorn oil was formally listed in the Pharmacopoeia in 1977, and clinically tested in Russia and China on numerous occasions. The most important pharmacological functions attributed to Sea Buckthorn oil are anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, analgesic, and regenerative.
