Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is also known as pheasant berry, thorn or sea buckthorn. The plant belongs to the olive family and is native to Nepal. In the meantime, however, sea buckthorn can be found almost everywhere in the world. The wild fruit tree can also be found on the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts as well as in the dune landscape of the East Frisian islands and even grows on poor soils.
The egg-shaped, orange-red fruits belong to the drupe family and grow in autumn. The fruits are harvested before the first frost and are mainly known for their high vitamin C content and have been used for thousands of years in Asian folk medicine as a remedy.
Ingredients
Sea buckthorn is one of the best sources of vitamin C that nature has to offer us. It also contains B vitamins such as vitamin B1, B2, B3 and B9. Furthermore, provitamin A and vitamin E. It also contains unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid, as well as trace elements and minerals such as zinc, copper and calcium.